AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoClimate Resilience Funding: Dominica has launched the US$26M (EC$70.2M) DOMCREP project with the Green Climate Fund and CCCCC, targeting eight vulnerable communities to boost food security, disaster management infrastructure, and early warning systems over five years. Hurricane Season Preparedness: As the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season begins, the Dominica Red Cross and Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit urged households and businesses to review emergency plans, stock supplies, and stay alert to official updates. Agriculture Fire Losses: A bushfire in Salisbury’s Grand Savanne damaged about 2.5 acres of cultivated land, destroying crops including watermelons and pumpkins and harming irrigation water storage tanks, with further assessments pending. Regional Connectivity & Environment: Caribbean partners met in Guadeloupe to advance KARULINK, a EU-backed effort to improve maritime connectivity with an explicit push for environmentally friendly transport solutions. Sargassum Management: A SARSEA mission and workshop in Dominica and across the OECS region focused on coordinated sargassum response, coastal resilience, and turning seaweed into useful products. Tourism Leadership: Discover Dominica Authority appointed Wendy Lake as Destination Marketing Manager to strengthen sustainable visitor growth and Dominica’s global visibility. Visa Shock for Tourism: CHTA President-elect Gregor Nassief says he and his wife were denied US visas, raising concerns for regional airlift and tourism decision-making.
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