AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDisaster Preparedness: Antilles Armed Forces are running “Operation Caribbean 26” until June 4, a multinational disaster-response drill simulating a major Category 4 cyclone, with Guadeloupe and Martinique RSMA units placed under FAA command and deploying engineering, rescue, route recovery, and research/intelligence teams to boost cross-border coordination. Earth Monitoring: The UWI Seismic Research Centre tracked a magnitude 4.3 quake at 9:41 p.m. local time, about 138 km north-northeast of Point-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe), at 39 km depth, with no reported damage or injuries. Health Tech & Medicines Access: PAHO/WHO and OECS-PPS will convene a 28–29 May workshop in Saint Lucia to launch a technical working group focused on improving access to safe, quality-assured medicines and health technologies across Eastern Caribbean states, including pooled procurement and stronger supply chains. Marine Environment: SARSEA meetings in Dominica (May 26–28) are bringing together regional experts to shape national strategic plans for sargassum management, with field missions planned for Martinique and Guadeloupe starting June 1. Science & Agriculture History: Researchers used genomic comparisons to trace upland cotton domestication to Mexico’s Yucatán region, with wild cotton links including Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe.
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