AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCARICOM Expansion: French Guiana officially became the eighth Associate Member of CARICOM after signing the membership agreement in Saint Lucia, giving it a seat at summits and meetings as an observer and opening doors for cooperation on trade, security, health, climate resilience and education. Regional Politics: At the same CARICOM 51st Heads of Government meeting, leaders also discussed cost of living, consumer protection, an affordable interregional ferry, and sought Caribbean Court of Justice guidance on the CARICOM Secretary-General reappointment process. Local Security & Maritime: France’s Defence Procurement Agency launched the VGMAR programme with Couach to build 24 new coastal surveillance patrol vessels for the Maritime Gendarmerie, with some units earmarked for overseas territories including French Guiana. Space & Industry: ÉireComposites in Ireland manufactured precision carbon-fibre stray light baffles for ESA’s Altius ozone-monitoring satellite, highlighting the growing space supply chain around Europe’s missions. Culture & Memory: France marked the first national Dreyfus commemoration day, with Macron warning that antisemitism remains “the enemy of the Republic,” and a Dreyfus statue finally moved to a permanent central Paris home.
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