AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMaritime Policy Tension: USVI Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is pushing for urgent talks with the BVI after U.S. federal agencies raised concerns about the BVI’s Commercial Recreational Vessel License framework and how it could affect USVI maritime businesses, passenger movement, and regional commerce, proposing an Inter-Virgin Islands Council meeting in Washington in mid-October. Water Crisis Fallout: Persistent BVI water shortages are worsening for some residents, including reports from Jost Van Dyke where people have resorted to bathing in seawater for basic hygiene, with the problem also described as lasting weeks in parts of the Third District—hitting women, elderly residents, and families with newborns hardest. Energy & Utilities: WAPA approved projects tied to hurricane recovery, including new decorative streetlights in Christiansted and green composite poles in the National Park on St. John. Corporate/Finance Watch: WISeKey’s planned redomiciliation to the British Virgin Islands is expected to take effect Oct. 2, and the company also announced a BVI subsidiary name change to WISeQey Corp.
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