CARICOM Tech & Governance: Tax administrators from across the region will meet in Guyana for COTA’s 27th General Assembly and Technical Conference (27–31 July), with a focus on “smart, data-driven and AI-enabled” revenue systems and how advanced analytics can improve compliance and taxpayer services. AI Readiness: A new regional look at artificial intelligence argues it’s already embedded in everyday business across the Caribbean, but the key question is whether small firms can use it well. Education Access (SVG): St. Vincent and the Grenadines is removing registration-related fees for Form 1 students entering public and government-assisted secondary schools, aiming to cut costs for families while schools issue updated registration packages. Digital Skills (SVG): NCTI launched a digital skills and leadership programme for 112 young entrepreneurs, training them in AI, QuickBooks, advanced Excel and social media advertising. Border Tech (US–CARICOM): The US and Caribbean partners signed a biometric border security data-sharing agreement to speed up automated cross-checks of fingerprints and facial scans. Disaster Preparedness (SVG): NOAA completed a tsunami preparedness mission in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, supporting warning systems and evacuation planning, including Tsunami Ready work in Bequia. Agriculture Tech (SVG): SVG is moving ahead with a Geospatial Systems project to build a National Geospatial Database and Management Information System for data-driven agriculture and coastal risk management. STEM Careers (SVG): A Vincentian engineer at TSMC is highlighted alongside other SVG graduates and scholarship recipients studying in Taiwan.