AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoGrid Reliability: WAPA is scheduling back-to-back overnight blackouts for St. Thomas-St. John (11 p.m.–7 a.m. July 13 and 14), with multiple feeders affected, while St. Croix continues to see multi-day fluctuations tied to Feeder 8B. Ocean Science: UVI’s VICAR (VI-EPSCoR) and NOAA are deploying the first biogeochemical-Argo ocean float in USVI waters near Grammanik Bank to collect multi-year profiles of temperature, salinity, oxygen, pH, chlorophyll-a, and nitrate. Public Health Research: DNDi and Serum Institute of India are preparing phase 3 trials for a dengue monoclonal antibody treatment, aiming for a 1,000-subject study across Malaysia, Thailand, and Brazil. STEM Workforce Pipeline: The AOPA Foundation will expand a high school aviation maintenance and manufacturing curriculum to address mechanic shortages. Local Crime & Tech-Linked Evidence: Police say surveillance footage helped link a St. Thomas man and minors to a stolen work truck and scooter wedged against a business, and separate cases led to arrests after alleged vehicle assaults and an online summer school dispute escalated. Business & Costs: New York Fed research says many firms in the region—including Puerto Rico and the USVI—still plan further price hikes to offset tariff costs.
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