Education Results: Saint Lucia topped the region in this year’s Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA), raising its national average from 77.24% (2025) to 79.26% and improving in Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Mathematics (still the lowest, but up to 74.69%). STEM & Skills: The ECCB will launch a free 2026 STEM Camp on July 6 for ages 14–18 across ECCU territories, aiming to turn young people into digital creators using AI-focused programming and design thinking. AI for Education: Saint Lucia launched P.E.R.T., a Programme for Educational Realignment and Transformation, positioning tech and AI to better prepare students for a changing world. Health & Research: OECS student Camille Andrew became the first OECS woman to earn an MD in Morocco, graduating with highest honors after seven years of training and research on pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Blue Economy: CRFM, FAO and CAF launched an open-access Caribbean Blue Economy Knowledge Hub for fisheries, aquaculture and marine spatial planning, with multilingual tools for policymakers and communities. Climate/Resilience Tech: Regulators are reviewing a Flow service outage affecting Dominica and Saint Lucia, linked to a fibre fault between Guadeloupe and Antigua, while operators explore stronger network resilience. Local Water Security: Babonneau farmers received a water lifeline after rehabilitation work cleared silt, improved filtration, and upgraded irrigation—supporting about 50 farmers. Tourism Jobs: Turks and Caicos’ Almando Rigby was appointed General Manager of Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences, taking over from June 15.