AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoElectricity Infrastructure: DGDC says trenching for the 69kV underground powerline in Laudat, Wotten Waven and Trafalgar starts Tuesday, Sept. 15, and should run about eight weeks, with works along the Biaic-to-Manface road and in Glasgow Hill. Politics & Governance: Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell in Grenada attacks CCCC-I over long road delays, while Dominica’s PM Roosevelt Skerrit defends his government’s handling of Roseau North by-election fallout and rejects Gregor Nassief’s claims of unanswered letters, plus denies Special Branch monitoring at a Fort Young meeting was intimidation. CBI Pressure: Nassief’s dispute with Skerrit over Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment programme escalates, with calls for scrutiny and a possible forensic audit. Regional Business & Skills: OECS opens applications (Sept. 10–20) for the Advanced Digital Skills Scholarship (CARDTP/UWI Global Campus), and ECSE admits new broker-dealers in Dominica and Saint Lucia to widen market access. Local Economy & Jobs: Dominica Solid Waste Management Corporation’s GM assures staff issues and salary increases are being addressed after union threats. Air Connectivity: Contour Airlines plans twice-weekly POS–DOM service starting Oct. 5, reviving direct T&T–Dominica links after CAL ended its route. Climate Finance Angle: A commentary warns small states shouldn’t take on more debt after the world breaks the 1.5°C climate promise.
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