Seaweed Surge: A University of South Florida report says about 27 million metric tons of self-sustaining sargassum hit the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in July, with scientists now seeing it grow locally in the region—not just wash in—smothering beaches, cutting marine life, and hurting tourism. Regional Risk Finance: A Lloyd’s-commissioned study warns hurricane-exposed Caribbean farmers, fishers and tourism workers often stay uninsured, leaving them to replace boats and crops themselves while government aid arrives too slowly. Tax Tech Push: CARICOM’s tax chiefs meet in Guyana under “smart, data-driven and AI-enabled” reforms, with Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett urging more resilient, home-grown financing. Youth & Green Tech: Grenada’s Flow and the Grenada Green Group launch school recycling bins to tackle plastic pollution, while a youth programme backs agribusiness and agri-tech seed projects. Water Quality Watch: South Africa’s SAHRC flags ongoing wastewater-treatment compliance failures at Kouga municipalities, with bacterial counts above licence limits.