AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoOECS Agriculture Push: OECS and Grenada hosted the 2nd Youth and Women in Agriculture Symposium (Sept 1–3) at Radisson Grenada Beach Resort, bringing together 150+ young farmers, women and differently-abled stakeholders to turn food-security policy into trade and structural commitments, amid the region’s heavy US$658m annual food import bill. Digital Skills Pipeline: Applications for the OECS Advanced Digital Skills Scholarship open Sept 10 and close Sept 20, offering World Bank-financed, UWI-delivered advanced training across areas like AI, cybersecurity, cloud, data analytics, fintech and e-learning for eligible OECS citizens. VAT Relief Update: Grenada’s Ministry of Finance rescheduled the 2026 VAT-Free Shopping Days to Oct 2–3 under the Cost of Living Assistance Programme. Education & Resilience Spend: Government handed over the reconstructed St Dominic’s RC School Block #5 (EC$1.44m), built with CDB funding and designed as a climate-resilient learning and emergency shelter facility. Investment & Trade Showcase: Grenada’s Flavours of Grenada 2026 UK event (Hilton London Metropole) highlighted investment, tourism and exports like chocolate and rum, with Minister of Finance Dennis Cornwall outlining the macro and incentives landscape. Agriculture Marketing Reform: The DPM says it will prioritize rebuilding Grenada’s agricultural marketing system after delays around the MNIB wind-down and the IMEXA replacement.
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