AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEducation & Career Pathways: Carnival Corporation brought students aboard Carnival Horizon for educational ship visits in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, spotlighting cruise and hospitality careers. Policy & Accountability: Experts and lawyers question the legality and execution of the US–Venezuela long-term oil deal, urging contract transparency after concerns about secret negotiations and lack of disclosed operators. STEM/Skills & Youth Programs: The Congressional APP Challenge reopened for middle and high school students, inviting app-building in STEM and coding with support from participating lawmakers. Learning Through Hospitality: The Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) returns to Barbados in November with three days of meetings, educational sessions and an exchange hub for hotel operators. Climate & Safety Context: Hurricane Karina rapidly intensified to Category 4 as El Niño fueled multiple systems, with warnings about dangerous surf and rip currents affecting Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula. Financial Literacy Research: Curaçao’s central bank and the University of Curaçao dr. Moises da Costa Gomez launched an extraordinary chair in financial wellbeing to link research with real-world resilience and stability.
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