AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoTelecom Resilience: Flow’s near-19-hour outage in Dominica and Saint Lucia (June 21–22) was traced to a fibre fault on a route linking Guadeloupe and Antigua, prompting regulators to push backup communication plans and ask Flow for a full incident report plus fixes like alternative connectivity and added fibre paths. Justice for Chlordecone: A Paris appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a long-running criminal case tied to chlordecone contamination in Guadeloupe and Martinique, effectively ending criminal accountability after decades—while victims’ groups and lawyers denounce “immunity for polluters.” Regional Integration: OECS leaders marked 45 years of cooperation in Antigua and Barbuda, with a new chairmanship and renewed calls for stronger trade, connectivity and implementation across the Eastern Caribbean. Banana Sector & Charity: Bananas of Guadeloupe & Martinique will return to the Tour de France with 31 tons of fruit and the KM 97 QR-code campaign (donating bananas to Restos du Cœur) during Stage 7. Caribbean Business Angle: A new discussion piece asks whether the Caribbean can scale into a film and TV production hub—spotlighting talent, locations and distribution as growth levers for regional industries.
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