AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEducation Leadership: Vice Recteur Nicole Noilhetas held her first press conference since taking over Head of Education for St. Martin and St. Barthélemy on July 1, laying out priorities around staff stability and making teaching posts more attractive, while stressing that the two territories need tailored responses despite shared challenges. Tourism & Culture: Rum distillery tours are shifting from souvenir stops to must-do travel experiences, with islands leaning into distinct rum-making stories—from Barbados heritage-style distilleries to Jamaica’s bold, funky profiles—turning production sites into destination attractions. Food Safety Debate: A discussion sparked by a FAO-linked claim about pesticide use intensity in Saint Lucia pushes back on fear-driven headlines, arguing the real picture needs crop-by-crop context, pesticide types, and available alternatives before blaming farmers. Museums & Collaboration: The future of museums is being framed as more collaborative and less “safe,” with networks like L’Internationale pointing to smaller, constituent-led partnerships that can be more adventurous. Business & Supply Chains: Keeling says it will relocate key production steps (including dyeing, quality control, and logistics) to Italy starting Spring–Summer 2027 to speed up color responsiveness and expand its palette.
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