AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoGrid Reliability: WAPA has scheduled back-to-back overnight blackouts for St. Thomas–St. John on July 13 and 14, with multi-feeder outages expected to hit thousands of customers and disrupt tourism and daily life. Research & Innovation: UVI’s VICAR partnered with NOAA to deploy the first biogeochemical-Argo ocean float in offshore U.S. Virgin Islands waters, starting a multi-year data-gathering effort south of St. Thomas. Local Business & Finance: New York Fed research says many firms in its district—including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—still plan further price hikes to recover tariff costs, even after some already passed costs on. BVI Commerce & Payments: RYKI, a BVI virtual asset service provider, launched same-day settlement rails for online gaming companies, aiming to streamline stablecoin/crypto payments and fiat settlement. Tourism & Development: BVI Ports Authority and the BVI Electricity Corporation are installing a major solar photovoltaic system at Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park as cruise lines push for greener operations. Sports & Community: Guyana’s junior squash team has departed for Tortola to defend the CASA Junior Championship title, with the event running July 10–16. Public Safety: A St. Croix entrepreneur, Eva’Nzingha Moorhead, faces charges after an alleged incident involving pushing a police officer during a domestic disturbance call.
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