AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoOperation Caraïbes 26: The Armed Forces in the Antilles are running a major disaster-response drill until June 4, with a simulated Category 4 cyclone and multinational humanitarian assistance training that puts RSMA units from Martinique and Guadeloupe under FAA command. Earthquake Watch: A magnitude 4.3 quake was recorded late Tuesday near Antigua, with monitoring also picking up activity toward Montserrat and Point-à-Pitre; officials report no damage or injuries, though the SRC says details may be refined. Health & Medicines Access: PAHO/WHO and OECS-PPS will convene a May 28–29 workshop in Saint Lucia to launch a technical working group aimed at improving access to safe, quality-assured medicines and health technologies across the Eastern Caribbean. Sargassum Response: SARSEA meetings in Dominica (May 26–28) are gathering regional experts to shape national strategic plans, with follow-up field activities planned for Martinique and Guadeloupe starting June 1. Local Science Spotlight: Researchers traced the domestication of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) to Mexico’s Yucatán region, using genome comparisons that include wild cotton from the Caribbean islands including Guadeloupe. Culture & Memory: France’s ongoing reckoning with slavery and colonialism continues as debates over plaques, museums, and street names follow the symbolic repeal of the Code Noir. Guadeloupe in the Spotlight: Saint-John Perse’s Guadeloupe roots are highlighted in a profile linking his island upbringing to his later diplomatic and Nobel-winning literary legacy.
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