AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 minutes agoWorkplace Safety in Dominica: Police are investigating the death of 47-year-old stevedore Otis Francis after he was struck by a shipping container during cargo operations at Woodbridge Bay Port in Fond Colé; he was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken for a post-mortem, with DASPA and the police urging continued vigilance around port safety. Food Security & Youth Nutrition: The Zero Hunger Trust Fund has launched an EU-funded regional initiative, “Cultivating Futures – Empowering Youths for a Food Secure Region,” running 18 months and using 10 schools across St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia, Grenada and Dominica to strengthen food systems, nutrition, education and climate resilience. Regional Climate-Fisheries Collaboration: CRFM and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre are strengthening cooperation to help member states build more resilient fisheries and coastal communities, including work on renewable energy, livelihoods, gender equality and the ongoing sargassum seaweed challenge. CBI/CIP Pressure from the EU: EU letters tell OECS states including Dominica to end Citizenship by Investment programmes by June 2028 or face visa-free travel suspension risk; regional leaders say they’ll coordinate a unified response for talks in Brussels. Community Health Leadership: JCI West Indies vice president Therese Mills inducted 19 new members of JCI Dominica, highlighting growth potential and service commitments at the Dominica/China Friendship Hospital auditorium. Violence Alert (Mahaut): Police appealed for information after the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Al Toussaint in Morne Georgin, Mahaut, urging young people to avoid settling disputes with firearms.
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