AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCricket & Youth Sport: Cricket West Indies has appointed veteran New Zealand batting coach Bob Carter as a one-year batting consultant, starting Sept. 1, with a regional tour across all six first-class territories including Guyana to lift batting standards ahead of the 2027 World Cup qualifier. Education & Law: Guyana broke ground for the Caribbean’s fourth Council of Legal Education law school at the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen campus, aiming to expand professional legal training across the wider Caribbean. Indigenous Culture & Business: Indigenous craft makers say Guyana Development Bank financing could help them scale traditional products into sustainable businesses, highlighted at the Amerindian Arts, Craft and Cuisine Exhibition. Local Development in the Hinterland: Public Works Minister Juan Edghill met toshaos in six South Rupununi communities, mapping bridge and road works linking Regions 8 and 9, with heavy machinery and training handed to local teams. Regional Health Cooperation: Guyana assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Amazon health commission (CESAM), pushing work on digital health, emerging diseases and intercultural/traditional medicine. Diplomacy & Community: Guyana marked 60 years of independence in Qatar with a gala that showcased partnerships and launched a Guyanese children’s book series and the Umami sauce brand. Migration & Rights Debate: The first batch of US third-country deportees to Guyana—four Cubans and two Afghans—arrived amid calls for transparency and publication of the agreement.
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