EU Outermost Regions Strategy: The European Commission has adopted a new strategic vision for EU outermost regions including Martinique, pairing it with targeted changes to EU rules to boost resilience, competitiveness, and access to the single market, with priorities spanning renewable energy, research, biotechnology, and even space exploration. Water Security Tech: A look at desalination argues it’s moving from “emergency option” to mainstream water infrastructure as climate stress and heat strain groundwater, while raising new environmental and cost questions. Regional Climate & Cooperation Talks: PM Browne met a new French ambassador to discuss climate action, visa-free travel, and wider regional cooperation, including closer university links and stronger ties with Guadeloupe and Martinique. Local Infrastructure Upgrade: Petite Martinique’s Madam Pierre Road has been commissioned and paved with concrete plus structural drainage, aiming to make travel safer and more reliable during heavy tropical rain. Sargassum Microbe Patents: Barbados plans to patent novel microorganisms found in sargassum seaweed after pharmaceutical interest, aiming to keep commercial and environmental value from the research in the region.