AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoClimate: October 2026 was the warmest October on record worldwide, according to NOAA, NASA and Europe’s Copernicus climate service—another marker of the warming trend affecting the Caribbean. Maritime Archaeology: Researchers exploring a 17th-century shipwreck found a shoe and metal rings used as currency in the slave trade. The Danish ship was headed to St. Thomas, and its mutiny led to the death of the Danish West Indies’ first governor. USVI Demographics: Census Bureau projections show the territory’s population could fall 41%—from 83,896 in 2026 to 49,331 by 2100—as outmigration and declining births continue. Census Data: An advocacy group warns proposed federal census changes could deepen data gaps in the territories, with consequences for the U.S. Virgin Islands’ access to resources, disaster aid and representation.
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