AGP Executive Report
Last update: 18 minutes agoRegional Trade & Transport: Trinidad and Tobago is proposing to temporarily make a ferry vessel available to cut intra-CARICOM cargo costs, with economist Prof Roger Hosein calling it “trade infrastructure” that could boost non-energy exports and integration. Ferry Disaster in Guyana (MV Barima): Guyana’s PM Mark Phillips says the state must decide whether to salvage the sunken MV Barima or preserve it as a memorial, guided by survivors’ and families’ wishes, as divers struggle with dark, tide-heavy conditions; 73 bodies have been recovered and 30 remain unaccounted for. Regional Response & Accountability: Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil are sending additional divers and assets, while a separate report questions the scale of US involvement beyond condolences. CARICOM Tax Policy: CARICOM SG Dr. Carla Barnett urged “smart, data-driven and AI-enabled” tax systems at the COTA conference in Georgetown, noting CARICOM priorities including the admission of Martinique and French Guiana as associate members. Border Mining Pressure (Suriname–French Guiana): France warns illegal gold mining along the Marowijne border is a public-health “ticking time bomb,” citing extreme mercury and arsenic levels and pushing for joint action. Illegal Mining Enforcement (Brazil): Brazil’s “gold fingerprinting” lab uses forensic signatures to trace seized gold back to protected areas and support prosecutions.
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