Digital Trade Modernization: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Customs launched the upgraded ASYCUDA World 4.4 to move toward fully paperless customs, laying the groundwork for the Vincy Single Window for Trade (VSwift) with online lodging, document uploads, tracking, and duty payments. Public Safety Tech Upgrade: The government acquired advanced ballistics and forensic tools for the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, including a Bullet Catcher system and IBIS BRASSTRAX platform, to speed up and improve ballistic matching. Clean Energy & Resilience Funding: PM Friday reaffirmed the push for more solar and private-sector investment, while a new US$6.1m GEF/UNEP-backed project targets watershed restoration and land management in SVG’s south corridor. Fisheries Decarbonization: CRFM’s STAR-Fish project will bring clean energy solutions to fisheries and aquaculture, including cold storage and low-carbon certification support. Climate Preparedness: NEMO held its 2026 hurricane/wet season climate outlook forum, focusing on turning forecasts into action for early planning. Regional Leadership & Tech Governance: ECSE named Stewart Haynes as CEO, and SVG’s delegation attended Japan’s Island State Ocean Summit to push science-based ocean stewardship. AI & Cultural Visibility: A local commentary warns that AI trained on existing digital records could leave small nations like SVG “invisible” unless Vincentian knowledge is better preserved and represented.