CARICOM Agriculture: Nominations are open for the CARICOM Farmer of the Year Award and the Ministers of Agriculture Young Farmer of the Year Awards (2026), with submissions due by end-June and a short bio plus a two-minute production video required. CARICOM Trade Talks: Dominica’s Dr. Vince Henderson chairs the 62nd COTED meeting in Guyana as CARICOM flags energy-market shocks, higher fuel/food/fertiliser costs, and risks to inflation and food security. Tourism Jobs & Marketing: Discover Dominica Authority names Wendy Lake as Destination Marketing Manager (from June 1) to push brand, trade partnerships, and campaigns for nature, wellness and adventure travel. Energy & Power Reliability: PM Skerrit asks DOMLEC customers to be patient during geothermal commissioning after recent outages, saying teething issues are being resolved and electricity costs and reliability should improve. Geothermal Milestone: Dominica becomes the first Caribbean nation to place geothermal energy on its national grid, with commissioning still underway. CBI Rule Tightening: Dominica will require successful Citizenship by Investment applicants to visit in person and collect renewed passports locally. Local Governance: Roseau North by-election is set after MP Miriam Blanchard resigns on medical grounds. Infrastructure Delivery: Windsor Park Stadium handover is expected by end-June after lights installation and certification, with warnings against telecom equipment on the towers. Regional Finance for SMEs: IFC confirms a US$15m investment in a CARICOM resilience debt fund aimed at SME financing across 13 countries. Climate Resilience Funding: DOMCREP launches as a US$70.2m Green Climate Fund-backed project supporting 8,000 people and over 520 farmers/agro-processors with climate-smart tools and irrigation.