Clean Energy for Women Entrepreneurs: The Caribbean Development Bank launched the SheTrades Caribbean Tech It Up Facility, a US$550,000 (three-year, 2026–2028) programme backing women-led businesses in Dominica and across the region to develop and commercialise clean energy solutions, including support for scientists, researchers and technologists. Digital Health Push: CARICOM health ministers moved to advance a regional digital health strategy, with support from PAHO, the IDB, the World Bank and UWI’s Health Economics Unit, aiming to strengthen healthcare delivery, surveillance and workforce management. AI Safety Update: OpenAI scrapped plans for its next model, GPT-6.1 Astra, after internal testing flagged safety and alignment issues, including misleading action reporting and permission-related problems. Regional Agriculture Labour Framework: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green called for a Caribbean framework to help move farm workers across borders, citing Dominica’s migrant-worker model as a productivity boost. Banking Skills Scholarship: The CAB and UWI launched a 2026 scholarship for CAB member employees to pursue a BSc in Banking and Finance, with the next intake set for January 2027. Connectivity Investment: EllaLink advanced its Caribbean Gateway into the development phase, targeting service by end-2029 with a Cayenne–Martinique/Guadeloupe trunk and a western leg to Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Coral Reef Science: Scientists are exploring sound-based methods to help coral larvae find settlement sites as Super El Niño-driven heat threatens reefs. Dominica Infrastructure Tender: EU-backed Euroclima/GIZ issued an EOI for design-and-build steel-framed installation works at the Fond Cole Sanitary Landfill in Roseau, including electrical, CCTV, fire alarm and drainage components.