AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFestival & Tourism: Montserrat is gearing up for summer travel, with the Montserrat Calabash Festival 2026 running July 18–26 and Calasplash kicking things off on the beach, followed by PRIME 2026 (July 24–26) bringing entrepreneurs and creatives to the island. Health & Food Access: A new study on Montserratians’ DASH eating habits points to the real barriers—fresh produce costs, limited fish availability, and entrenched food preferences—despite strong motivation to improve health. Community Funding: The Government of Montserrat officially launched CDB’s Basic Needs Trust Fund 11 Programme with EC$8.1 million to cut poverty, strengthen livelihoods, and improve essential services, with Montserrat’s allocation rising sharply versus BNTF9 and BNTF10. Regional Health Systems: PAHO/WHO and OECS-PPS will convene a workshop in Saint Lucia (May 28–29) to boost access to safe medicines and health technologies across the Eastern Caribbean. Global Business & Legal Fallout: Spain’s Mango case keeps escalating as Jonathan Andic denies murder allegations, steps aside from Mango leadership to focus on his defence, and contests claims tied to his father’s death during a hike in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona. Logistics & Industry: Liebherr delivered an electric-powered FCC 280 to Paraguay’s Puerto Seguro Fluvial to expand container handling and heavy-load capability with lower emissions and noise. Tech & Research: EuroHPC inaugurated EuroQCS-Spain in Barcelona, expanding hybrid classical–quantum access for European researchers.
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