AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoLGBTQIA+ Travel & Pride: Pineapple Beach Club Antigua and The Verandah Resort and Spa publicly reaffirmed inclusive hospitality for LGBTQIA+ guests during Pride Month, stressing that “belonging is not optional” and aiming to remove the “unspoken questions” travellers often face. Education & Youth Excellence: Antigua and Barbuda celebrated top CSEC performers, with Kaylei John-Baptiste urging awardees to treat success as a “floor” not a ceiling, while 151 students were honoured across national and special recognitions. Culture & Carnival: The Department of Culture announced a Soca and Calypso adjudicators’ training workshop to strengthen scoring integrity, professionalism, and bias awareness ahead of Carnival competitions. Community Resilience: Barbuda completed a UNESCO-backed Tsunami Ready exercise with schools and disaster partners, building public awareness and evacuation planning. Tourism Spotlight: Hermitage Bay Antigua was named to Condé Nast Traveler’s inaugural Triple Crown, adding to the island’s growing luxury travel buzz. International Youth Leadership: 23 young people were selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Youth Forum taskforce, helping shape the forum in Antigua from 1–4 November 2026.
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