AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMaritime Tragedy in Guyana: With about 30 people still unaccounted for after the July 18 capsizing of the MV Barima, Prime Minister Mark Phillips says the government must now choose between salvaging the wreck or preserving it as a memorial, guided by families’ wishes, while patrol boats and daily aerial surveillance continue and foreign divers have already departed. Regional Disaster Response: Recovery efforts have been scaled down as diving operations were suspended earlier, but families and survivors are still being engaged directly by President Dr Irfaan Ali. Space for Monitoring the Planet: Avio is set to launch Copernicus Sentinel-3C from French Guiana in September, adding to the Sentinel fleet to track oceans, land, ice and atmosphere, with data used for climate monitoring and disaster response. Satellite Launches from Kourou: Avio also plans the FLEX Earth Explorer mission, focused on vegetation health by detecting plant fluorescence. CARICOM Tax Push: CARICOM’s tax chiefs meet in Georgetown as Dr. Carla Barnett urges smarter, data-driven and AI-enabled tax systems to secure sustainable regional revenue. Border Illegal Mining Pressure: France is pushing for joint action with Suriname over illegal gold mining along the Marowijne River, citing extreme mercury and arsenic contamination levels affecting Indigenous communities. Health Advisory: The CDC warns travelers about chikungunya in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Province and recommends vaccination and strong mosquito protection.
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