Maritime Security & Tech: The Commonwealth Maritime Domain Awareness Summit (June 3–4, Vancouver) pushed the idea that sea monitoring must move from “awareness” to coordinated action, with leaders including Trinidad and Tobago discussing threats like illegal fishing, piracy, and risks to undersea infrastructure. Public Safety & Policing: Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander told Parliament the TTPS is held back by a reported TT$500 million debt, citing procurement failures that left the force short on vehicles and technology—fueling debate over extending the State of Emergency. Regional Crime-Fighting Skills: CARICOM IMPACS and the US opened a five-day Firearms Trafficking Workshop in Port of Spain (June 8–12) to improve cross-border investigations, standardise gun data, and tackle modern, harder-to-trace trafficking networks. HR & Applied Research: UWI Global Campus and CaIHRM signed an MOU to strengthen HR education, professional pathways, and applied research on Caribbean labour-market challenges. Local Innovation for Youth: RBC Young Leaders 2026 backed St James Secondary’s “WORM” project on waste optimisation with a $100,000 top prize. Tobago Culture Continuity: Tobago’s Heritage Festival succession push trained young people in song, dance, drums, and chants through a “Ready, Set, Go” masterclass. AI & Workers’ Rights: Labour Minister Leroy Baptiste told the ILO in Geneva that AI policy should be rights-based, balancing productivity gains with concerns on bias, privacy, surveillance, and data-centre impacts. Agritech/Science Collaboration: A Brazil Ministry of Agriculture delegation met CARDI in St Augustine to discuss agricultural innovation and regional food security, including digital tracking tech for pest larvae.