Economic Resilience Watch: A new Resilience Index Caribbean (RICa) finds prosperity doesn’t automatically mean stability, with Jamaica and Barbados among the region’s strongest performers and Haiti and Saint Lucia among the most vulnerable—pushing policymakers to track how economies absorb and recover from shocks, not just GDP. Caribbean Wages & Oil Reality: A regional wage check highlights how Guyana and Suriname’s oil boom hasn’t lifted the statutory minimum wage much, keeping the lowest minimums in the Caribbean despite rapid growth. Barbados Digital Health: Barbados is rolling out the VPD-SMART vaccine-preventable disease surveillance tool on the DHIS2 platform, with PAHO/WHO training to strengthen reporting and response capacity. Regional Skills Upgrade: CARICOM’s Digitalisation of TVET Delivery Project says it has boosted digital training capacity across member states with locally sustained online learning units. Postal Modernisation (Barbados): Barbados Postal Service is set for a major five-year overhaul aimed at moving from mail delivery toward “national connectivity,” following staff training with the National Transformation Initiative. Ocean Science (Barbados link): Rutgers oceanographers will co-lead a 25-day Atlantic expedition departing from Bridgetown, using advanced ship labs to study ocean mixing and its effects on marine life and carbon movement. Housing Procurement Controversy: Bermuda’s no-bid affordable housing contracts spark oversight questions, with critics alleging bypassed procurement rules.