AGP Executive Report
Last update: 26 minutes agoFood Security & Youth Nutrition: Zero Hunger Trust Fund launched the EU-CAN “Cultivating Futures – Empowering Youths for a Food Secure Region” project in St Vincent and the Grenadines, using ecological school gardens in St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia, Grenada and Dominica to boost food security, nutrition education and climate resilience. Healthcare Capacity: Grenada’s “Project Polaris” is pushing ahead as a US$250 million, 250-bed climate-resilient teaching hospital in Calivigny, with completion targeted for 2029 and a planned academic partnership with Mount Sinai to strengthen training and care delivery. Hospital Accountability & Safety: A nurse practitioner at St George’s General Hospital raised serious concerns about some Cuban doctors recruited by government, alleging a “big Cuban racket” involving patient exploitation and high fees for surgeries. Cost of Living & Access to Care: Economists weigh in on Grenada’s cost-of-living challenge, noting limits on controlling global prices but pointing to possible government levers like reducing import duties on essentials. Regional Health & Aid: St Vincent and the Grenadines joined CARICOM partners in sending 88 containers of humanitarian relief to Venezuela after the June 24 earthquakes, including food, medicines and water tanks. Agriculture Research for Health: CARDI launched its Agricultural Research and Innovation Symposium to drive science-led solutions for resilient, food-secure systems across the Caribbean.
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