AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoSubmarine Connectivity: EllaLink officially launched the EllaLink Caribbean Gateway (ECG), a new fibre-optic cable from Cayenne to Martinique and Guadeloupe, with a western segment serving Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire—moving from design to committed investment and targeting service by end-2029. AI & Digital Development: India’s AI and digital public infrastructure push took centre stage at India Day during UNGA week, with Suriname’s foreign minister among participants discussing scaling tech for the Global South. Suriname Mining Tech: Miata Metals reported new diamond-drill results from its Sela Creek Gold Project in Suriname, including 35.25m at 3.41 g/t Au (and higher-grade intervals), reinforcing the Jons Trend gold system. Public Sector Tech & Learning: Suriname’s education ministry announced primary and secondary schools will close at noon in October due to extreme heat, as teachers call for better classroom cooling. Health & Lab Capacity: A CARPHA–PAHO workshop in Trinidad and Tobago strengthened respiratory virus surveillance and lab diagnostics across 11 Caribbean countries, including Suriname. Digital Finance Regulation: Suriname’s virtual-asset oversight law (Wet Toezicht Virtuele Activa Dienstverleners 2026) formalizes supervision by the Central Bank, after small Bitcoin merchant activity had already begun in Paramaribo.
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