AGP Executive Report
Last update: 14 hours agoTransatlantic Slavery Research Funding: Jamaica is set to receive £450,000 (about J$91m) from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation to expand the PASSAGE International Research Mobility Programme, boosting Caribbean and West Africa-led archival work and scholar exchanges. Public Safety Law: Barbados’ Criminal Gangs (Prevention and Control) Bill heads into Parliament with Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams stressing gangs exist locally and warning of 10–25 year sentences for involvement or harbouring. Banking Tech & Regional Finance: Butterfield has agreed to buy CIBC’s 91.7% stake in CIBC Caribbean for about US$1.79b, creating a regional banking and wealth platform with roughly US$29b in assets and plans to keep CIBC Caribbean’s Barbados headquarters. Biometrics Beyond Faces: MotionAnalytics says its motion-based ID can identify people from movement even when faces are obscured, targeting uses like border security and surveillance. Health Training: After a 13-year wait, AUB med students have started clinical rotations at Barbados’ QEH, with the first group beginning patient work under supervision. Climate & Early Warning: The Caribbean Climate Outlook forum wrapped with plans to strengthen meteorological and climate services and improve early warning communication across the region.
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