AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoIllegal Mining Crackdown: Guyana’s MP Sharma Solomon urged deeper financial probes into illegal gold mining after an INTERPOL warning that cocaine profits are being laundered through mining networks, arguing seizures alone miss the financiers and buyers. Cross-Border Intel Push: Prime Minister Mark Phillips told the INTERPOL Americas conference that delays in sharing intelligence across borders give criminals an edge, citing Operation Guyana Shield’s coordinated checks and arrests across Guyana, Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname. Caribbean Connectivity in Cayenne: EllaLink advanced its Caribbean Gateway into the development phase, with a Cayenne–Martinique/Guadeloupe trunk and a western leg to Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, targeting service by end-2029. Space Tech from Kourou: The China-Europe SMILE mission entered science operations after commissioning, releasing first aurora and space-weather images; ESA also highlighted new climate-monitoring capacity via Sentinel-3C and FLEX launched from French Guiana. Regional Telecom Leadership: St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Hon. Phillip Jackson and Konris Maynard’s CTU roles underscored ongoing Caribbean ICT governance momentum during CTU ICT Week in French Guiana.
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