AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoReggae & Wellness Tourism: Martinique’s Reggae Therapy Festival returns for its 4th edition on July 11–12 at Stade Louis Achille in Fort-de-France, with major artists like Tarrus Riley, Julian Marley, Barrington Levy and Alborosie—positioned as a “peace, love and unity” event that also boosts cultural tourism and community connection. Public Health & Environmental Preparedness: A Virgin Islands delegation, after an OECS–EU study visit in Martinique and Guadeloupe (May 31–June 5), says practical sargassum strategies could strengthen public health preparedness, protect coastal ecosystems, and improve tourism resilience through better interception, collection, monitoring and use. Toxic Chemicals Justice (Martinique in the spotlight): In Paris, hundreds protested for justice and compensation for Agent Orange/dioxin victims in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, and for chlordecone contamination victims in French overseas territories including Martinique—amid key court developments, including a June 22 expected ruling on a chlordecone criminal investigation appeal. Nutrition Week (Regional): Grenada marks National Nutrition Week (June 21–27) under “Stronger Together: Fighting Cancer is Everybody’s Business,” with screenings, nutrition counselling, food testing and community health fairs across Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
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