Water Security Push: St. Kitts and Nevis issued a drought warning as below-normal rains and El Niño conditions threaten supply, with the government investing nearly EC$100 million in climate-resilient water upgrades, including a new Basseterre Valley-to-St. Peter’s waterline now being stabilized and set to deliver more water soon. Power Leadership: Nevis appointed Nelson Ald Stapleton as General Manager of the Nevis Electricity Company Limited, effective June 1, backing local engineering leadership with a focus on energy efficiency and renewables. Health Tech Access: PAHO/WHO and OECS-PPS will convene an Eastern Caribbean workshop in Saint Lucia to strengthen access to safe medicines and health technologies, launching a regional technical working group to improve procurement, forecasting, and pooled supply. Digital Government: St. Kitts’ Digital Transformation Unit is coordinating government modernization with standards for data, information management, and security to cut duplication and boost efficiency. Crime as Public Health: CARICOM, UN, and UNDP launched a diagnostic document and action framework in Basseterre to tackle crime and violence through prevention-oriented, cross-sector public health governance. Regional Forensics Funding: The US announced $8M for Caribbean forensic labs to improve synthetic drug detection and training, including support for fentanyl testing and faster, court-admissible results. Youth Innovation: Tech Tank SKN launched to help ages 14–18 pitch tech ideas, get mentorship, and compete—aiming to build a pipeline of future Caribbean innovators. Public Health Research Spotlight: A CARPHA conference presentation in Guyana highlighted research on substance use during pregnancy and links to low birth weight, bringing regional maternal health questions into focus. Global Health Alert: An experimental favipiravir supply was reportedly made available to EU countries for hantavirus cases, while WHO says the wider public risk remains low.