Diplomacy & Tech Links: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Godwin Friday is set to visit Taiwan this week to mark 45 years of ties, with a strong agenda on agriculture, the blue economy, sustainable development and technology, including meetings with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te and an investor roundtable. Digital Skills in Government: The Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP) ran a Moodle training workshop for public service stakeholders, helping teams build and manage online learning for training and knowledge sharing. Smart Farming Push: Taiwan’s Technical Mission is bringing an IoT smart farming system to help monitor environmental and farm conditions in real time, supporting young farmers with data-driven decisions. Energy Debate: Local officials are trading criticism over electricity costs and geothermal governance, with claims that cabinet-level decisions and subsidy handling are driving the fallout. Health Education: The REACH project launched a regional adolescent health webinar series across SVG and nearby islands, covering mental health, nutrition, stigma reduction and parent-teen communication. Environment & Heritage: Fort Charlotte rehabilitation is restarting under the World Bank’s UBEC project, with promises to protect the site’s historic integrity, while invasive goats were removed from Battowia to help seabird nesting habitats recover. AI for Youth: A four-day AI Creative Workshop (ages 12–15) starts Aug. 10 at a local school IT lab, training young people to use AI for storytelling and filmmaking. Connectivity Update: Flow SVG will retire the Vincysurf email service on Sept. 30, with phased cutoffs starting Aug. 31.