Climate & Fisheries Funding: Dominica is set to benefit from the US$12.55 million CC4FISH-II project, launched in Dominica on Sept. 15, to help more than 21,800 people in the fisheries sector and coastal communities across the Eastern Caribbean build climate and disaster resilience through 2030. Infrastructure Delivery: The RIISE Facility has begun operations, letting Dominica (with Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent & the Grenadines) access technical support to push climate-resilient infrastructure projects past implementation bottlenecks. Housing & Community Development: Sixteen Woodford Hill families received keys to climate-resilient homes in a Welcome Home Ceremony, part of a wider 215-home delivery plan. Business & Policy Dialogue: The Dominica Business Forum postponed a voter confirmation public discussion, moving it online to Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. Creative Economy: Daryl Bobb urged Dominican artists to register their works with ECCO and use licensed platforms after ECCO reported a royalty distribution of over EC$1.7 million across the OECS. Regional Capital Markets: ECSE welcomed Sheppard Investment Services (St Lucia) and noted Dominica’s National Investment Corporation as a member broker-dealer, expanding access to the Eastern Caribbean securities market. Human Rights & Shipping Risk: Human Rights Watch warned that Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden could amount to war crimes, including incidents involving a Dominica-flagged vessel.