AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCARICOM Tax & Development: CARICOM tax administrators are set to meet in Georgetown, Guyana (27–31 July) for COTA’s 27th General Assembly and Technical Conference, focused on “future-ready” revenue systems using smarter data, analytics and AI, with a high-level regional tax-and-development dialogue alongside OECD partners. Decolonisation Push: A CARICOM delegation in London is pressing Britain to relinquish control of overseas territories—including Montserrat, the British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, Anguilla, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda—as part of a reparations “decolonisation” manifesto, arguing residents are treated as “second-class inhabitants.” OECS Connectivity: Antigua and Barbuda PM Gaston Browne renewed calls for an OECS airline, pointing to repeated delays and cancellations that strand travellers, including his own six-hour Barbados airport wait en route to a CARICOM meeting. ECCB Banknotes: The ECCB unveiled redesigned EC banknotes in Dominica, replacing Queen Elizabeth II with regional heroes and nation builders; Montserrat’s William Henry Bramble is featured on the EC$10, with the new series rolling out from late 2027. Montserrat Public Service: Montserrat appointed Paula Simone Atkinson as Chief Human Resources Officer on a three-year contract effective 15 July 2026. Fuel Subsidy Warning: Premier Reuben Meade urged careful balancing of fuel subsidies amid higher oil prices, stressing limited fiscal space and targeted support over broad subsidies.
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