AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRegional Courts & Rights: UK judges in London are hearing a final appeal over Trinidad and Tobago’s colonial-era “buggery law” that criminalises anal sex between consenting men, with a decision expected in 3–6 months and Caribbean activists watching for a wider precedent. Regional Finance & Currency: The ECCB will mark the 50th anniversary of the EC dollar’s fixed exchange rate peg and hand over ECCB Monetary Council chairmanship to Dominica’s Dr Irving McIntyre on 9 July, alongside the unveiling of a new family of EC banknotes and coins. CARICOM Governance Dispute: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is pushing for a Caribbean Court of Justice advisory opinion on the reappointment of CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett, arguing the process is unconstitutional and calling for interim measures. Montserrat Tourism Push: Montserrat’s Tourism Authority says it strengthened partnerships after SMART 2026 in St Maarten, reporting more buyer and supplier participation and 35 business-to-business meetings. ECCB Banknote Update: Grenada’s Olympic champion Kirani James is set to replace Queen Elizabeth II on the new EC$5 banknote, with redesigned currency rolling out across the Eastern Caribbean in 2027. Tourism Policy Across the OECS: OECS officials met in Saint Lucia to advance community-based tourism, training member states to turn local communities into primary beneficiaries of tourism growth.
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