Food Security & Climate Resilience: The Zero Hunger Trust Fund has launched “Cultivating Futures – Empowering Youths for a Food Secure Region,” an EU-funded, 18-month push using 10 regional schools in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Grenada and Dominica to strengthen sustainable food systems, nutrition, education and climate resilience. Regional Tax Cooperation: CARICOM tax administrators and revenue experts are set to meet in Georgetown, Guyana (27–31 July) for COTA’s General Assembly and Technical Conference, focused on future-ready, data-driven and AI-enabled tax administration. Blue Economy Support: OECS has extended the deadline for Window 2 of its regional MSME matching grants programme to July 24, backing Blue Economy value-chain groups, including women-led enterprises. Marine & Coastal Health: OECS delegates are also sharing sargassum management strategies after a French territories mission, aiming to reduce impacts and explore turning seaweed into economic opportunities. Climate Outlook: CariCOF warns El Niño is strengthening, with hotter conditions, drought risks in parts of the Lesser Antilles, and a continued risk of flooding from heavy rainfall during the 2026 wet season. Health & Environment Risk: New FAO-linked reporting ranks Saint Lucia sixth globally for pesticide use intensity, raising concerns about long-term environmental and public health impacts.