AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCanouan Homicide Probe: Police in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are investigating the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Scottish technical services manager Daniel Vettrino, found in the Gym Hill car park with multiple gunshot wounds; a post-mortem is planned and authorities are urging witnesses to come forward. Possible Cross-Case Link: Local reports say detectives are also looking into whether the killing is connected to the earlier “disappearance” of a private plane near Canouan, with media noting the pilots were from Colombia and that arrests may have been made locally. Police Accountability Push: Senator Carlos James says he will sue the state over alleged police abuse in two cases involving mentally ill Kenton Harris (viral beating) and Louis Mercury (shooting at Milton Cato Memorial Hospital), filing statutory notices and calling for civil—and possibly criminal—action. Health Leadership Praise: Health Minister Daniel Cummings publicly commended Chief Medical Officer Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache, highlighting her work on mental health training for law enforcement and legal teams. OECS Leadership Shift: Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday hands OECS Authority chairmanship to Antigua’s Gaston Browne at the 78th meeting, as leaders focus on integration, climate resilience, food and energy security, and security cooperation. Fuel Prices Update: New pump prices take effect in SVG, with gasolene retail set at EC$18.31 per gallon and diesel at EC$17.53, following earlier opposition warnings about a looming fuel crisis. Basketball on the Move: SVG’s men’s senior team has named a 20-member delegation for FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean pre-qualifiers in Guyana, with a training camp in Trinidad due to facility standards at home. Parliament Under Scrutiny: Two controversial constitutional amendment bills are back on the Order Paper for July 2, drawing fresh criticism over promised public consultation.
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