Tourism & Connectivity: Barbados is pushing to expand its global tourism reach to move beyond seasonality, with plans to target new markets including an African trade show, while Caribbean Airlift developments elsewhere underline the region’s push for better routes. Agriculture & Food Security: Barbados’ agriculture minister Shantal Munro-Knight has arrived in Venezuela for high-level talks and technical visits under a joint declaration aimed at deepening food and agriculture security, logistics and commercial connectivity. Finance & Compliance: A Guyanese-born Canadian former ICBL CEO, Ingrid Rosemary Innes, has been sentenced in the US to time served and fined US$7,000 for her role in a money-laundering conspiracy tied to former minister Donville Inniss. Public Health & Consumer Safety: GraceKennedy Foods is recalling specific batches of Grace Tropical Rhythms Fruit Punch (1L) in Barbados and other Caribbean markets, saying it’s a quality issue with no expected health impact. Crime & Security: Barbados police have arrested two Britons over an alleged plot to export more than $1m in cocaine, and separately charged a 19-year-old British national over 23.4kg of suspected cocaine. Energy Transition: A new Ember report says Caribbean solar growth is outpacing official figures, but policy and regulatory bottlenecks are slowing the shift away from imported fossil fuels. Regional Development & Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has launched its Caribbean Gateway initiative to expand high-capacity fibre connectivity, targeting service by end-2029. Social Policy & Housing Costs: Habitat for Humanity reports that housing costs are forcing 75% of people in Latin America and the Caribbean to cut other expenses, use savings or delay medical care.