Caribbean Finance & Banking: Butterfield completes initial regulatory filings for its $1.8bn CIBC Caribbean acquisition and still targets a first-half 2027 close, while flagging deal-related non-core expenses in its latest results. Business & Skills for Growth: A new CariCom Stock Market AI Game is set to train people across the region—including Barbados—on researching and building simulated portfolios as the push for deeper capital-market integration gathers pace. Local Economy & AI Adoption: Barbados’ energy and business minister says small firms are too hesitant to embrace AI, warning the island can’t afford to fall behind as adoption accelerates. Public Policy & Risk: The IDB warns Barbados must keep primary surpluses above 4% of GDP through 2032 to hit its debt targets, even as cost-of-living pressures and external shocks linger. Energy & Planning: Economist Marla Dukharan’s Caribbean Energy Price Index points to Barbados’ solar setbacks as an “undesirable outcome” tied to planning and stakeholder alignment gaps. Social Impact & Access: Barbados Council for the Disabled receives a new accessible school bus, easing transport barriers for children with disabilities. Sports & Community: CPL confirms Dwayne Bravo and Ian Bishop as inaugural Hall of Fame inductees in Barbados on Sept. 15, with proceeds supporting prostate cancer testing via the Sir Clive Lloyd Healthcare Foundation.