AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCircular Economy & Infrastructure: Costa Rica’s Route 27 is launching an open innovation challenge to reuse highway waste, with a focus on tires and plastics; Globalvia will fund the winning prototype with up to €20,000 to help tackle landfill saturation. Arts Leadership: Jo-Annah Richards has been appointed Director of the Montserrat Arts Council, effective Aug 10, bringing public policy, finance, governance, and arts administration experience to strengthen the island’s creative sector. Mobile Connectivity & Investment: A GSMA report says 5G will reach 23% of Caribbean mobile connections by 2030, but warns regulatory modernization and spectrum access are needed to close a major investment gap. Trade & Construction Materials: A new Section 201 safeguard puts a four-year tariff-rate quota on quartz surface products starting Aug 15, with higher duties possible after quarterly quota allocations run out—important for importers of countertops and related finishes. Biotech Manufacturing: ARPA-H awarded $26m for FLASH, a GE HealthCare-led programme to build scalable, automated cell-free DNA bioproduction using DNA Script tech, aiming to speed on-demand genetic medicines and vaccines.
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