Volcanology Watch: Mount Pelée, Martinique’s deadly volcano, is showing renewed unrest after decades of quiet, with the Martinique Volcanological and Seismological Observatory reporting 124 volcanic earthquakes in the week ending 31 July (nearly triple the prior week) and 331 across July, alongside ongoing ground swelling near the summit; the observatory says the short-term chance of eruption remains low, but medium-term evolution can’t be ruled out. Regional Health Tech: Eastern Caribbean lab professionals boosted their molecular diagnostic skills for epidemic-prone diseases after a PAHO/WHO-backed workshop in Barbados, training teams from multiple islands (including Martinique) on standardized testing for measles, leptospirosis and hantavirus using a One Health approach. Coastal Ecology: A new surge of sargassum is blanketing parts of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, with scientists reporting unusually large local growth this year and warning that warming waters, runoff and changing winds/currents may be driving the “not normal” bloom. Local Environment & Resilience: Petite Martinique stakeholders helped launch a 3-year sustainable land and soil management project aimed at restoring degraded areas, improving water security and reducing drought, funded by the Global Environment Facility and executed by UNEP. Energy Governance Debate: In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, former ministers criticized the geothermal project and electricity-cost handling, arguing the state’s leadership misunderstands utility ownership and lacks technical direction.