Medical Breakthrough for T&T Patient: A Trinidad and Tobago woman with advanced right-sided heart failure and severe tricuspid valve leakage reportedly became the first international patient in India to receive the Pivot Extend System, a transcatheter implant, at Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Delhi-NCR. Emancipation Day Leadership Messages: As T&T marks 188 years since slavery abolition, PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar and President Christine Kangaloo urged unity, justice, and equality while warning against prejudice and divisive public language. UTT Emancipation Event Sparks Debate: UTT’s “Uhuru: Celebrating Freedom” programme drew online discussion after a tassa and classical Indian dance segment, with organisers framing it as shared national history and heritage. Education & Regional STEM/Policy Links: The UWI & Caribbean partners’ AI framework push continues in the background of regional tech momentum, while the Caribbean Union of Teachers concluded its 2026 executive meeting and signed a labour-education MoU with Cipriani College. Deep-Sea Governance Spotlight: A regional ISA deep-sea dialogues event in the Caribbean focused on deep-sea science, mining economics, and ocean governance, including work collecting samples near Trinidad and Tobago. Maritime Safety Inquiry Watch: Guyana’s MV Barima Commission of Inquiry began with a swearing-in ceremony that excluded local press, as the probe aims to establish what happened and recommend reforms.