AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoGrid Reliability Watch (USVI): WAPA says back-to-back overnight blackouts are coming for St. Thomas-St. John on July 13–14 (11 p.m.–7 a.m.), with multiple feeders affected, while St. Croix continues to see multi-day feeder instability. Ocean Science (USVI): UVI’s VICAR program, with NOAA and partners, deployed the first biogeochemical Argo ocean float off Grammanik Bank near St. Thomas to collect multi-year water-column data for the Eastern Caribbean. Crypto & Payments (BVI): RYKI, a British Virgin Islands virtual asset provider, launched same-day cross-border settlement rails for online gaming firms, bundling custody, compliance, and stablecoin/crypto-to-fiat processing. Tariffs & Prices (Regional impact): New York Fed surveys covering New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands find many businesses still plan further price hikes to recover tariff costs, suggesting tariff pressure may linger. Tech Policy & Governance (Caribbean): The Anguilla House of Assembly hosted a regional AI workshop bringing together Caribbean and UK parliamentarians to discuss AI readiness, ethics, cybersecurity, misinformation, and data governance. STEM Career Pipeline (USVI): The National FFA Organization highlights a large, local-to-regional talent pipeline, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with hands-on training aimed at skilled workforce needs.
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