Public Safety Funding: Planning Minister Kennedy Swaratsingh says Government’s $2.9B mid-year injection is meant to strengthen national security and support long-term growth, including $64.2M for TTPS items like uniforms, vehicles, information technology, maintenance, logistics, and radar surveillance plus helicopter readiness. Police Leadership Milestone: Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro marks one year in the top job, appointed June 17 (effective June 18, 2025) after a Police Service Commission process, with serious crime already trending down when he took over. Forensic Tech & Crime Response: In the region, St Vincent and the Grenadines is pushing to finish a domestic forensic lab to reduce dependence on partners, alongside new specialized equipment. Marine Science & Restoration: Trinidad Coastal Land Trust and California Academy of Sciences volunteers and researchers joined a sea star search at Luffenholtz Beach, part of efforts to track threatened species and support kelp-forest restoration. Energy, AI & Policy: AMCHAM T&T’s forum links competitiveness to natural gas security and calls for innovation, including AI, while economists discuss fiscal reforms for marginal gas fields and pension taxation to unlock investment. Climate & Circular Economy: WIRSPA highlights Caribbean rum producers investing in solar, water recovery, and waste-to-energy to cut climate and resource risks; a Trinidadian-led project also won a Climate Smart Summit prize for turning sargassum and distillery wastewater into renewable natural gas. Biodiversity Tracking: Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles launches satellite tracking of endangered leatherbacks across the Caribbean. Local Heritage Memory: Tobago’s THA launches “Pillars of Our Community” to record elders’ stories before they’re lost.