AGP Executive Report

Tourism: Guadeloupe’s island-hopping offer is in the spotlight for winter travel, combining Grande-Terre’s beaches and Basse-Terre’s rainforest with ferry trips to La Désirade, Marie-Galante and Terre-de-Haut. The range of landscapes and island stays gives visitors reasons to explore beyond a single resort base. Food Retail Innovation: Martinique-based app KOPA won a Choose Outre-mer award for connecting shoppers with discounted surplus food from local businesses, helping retailers recover value and cut waste.

Tourism: Guadeloupe’s mix of Grande-Terre beaches, Basse-Terre rainforest and ferry links to La Désirade, Marie-Galante and Terre-de-Haut gives visitors a varied island-hopping itinerary—and opportunities for local lodging, transport and tour operators. Regional Food Innovation: Martinique’s KOPA app won a Choose Outre-mer award for connecting shoppers with discounted surplus food from local businesses, offering a regional example of how digital services can cut waste and help retailers recover value.

Tourism: Guadeloupe’s mix of Grande-Terre beaches, Basse-Terre rainforest and ferry-linked islands—including La Désirade, Marie-Galante and Terre-de-Haut—is drawing attention as a winter island-hopping destination. Terre-de-Haut also features among the Caribbean’s beach towns praised for their island charm.

Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has launched the development phase of its Caribbean Gateway submarine cable, planned to connect Guadeloupe and Martinique with French Guiana and, via a western route, Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. The project is moving toward financing and construction, with service targeted for late 2029. Small-Business Services: Guadeloupe-based Agence MAO is taking its AI virtual assistant and admin-automation tools to French-speaking markets in Europe and North America, after launching in the French Caribbean. The service handles calls, appointments, quotes and invoicing for tradespeople and small businesses. Food Innovation: Martinique’s KOPA app won a Choose Outre-mer award for connecting shoppers with discounted surplus food from local shops and restaurants, while helping businesses reduce waste.

Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has launched the development phase for a submarine cable linking French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe, with a western route serving Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. The project is moving toward firm investment and financing, with service targeted for 2029. Food Innovation: Martinique’s KOPA app won a Choose Outre-mer award for connecting shoppers with discounted surplus food from local businesses, helping retailers recover value and cut waste. Small-Business Tools: Guadeloupe-based Agence MAO has taken its AI-powered virtual assistant and administrative software international, targeting tradespeople and small businesses across French-speaking Europe and North America.

Food Innovation: Martinique’s KOPA app won a Choose Outre-mer award for helping shoppers buy discounted surplus food and local businesses reduce waste. Guadeloupe SMEs: Pointe-à-Pitre-based Agence MAO has launched its AI virtual-assistance suite internationally, offering tradespeople and small firms help with calls, bookings, quotes and invoicing. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink is advancing plans for a submarine cable linking French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe, with branches serving Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. The system is targeted to enter service by the end of 2029.

Food Innovation: Martinique’s KOPA won a Choose Outre-mer award for its app connecting shoppers with discounted surplus food from local businesses, helping cut waste and recover value. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has moved its Caribbean Gateway cable project into development, with Guadeloupe among the territories on the planned route; the company is working to secure investment and financing ahead of a targeted 2029 launch. Small-Business Technology: Guadeloupe-based Agence MAO has launched its AI virtual-assistance and administrative automation suite internationally, targeting tradespeople and small businesses across French-speaking Europe and North America.

Digital Services: Guadeloupe-based Agence MAO has launched its AI virtual-assistance suite internationally, targeting tradespeople and small businesses with tools for calls, bookings, quotes and invoicing. Connectivity: EllaLink has moved its Caribbean Gateway cable project into development, with a planned route linking French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe and service targeted by the end of 2029. Food Innovation: Martinique’s KOPA app won a Choose Outre-mer award for connecting shoppers with discounted food and helping local businesses reduce waste.

Food Innovation: Martinique’s KOPA won a Choose Outre-mer award for its app linking shoppers with discounted unsold food from local businesses, helping retailers recover value and cut waste. Guadeloupe Business: Pointe-à-Pitre-based Agence MAO has taken its AI virtual assistant and admin-automation suite international, targeting tradespeople and small businesses across French-speaking Europe and North America. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink’s Caribbean Gateway would connect Guadeloupe and Martinique with French Guiana and the wider region via submarine cable. The project is in development, with service targeted for late 2029.

Maritime Industry: Carnival cruise ships are undergoing major refits at Grand Bahama Shipyard, as operators upgrade vessels with modern amenities and cleaner, more efficient equipment. The projects highlight shipyard work across the Caribbean. Food Innovation: Martinique-developed app KOPA won the Choose Outre-mer award for a service that connects shoppers with discounted food and helps local businesses reduce waste. Digital Services: Guadeloupe-based Agence MAO is taking its AI virtual-assistance and administrative-automation tools to French-speaking markets in Europe and North America, targeting tradespeople and small businesses. Connectivity: EllaLink has launched development of a submarine cable system linking French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe, with a western route serving Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire; service is targeted for late 2029.

Digital Services: Guadeloupe-based Agence MAO has launched its AI virtual-assistance suite internationally, expanding beyond the French Caribbean to French-speaking markets in Europe and North America. The tools handle calls, bookings, quotes and invoicing for tradespeople and small businesses. Connectivity: EllaLink’s Caribbean Gateway has entered development, with a planned submarine cable linking French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe, plus Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. The company is working to secure investment and financing, targeting service by the end of 2029. Food Innovation: Martinique’s KOPA app won a Choose Outre-mer award for helping consumers buy discounted food from local businesses and giving retailers another way to sell unsold products.

Food Retail: Martinique-developed KOPA won the Choose Outre-mer award for its app matching shoppers with discounted unsold food from local businesses, offering a potential model for cutting waste and costs across the Caribbean. Guadeloupe Business: Pointe-à-Pitre-based Agence MAO has taken its AI virtual-assistance suite international, targeting tradespeople and small businesses with phone handling, scheduling, quotes and invoicing. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink’s Caribbean Gateway plan includes Guadeloupe on a new submarine cable route linking French Guiana, Martinique and the ABC islands. The project is moving into development, with financing and investment commitments still to be secured and service targeted for late 2029.

Business Technology: Pointe-à-Pitre-based Agence MAO has launched its AI virtual assistance suite internationally, targeting tradespeople and small businesses with tools for calls, appointments, quotes, invoicing and accounting preparation. The company is expanding beyond the French Caribbean into French-speaking Europe and North America. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink’s Caribbean Gateway project has entered its development phase, with a proposed submarine cable linking French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe, plus Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. The company is working to secure investment and financing, with service targeted for the end of 2029.

Guadeloupe Tech: Pointe-à-Pitre-based Agence MAO is taking its AI virtual-assistant service to French-speaking markets in Europe and North America. The software helps tradespeople and small businesses manage calls, appointments, quotes, invoicing and accounting preparation. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has moved its Caribbean Gateway cable plan into development, with branches linking Guadeloupe and Martinique to French Guiana and other Caribbean islands. The company is seeking firm partner commitments and financing; construction has not yet begun, and service is targeted for late 2029.

Renewable Energy Finance: Ormat Technologies says it will publish its Q3 2026 results on Nov. 4 and hold a conference call Nov. 5, a reminder that geothermal and renewables financing cycles still matter for regional energy planning. AI for Local Businesses: Guadeloupe-based Agence MAO (Mon Activité Optimisée) launched its AI virtual secretary suite internationally, targeting French-speaking tradespeople and very small firms with phone reception, scheduling, quotes, invoicing and accounting prep. Connectivity & Shipping Logistics: EllaLink advanced its Caribbean Gateway into the development phase, moving from design toward committed investment for a submarine cable linking Cayenne to Martinique and Guadeloupe, with a western leg for Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, aiming for service by end-2029. Industry Resilience: A fire severely damaged Glenns Creek Distillery facilities in Kentucky, with officials saying production areas were unaffected—an operational risk story for alcohol and spirits supply chains. Culture-Driven Tourism: The Bermuda Black Film Festival announced Oct. 15–18, with submissions including Guadeloupe, highlighting how media events can feed regional visitor demand.

AI & Small Business Automation: Guadeloupe-based Agence MAO (Mon Activité Optimisée) has launched its AI virtual secretary suite internationally for French-speaking tradespeople and very small businesses, handling phone reception, scheduling, quotes, invoicing and accounting prep, with stated GDPR/nFADP-aligned data protection. Telecom Infrastructure: EllaLink has moved its EllaLink Caribbean Gateway into the development phase, advancing a carrier-neutral submarine cable from Cayenne to Martinique and Guadeloupe, with a western leg for Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire; the plan targets service by end-2029 after letters of intent become firm commitments and financing is finalized. Maritime Connectivity Need: A separate proposal for an ABC Islands ferry is highlighted as urgently needed to address capacity constraints and improve regional transport options. Local Business Disruption: A major fire damaged parts of Glenns Creek Distillery, with officials saying production areas were unaffected and no product loss was reported.