EU Citizenship-by-Investment Pressure: Eastern Caribbean governments selling golden passports were told by the European Union to end the practice by 2028 or risk losing visa-free travel access for their citizens, after talks on security upgrades failed. Clean Energy for Women Entrepreneurs: Dominica women-led businesses can apply for a new US$550,000 CDB initiative (2026–2028) to turn clean energy ideas into commercial products and services, with technical help, financing access, and links to regional value chains. Tourism Jobs & Formalization: A new ILO study flags that tourism’s big economic role in Dominica and the Eastern Caribbean is held back by informality, weak labour protections, limited financing, skills gaps, and social protection shortfalls—calling for productivity and formalization to move together. Agriculture Workforce Framework: A regional push is growing for a farmworker movement framework across the Caribbean, with Dominica cited as a model after bringing in about 200 workers to support roughly 80 farmers. Education & Skills: ECAAM and St. Maarten’s SKOS Foundation launched a two-year Project INSPIRE pilot to improve support for students with special educational needs, starting with training for teachers and school managers. Connectivity Investment: EllaLink advanced its Caribbean Gateway into the development stage, targeting service by end-2029 with a carrier-neutral submarine corridor linking islands from French Guiana through the Eastern Caribbean and onward to Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Local Business & Community Events: Ti Vilaj Kwéyòl-‘Tout Biten Domnik returns Oct 19–22 at the Dominica Botanic Gardens, spotlighting Creole food, music, crafts and Dominican-made products.