Hospitality Skills: Sandals St. Vincent launched a student hospitality service etiquette and excellence program at Buccament, giving about 80 students hands-on training in food and beverage service, table setup, and a formal dinner practice. Marine Science & Food Systems: Fisheries Minister Conroy Huggins warned that conch and lobster landings are falling, and announced a queen conch hatchery and nursery unit in Union Island plus ongoing reef restoration to rebuild marine habitats. Health Tech Access: PAHO/WHO and OECS-PPS will run a regional workshop in Saint Lucia to improve access to safe, quality-assured medicines and health technologies, including a new technical working group for coordinated procurement and supply. Blue Economy & Innovation: SVG is hosting a Critical Blue Economy Workshop, building on regional efforts like the Blue Economy Hub to connect marine stakeholders with technology and funding for sustainable ocean industries. AI Workforce Push: The chamber highlights AI opportunities for the Caribbean workforce as DeVry expands its AI-focused Bridge to Brilliance training across the region, aiming to embed AI learning across courses by end-2026. Agriculture Tech & Sovereignty: Prime Minister Godwin Friday launched a Young Farmers Training Project at Orange Hill, backed by Taiwan, to modernize production with smart agriculture tools like vertical farming and IoT climate control, while Agriculture Minister Israel Bruce pushes “food sovereignty” to cut import dependence. Climate-Control Greenhouse: VEEP handed over a new climate control greenhouse at Orange Hill (over EC$1 million) to boost production and advance advanced agricultural technology. Regional Tech Governance: SVG’s Postal Corporation is attending the Caribbean Postal Union conference in the Bahamas, with themes including digital transformation, AI, cybersecurity, and resilient logistics.