Customs Digital Upgrade: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Customs and Excise launched ASYCUDA World version 4.4, a key step toward fully paperless trade through VSwift, letting brokers and businesses lodge declarations, upload documents, track status, and pay duties online. Climate Early Warning: NEMO held its 2026 Hurricane/Wet Season Climate Outlook Forum, stressing that forecasts must be turned into actionable early warnings, with a new push toward impact-based forecasting. Disaster Risk Tech: Meteorological Services plans an Impact-Based Early Warning system, aiming to focus on the effects of storms, not just weather readings. Ocean Policy on the Move: A two-member SVG delegation attended the Island State Ocean Summit in Tokyo, urging science-based, climate-resilient ocean stewardship. Ecosystem Restoration Funding: The GEF approved a US$6.1m project for nature-based watershed restoration in SVG’s south corridor, led by UNEP. Health & Regional Care: World Paediatrics ran a high-demand scoliosis clinic at Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, assessing 42 children and completing eight surgeries. AI & Cultural Visibility (Opinion): A local commentary warns that AI trained on digitised records could leave Vincentian culture “overlooked” unless local data is preserved and shared. Debt and Growth Plan: A government briefing to development partners warned SVG debt could reach 144.5% of GDP by 2031 unless a Growth and Stabilization Plan boosts growth and cuts poverty and youth unemployment.