AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDiaspora Homecoming: Grenada’s diaspora is being invited to help rebuild the island’s hurricane-hit spice economy, with Ambassador Terrence Forrester announcing Sunday 28 June as “Spice Replanting Day” during next month’s two-week Diaspora Homecoming—working with the Grenada Co-operative Nutmeg Association and the Ministry of Agriculture after years of losses from Ivan (2004), Emily, and Hurricane Beryl’s damage to Carriacou & Petite Martinique and parts of Grenada. France and slavery reckoning: In parallel, France is moving to repeal the old “Code Noir” from its legal texts while President Macron says reparations must be addressed—though he offered no concrete plan, only a call for honest dialogue and research. Caribbean history in focus: A museum curator’s Hanukkah lamp from 1761 highlights how a Jewish community on St. Eustatius helped supply the American Revolution—once condemned by a British admiral as a “nest of vipers.” Earthquake watch (older): A strong quake near Antigua and Barbuda was felt across the region, including Martinique, with no immediate major damage reported.
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