AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSports & Youth Development: Education, Youth and Sports Minister Troy Liburd and Sports Director Aljay Newton visited Nevis athletes Shamarie Newton and Chesson Liburd training in Jamaica with Glen Mills’ Racers Track Club, praising their discipline after regional competition. Cricket (Regional Governance in Sport): West Indies named Ackeem Auguste, Jewel Andrew and Shamar Springer for the T20I series vs Sri Lanka at Sabina Park (June 11, 13, 14), with Johnson Charles, Quentin Sampson and Jayden Seales dropped and Alzarri Joseph rested. Women’s Football Funding: The JFF unveiled a women’s football strategy aiming for major growth, with FIFA funding projected at over $41.7m to expand national teams, grassroots, and licensed women’s coaching and officiating. Education Funding Debate: Jamaica Teachers’ Association leaders pushed back on CAPRI’s education spending claims, arguing the focus on percentages hides low per-student realities and resource gaps. Public Safety: A flash flood watch is in effect for multiple parishes until Wednesday 5:00 pm as a tropical wave brings heavy showers and gusty winds. Justice & Courts: The murder trial of dancehall artist Munga Honorable began in Kingston, with bail extended after the first day. Infrastructure & Resilience: Water Minister Matthew Samuda rejected claims that the NWC lacks solar resilience, saying generator and other measures are already underway.
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