AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoTelecom Resilience: Dominica and Saint Lucia regulators, with ECTEL, say a Flow outage (June 21–22) was triggered by a fibre transmission fault between Guadeloupe and Antigua, and they’ve asked Flow for a full report while reviewing plans like alternative connectivity, route resiliency checks, and extra fibre paths. Environmental Justice: A French appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a long-running criminal case tied to chlordecone (Kepone), the toxic pesticide that contaminated most adults in Guadeloupe and Martinique, effectively ending a 20-year push for criminal accountability. Climate Adaptation: A regional look at the Lesser Antilles highlights how extreme weather is rising fast this century, and how islands are rethinking energy, water, land use, and tourism—citing Dominica’s geothermal push and other adaptation efforts across the chain. Community & Safety Policy: A brief roundup also notes a US court move blocking an Idaho law targeting transgender people over restroom use, alongside ongoing debate over LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention services. Black Maternal Advocacy: A reflective column focuses on how anti-Black racism shapes the daily work of Black mothers protecting children, linking lived experience to broader research on maternal and school-age impacts.
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