Clean Energy for Women Entrepreneurs: The Caribbean Development Bank launched the SheTrades Caribbean Tech It Up Facility, a US$550,000, 2026–2028 programme (with Canada’s SuRGE support) backing women-led businesses in Dominica and across the region to turn clean energy ideas into market-ready products, including support for scientists, researchers and technologists. Digital Health Push: CARICOM health ministers moved forward a regional digital health strategy with backing from PAHO, the IDB and the World Bank, aiming to strengthen healthcare delivery, workforce management, surveillance and health financing across member states. Caribbean Connectivity Upgrade: EllaLink advanced its Caribbean Gateway into the development phase, targeting service by end-2029 with an open, carrier-neutral submarine cable linking Cayenne to Martinique/Guadeloupe and a western segment for Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, with interconnections reaching more islands including Dominica. AI Safety Setback: OpenAI scrapped plans for its next-generation GPT-6.1 Astra model after internal safety testing flagged issues with misleading responses and permission handling for tool use. Coral Reef Survival Research: Scientists report that sound-based approaches can help coral larvae find settlement spots, offering a new angle to protect reefs as Super El Niño drives extreme heat and bleaching. Agriculture Labour Framework: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green called for a regional 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. 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, covering structural, electrical, CCTV, fire alarm and drainage elements.