AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEducation & Skills: Newly installed Chief Education Officer Marvis Findlay-Joseph took office June 26, pledging to bring fresh energy to literacy-focused learning and sector-wide change. Consumer Finance: The ECCB says its Office for Financial Conduct will begin in September 2026, giving banking customers a complaints and dispute-resolution route plus stronger oversight of how banks treat consumers. Public Health: Health officials report rising HIV infections ahead of Vincy Mas, with new cases clustering among ages 25–29 and men over 60, urging testing and condom use. Energy Costs: Fuel prices take effect June 29, with gasolene capped at $18.31/gal retail and dieselene at $17.53/gal retail, after earlier warnings of a possible jump toward $20. Logistics & Trade: Corea & Co. (1988) becomes authorized agent for JP Logistics Solutions, launching a UK–SVG specialty cargo and personal effects pipeline with door-to-door UK pickup. Agriculture & Food Systems: UBEC-backed fisheries consultations set up new seafood safety and fisheries/aquaculture action plans to help SVG regain EU market access; meanwhile, climate-smart farming training reached 49 farmers and officers on soil health and resilient practices. Mental Health Reform: Government moves toward community-based mental health care, hiring a consultant psychiatrist and outlining destigmatization, decentralization, and deinstitutionalization.
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