AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHealthcare Upgrade: St. Kitts and Nevis has officially launched the National Caribbean Insurance (NCI) WellCare Digital Insurance Card, replacing the old civil servants’ health card and letting about 8,500 public servants (and later others) swipe in at participating providers—paying only the co-payment on the spot, with the rest handled electronically. Fire Safety: The RSCNPF National Intervention Team Youth Drum Corps led Basseterre’s International Firefighters’ Day parade alongside Fire and Rescue Services, while the Fire Service also steps up readiness for electric-vehicle fires through specialized training and planned equipment. Tourism Momentum: Tourism officials say the rest of the year looks promising despite geopolitics, with the St. Kitts Tourism Authority pushing new partners—especially from visa-free Latin America—at the CHTA Marketplace in Antigua. Regional Politics: Trinidad and Tobago says it will not recognise CARICOM Secretary-General Carla Barnett after August, escalating the dispute over her reappointment. Climate Finance: Caribbean states secured a clearer path to the US$250M loss-and-damage grant pipeline after a Bridgetown workshop ahead of the June 15 application deadline.
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