Biometric Border Security: The U.S. and CARICOM/IMPACS signed a Biometrics Data Sharing Partnership to automate cross-border checks of fingerprints and facial scans, with St. Kitts and Nevis among participating states—aimed at tightening travel screening and reducing passport-program misuse. AI Governance: St. Kitts and Nevis backed UNESCO’s Caribbean Artificial Intelligence Policy Roadmap, urging humane, ethical, and inequality-aware AI that supports teachers, students, and public services. Regional Tax Tech: CARICOM tax administrators meet in Guyana to discuss “smart, data-driven and AI-enabled” revenue systems, with technology and analytics central to compliance and taxpayer services. Agritech Innovation: Grenada’s C-SAC climate-smart agriculture tool was named a global finalist for the FAO AgriInno Challenge, spotlighting Caribbean incentives for smallholders to protect ecosystems. Regional Infrastructure Planning: A concept note proposes an OECS air cargo hub at Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport to speed logistics across the Caribbean. Security Modernisation: St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force moves toward an Air Guard capability using enhanced unmanned aerial vehicles for intelligence-led coastal surveillance. Regional Identity in Money: ECCB unveiled redesigned Eastern Caribbean banknotes, with St. Kitts and Nevis hero Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw set for the EC$50 note launch in late 2027.