AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMaritime Tech & Trade: Chaguaramas is edging toward launching SailClear, an electronic vessel clearance system that bundles Health, Immigration and Customs paperwork—tested with seven cruisers—with hopes of cutting clearance from 4–6 hours to about 15 minutes. UN Diplomacy & Economy: Trinidad and Tobago was elected to the UN Security Council for 2027–2028, but local economists are split on how much direct economic benefit the seat will bring. Policing Tech (Tobago): TTPS launched the Active Directed Grid Patrol system in Tobago, aiming for faster real-time coordination using a shared database that can link CCTV, E-999, and other monitoring tools. Flood Risk & Infrastructure: A review of Woodland’s flood problem points to how raised road embankments and limited cross-drainage can trap water in the Godineau Wetland area. Skills Digitisation (CARICOM): HEART/NSTA Trust digitised three Level 2 TVET courses for CARICOM’s TVET digitalisation pilot, starting delivery via Moodle. Food Systems & Health: Caribbean health groups are pushing faster, evidence-based healthy food policy to tackle the region’s NCD crisis. Energy Investment: Oxy is set to take a 10% stake in ultra-deepwater Block TTUD-1 as seismic work ramps up under ExxonMobil’s operation.
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