AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoTourism Leadership: Charles “Max” Fernandez was elected chair of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, with Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority CEO Colin James taking the board chair. The regional agenda includes stronger links between tourism, local suppliers and agriculture; the country also ranked seventh in Condé Nast Traveler’s Caribbean and Atlantic island awards. Fuel Retail: Service station operators are again taking industrial action over dealer margins. Prime Minister Gaston Browne says WIOC will add fuel storage and pumps, while operators say their long-running call for fairer margins remains unresolved. Clean Energy: Electric vehicles are en route for official transport at November’s CHOGM, the first delivery under the Octopus Energy partnership, which also covers renewables and battery storage. Agriculture and Trade: Dam works aim to improve water access for farmers, while a proposed Barbuda port could enable direct container shipments and cut cargo handling costs. Industry and Jobs: Browne urged consumers to support locally made goods, citing new toilet paper production and a larger operation expected next year. An industrial relations consultant also warned that hotel workers could lose severance when outsourced staffing firms fail.
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