AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoRegional Courts & Leadership: CCJ President Winston Anderson paid a courtesy call on Saint Lucia PM Philip J. Pierre during the 51st CARICOM Heads meeting, as the court pushes deeper engagement with regional stakeholders. Track & Field Spotlight: Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred roared to a 21.51 world lead and meeting record in Monaco’s women’s 200m, while Adaejah T. Hodge took second in her debut; in the same Diamond League, Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi shattered the 1,000m world record. Money & Identity: ECCB unveiled redesigned EC banknotes replacing Queen Elizabeth II with Caribbean heroes—Sir John Compton and Sir Arthur Lewis on the EC$100, and Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw on the EC$50—set to roll out from late 2027. Cost-of-Living Push: CARICOM leaders agreed on fuel tax cuts, lower freight and cargo costs, more renewables, and faster steps toward a regional ferry to ease household pressure. Culture & Community: Shaqelle “Kaiso Cop” Charlery won the Intercommercial Calypso competition in Castries. Local Justice: A Soufriere man, Tony Paul (“Abra”), was fined $200,000 after pleading guilty to drug offences linked to a Vieux Fort Port seizure.
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