Digital Democracy: Rose IT Services’ iVOTE Live is rolling out a digital voting platform for member-based organisations, aiming to cut long registration lines, support hybrid participation, and speed up accurate results. Passport Tech & Supply: T&T’s Homeland Security says there’s no machine-readable passport shortage, citing 50,000 booklets received in Oct 2025 and 12,000 in June 2026, while the country transitions toward e-passports. AI in Telecom: Flytxt says it has completed go-live of its NEON-dX AI platform with Digicel T&T to boost customer value management using segmentation, targeting, and real-time decisioning. Regional AI Push: The Caribbean AI Forum 2026 (July 23–24) will focus on AI governance, innovation, and resilience, with the CTU and regional partners launching the Caribbean AI Task Force report. Earthquake Watch: A 4.5 magnitude quake hit early Tuesday (depth 79 km) off Venezuela near Carúpano; UWI Seismic Research Centre notes the location is preliminary. STEM Education: UWI’s Chemistry Dept selects four students for the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad in Uzbekistan after months of TTChO training. Inclusive Learning: The Trinidad and Tobago Blind Welfare Association celebrates six SEA achievers, highlighting support like 3D printing and AI transcription tools. Offshore Survey Work: Oceaneering’s Ocean Intervention II vessel is set to run multi-discipline offshore surveys offshore Trinidad for about four months.