AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoTourism & Travel: British Airways will add over 3,000 seats by extending its daily London Gatwick–Antigua flights through April 2027, a boost timed with rising UK arrivals. Culture & Community: The Festivals Commission mourns the Mighty Sparrow, calling him the region’s “voice” and cultural compass. Child Protection & Law: Parliament approved tougher sexual offences legislation, including life imprisonment for sex with a person under 16, plus plans to share information about certain offenders with communities after they serve sentences. Sports & Youth: Antigua’s first all-girls robotics team, HAWK, heads to the FIRST Global Challenge in South Korea after receiving EC$30,000 support; locally, Cool & Smooth Business Basketball League results keep Curtain Bluff and APCMOL in the title race. Regional Spotlight: Three Jamaican women face deportation from Antigua and Barbuda for overstaying, while CARICOM’s youth survey gears up for a youth governance dialogue in Antigua. Health & Resilience: Climate assessments flagged roof, flood, and emergency-access risks at six schools, and SLBMC announced an inaugural Clinical Neurology Summit for stroke, epilepsy, and headache care.
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