Digital Skills: The OECS Advanced Digital Skills Scholarship Programme opens for Cohort II on September 10 and runs to September 20, delivered by UWI Global Campus under the World Bank-backed CARDTP, with training areas spanning AI/ML, cybersecurity, cloud, data analytics, fintech/blockchain, UX/UI, and more for eligible citizens across OECS states including St. Lucia. Climate Resilience Funding: The CABRIC programme is offering grant funding for locally led climate resilience projects, with about US$25m across The Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica and St. Lucia (around US$5m per country), and applications open for small (up to US$150k), medium (US$150k–$300k) and large grants (US$300k–$500k) targeting coastal erosion, extreme weather, ecosystem degradation and livelihoods. Water Tech Watch: A new look at desalination argues the technology is moving from “emergency” to mainstream water security as CARICOM countries face intensifying drought and groundwater stress. Regional Health Leadership: PAHO and UWI celebrated the third cohort graduation of a Health Policy and Health Systems postgraduate programme, training professionals from across the Caribbean to strengthen leadership for health workforce and system challenges. Local STEM Spotlight: LUCELEC’s SPISE scholar Anaiah Bousquet says the UWI Cave Hill residential STEM experience helped build confidence and push her toward bigger university plans. Sports & Science Culture: World Athletics’ Ultimate Championship in Budapest featured St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred in the women’s 100m, while Imran Tahir set a new T20 five-wicket record at 47 in CPL 2026.