AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMaritime Investment: Curaçao is seeking international financing for a €105 million shipyard upgrade and Buskabaai industrial hub, aiming to serve offshore activity in Suriname and Guyana. Funding is not yet secured; further environmental testing is planned for November. Energy Strategy: President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons says oil and gas growth must build local businesses, jobs and industries, including in agriculture, logistics and technology. Construction: Work is starting on 350 homes at Reeberg, a Chinese-supported project expected to create construction jobs. Regional Manufacturing: CARICOM teams are assessing whether the region can supply its own paints, cement, glass bottles and bitumen, informing future tariff decisions. Agriculture and Trade: Police clarified that tablets found at a warehouse holding seized Guyanese rice were for pest control, not drugs; contamination remains unconfirmed. Resource Governance: Sarakreek’s chief wants concessions reclaimed, saying they were allocated without community consent and forest clearing has begun.
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