Caribbean Connectivity Boost: EllaLink officially launches the EllaLink Caribbean Gateway, a new fibre optic submarine cable from Cayenne to Martinique and Guadeloupe, with western links to Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, moving from design to committed investment with service targeted for end-2029. Digital Markets in Focus: PrimeXBT adds 15 new crypto futures to its PXTrader 2.0 platform, bringing the total to 170 and expanding exposure across DeFi, AI, infrastructure, privacy and community tokens. UN Multilateral Push: CARICOM Chair and St. Lucia PM Philip J. Pierre urges renewed global cooperation at UNGA, calling for fair climate finance, debt relief and real action on AI, Haiti and reparatory justice. Wealth Education Event: The Windrush Wealth Expo puts Caribbean wealth preservation, growth and inheritance planning on the agenda in London. Trade Services Training: Over 200 OECS trade in services practitioners get specialised training to strengthen regional policy, regulation and negotiating capacity. Blue Food & Aquaculture: A Caribbean Blue Foods workshop (Sept 29–Oct 2) spotlights aquaculture as climate-resilient “blue food” science for jobs and food security. Local Energy Costs: LUCELEC sets September 2026 fuel surcharge at 35.6 cents per kWh, citing higher August fuel costs. Digital ID Testing: Saint Lucia plans a cross-sector regulatory sandbox for digital ID and fintech use cases, supported by ECLAC under the DigiGov programme. Tech Startups: Two Saint Lucian startups, Medial Health and Rifbid, place among the top five at the Caribbean SEED STEM challenge in Barbados.