AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoUS-Cuba Tensions: The US has deployed the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group to the Caribbean as Washington moves to indict Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of civilian planes—an escalation timed with Cuba’s Independence Day. Jamaica Economy & Policy: The Bank of Jamaica is expected to decide soon on keeping its 5.5% benchmark rate; Barita’s CEO says holding it would protect recovery after Hurricane Melissa. Labour & Work Rights: Opposition MP Wavell Hinds wants labour matters under one ministry, while the government pushes new protections for BPO workers (a SAFE task force) and health insurance for farm workers going overseas. Early Childhood Push: The ECC has launched the ECCE Progress Assessment Tool, with a 26-member committee now set to evaluate Jamaica’s early-childhood system. Disaster Resilience: Jamaica secured a US$200m catastrophe bond for hurricane coverage. Local Life: Portmore United beat Mt Pleasant in JPL semis; a bus crash injured dozens of students on the Bustamante Highway. Weather Watch: Met Service is monitoring signs of an El Niño shift toward warmer, drier conditions.
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