AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAviation & Tourism: Air Canada is expanding its Caribbean network and, in a sign of growing demand from Canada, has opened a new premium Air Canada Café at Québec City Jean Lesage Airport—97 seats with power and USB-C charging, built with Plaza Premium. Regional Air Connectivity: Fly Dutch Caribbean will start operating from Grand Case Airport on July 1, beginning with smaller aircraft and aiming to grow capacity by September; the plan also targets routes toward Saba, Statia, Curaçao and potential traffic rights for Guadeloupe and Martinique. Trade & Logistics: St. Vincent’s Argyle International Airport has launched Executive Air’s new regional cargo service, designed to strengthen tourism supply chains and create “export pipelines” for local farmers—routes include Martinique and Guadeloupe among many destinations. OECS Economic Agenda: OECS leaders marked 45 years of integration and called for an “OECS renaissance,” with renewed focus on trade, connectivity and economic resilience as chairmanship shifts to Antigua and Barbuda’s Gaston Browne. Justice & Public Health: A French appeals court upheld the dismissal of a major chlordecone case tied to contamination in Guadeloupe and Martinique, closing a long-running push for criminal accountability. Local Business Reminder (Grenada): Grenada’s Inland Revenue Division offers a 5% property tax discount if paid by June 30, with online payment options and a process for reassessing hurricane-damaged properties.
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