AGP Executive Report
Last update: 17 minutes agoCARICOM & French Guiana: French Guiana has officially become the eighth Associate Member of CARICOM after an agreement was signed in Saint Lucia, with terms set for how the territory will participate in the regional bloc—an inclusion framed as a boost for cooperation in trade, culture, education, health, climate resilience, security, and people-to-people links. Regional Governance: CARICOM leaders wrapped up their 51st Heads of Government meeting in Gros Islet, where a key dispute over the renewal of CARICOM Secretary General Carla Barnett’s interim role was referred to the Caribbean Court of Justice, keeping her in post pending the ruling. Culture & Memory in France: France marked the first national Dreyfus commemoration day, with President Macron warning that antisemitism’s “old demons” still threaten the Republic, as a long-delayed statue of Alfred Dreyfus was inaugurated in Paris. Sport & Identity: French goalkeeper Mike Maignan—born in Cayenne, raised near Paris—was profiled as the quiet backbone behind France’s World Cup momentum, alongside broader coverage of France’s rise from the 2010 collapse. Demographics (Global Lens): A new map looks at where men outnumber women worldwide, noting that migration and longevity often drive today’s gender imbalances more than differences at birth.
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