Fintech & Digital Banking: Finovate Global Caribbean spotlights Belize Bank’s six-year partnership with Backbase to deploy an AI-native digital banking OS for retail and business onboarding and cash-flow visibility. Adolescent Health Tech (Webinars): The REACH project launches a regional webinar series across Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and SVG, covering mental health, nutrition, stigma reduction, and parent-teen communication with live Q&A. Biodiversity & Science Education: SVG’s Science Summer Programme wraps up with a biodiversity/endeminism conservation push, urging protection of endemic species. Tourism & Sustainability: Travel And Tour World ranks SVG #22 among the Top 30 beach destinations in the Americas and Caribbean for 2026, highlighting marine ecosystems and sustainability. Medicinal Cannabis Trade: Cannabiz SVG Festival 2026 is unveiled (Oct 29–31) to build partnerships, investment, and research links for the medicinal cannabis sector. Agriculture & Climate Tech: CARDI advances smart farming with tomato variety trials using elite lines to boost resilience and yields. Public Service Learning Platforms: CARDTP runs Moodle training to help government teams deliver digital learning and assessments more effectively. Energy & Cost Relief: PM Friday says fuel surcharge would have topped 90¢/kWh without government interventions like tax removals and Vinlec absorption. Environment & Restoration: Invasive goats are removed from Battowia to protect seabird nesting habitat, supporting reef health. AI for Youth Creators: A four-day AI Creative Workshop (Aug 10–15) trains ages 12–15 to use AI for storytelling, film, and visual arts. Earthquake Monitoring: A 3.5 magnitude quake was detected east of Saint Vincent with no reported damage. Connectivity Change: Flow will retire the Vincysurf email service on Sept 30, with phased cutoffs starting Aug 31.