AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoTourism: St. Kitts and Nevis welcomed more than one million cruise passengers in the 2025–26 season. Officials say the challenge is ensuring local businesses benefit while managing pressure on roads, beaches and attractions; new sargassum-response boats aim to help protect coastlines and tourism. Regional Leadership: The Federation was elected vice-chair of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s board, giving it a role in shaping regional tourism priorities, including stronger links with local suppliers and other industries. Trade & Agriculture: Caribbean sanitary products face a 20% common external tariff. The region imports US$85 million worth annually and exports about US$1 million. A retiring FAO Caribbean coordinator also urged wider use of insect-based feed to reduce poultry-feed imports by 30% within five years. Finance & Energy: Acting Prime Minister Geoffrey Hanley called for lenders to weigh small-island vulnerability, not just income, when setting access to finance. He also cited progress on water access and ongoing geothermal and solar-energy projects.
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