AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoIndia–CARICOM ties: India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visited Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago, pushing deeper cooperation across the economy, infrastructure, security, forensics, healthcare and skills-building—plus new education support with 2,000 laptops and fresh tech and health initiatives. Youth innovation in SKN: Tech Tank SKN was launched to back ages 14–18 with mentorship and prizes for early-stage ideas, while Prime Minister Terrance Drew used a youth validation workshop to spotlight youth-led tech wins and economic empowerment. AI workforce push: Caribbean business leaders are urging faster AI training as DeVry expands its “Bridge to Brilliance” programme, aiming to weave AI literacy into every course by end-2026. Crime prevention, public-health lens: CARICOM, UN and UNDP formally rolled out a regional diagnostic and action framework in Basseterre, with Drew stressing “political will” to move prevention from plans to practice. Forensics funding: The US announced $8M for Caribbean forensic labs to boost synthetic drug detection and training.
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