AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLeadership & Business: Red Stripe appoints Holly Bostock as managing director from July 1, 2026, making her the first woman to lead the century-old brand, while Daaf van Tilburg moves to a regional APAC role at Heineken. Trade & Regional Growth: St. Lucia is stepping up trade ties with Martinique, with a French delegation visit focused on export collaboration and practical market-readiness steps under a wider CARIFORUM-EU push. SME Funding: OECS launches the second call for proposals for Window 2 of its Regional MSME Matching Grants Programme, backing Blue Economy value chain groups in fisheries, coastal tourism and waste management with grants of USD 100,000–150,000. Tourism & Travel: St. Lucia’s 2025/26 cruise season is the strongest since the pandemic, with 673,700 arrivals and near pre-Covid levels, driven by larger ships. Policy & Compliance: NIC warns employers that late monthly remittance filings can delay worker benefits. Sports & Youth: The CTO’s Regional Nex-Gen Tourism Showcase finals are set for June 4 in New York, with teams from St. Lucia among the finalists.
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