AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoGrid Reliability: WAPA has scheduled back-to-back overnight blackouts for St. Thomas–St. John (11 p.m.–7 a.m. July 13–14) as St. Croix faces multi-day feeder instability, raising fresh concerns for residents and tourism. Ocean Science: UVI’s VICAR program, with NOAA and the University of Miami, deployed the first biogeochemical-Argo ocean float off St. Thomas to collect multi-year water-column data (temperature, oxygen, pH, chlorophyll-a, nitrate). Public Health Research: DNDi and Serum Institute of India are preparing a phase 3 dengue antibody trial (1,000 subjects) across Malaysia, Thailand, and Brazil, aiming to reduce severity after infection. Local Crime & Safety: A St. Thomas woman was arrested after surveillance footage showed she used her car to strike an ex-boyfriend; another mother was arrested for alleged child abuse tied to online summer school grades. STEM in the Classroom: UVI/NOAA ocean monitoring and a separate push to expand aviation maintenance and manufacturing training highlight growing skills pipelines. Tech & Business: Reliance Matrix added an Evidence of Insurability API to streamline benefits enrollment.
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