Regional Security & Tech: OECS and Martinique hosted the 19th Antilles-Guyane Regional Cooperation Conference alongside an Antilles regional security meeting, with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit urging a broader, coordinated approach to security that includes climate resilience, cybersecurity, food/energy security, and maritime protection. Local Autonomy Talks: Martinique also signed an agreement with the French State to discuss expanding local normative powers—more autonomy while staying within the French Republic. Health Infrastructure: Grenada’s “Project Polaris” aims to overhaul staffing and care delivery across its tri-island system, anchored by a new US$250M, climate-resilient teaching hospital planned for completion in 2029 with a Mount Sinai partnership. Toxicology & Public Health: A study reviews acute poisoning patterns, highlighting diquat’s severe risks and the need for better clinical preparedness. Pesticides & Cancer Risk: FAO-linked reporting ranks Saint Lucia sixth globally for pesticide use intensity, raising concerns about long-term health and environmental impacts, including regional research connections to prostate and blood cancers. Logistics for the OECS: A concept note proposes turning Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra airport into an air cargo distribution hub for OECS members and territories to speed regional deliveries. CARICOM Governance: CARICOM leaders referred the disputed renewal of Secretary General Carla Barnett’s interim post to the Caribbean Court of Justice.