AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoTourism & Health Tech: Grenada officially launched its Tourism and Health Program (THP) with CARPHA support, training staff and pushing hotel and vessel surveillance through the Tourism and Health Information System (THiS) to strengthen visitor-based outbreak detection. Public Health Capacity: CARPHA trained 18 people from 15 member states in safe transport of infectious substances via an IATA workshop, aiming to improve lab readiness and faster regional response. Skills Digitisation: HEART/NSTA Trust digitised three level-two TVET courses (waxing, tiling, and baker/cake tech) on a CARICOM Moodle pilot to widen access and standardise training. Water & Climate Resilience: GWP-C ran World Environment Day river testing with students using macroinvertebrates to assess water quality, and also joined regional meetings on climate services and early warning systems. Environment & Conservation: SPECTO closed turtle watching tours early for 2026 after fewer female leatherbacks nested on Levera Beach, with similar declines flagged in Trinidad. Grenada–Nigeria Mobility: Grenada approved visa-free entry for Nigerians (expected July) to boost trade, tourism, education, and investment, while a newly elected CHTA president reported a US visa denial tied to tighter CBI-linked travel rules.
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