CBI Crossroads: Eastern Caribbean leaders (including Antigua and Barbuda’s PM Gaston Browne) agreed to a united response to the EU’s push to phase out Citizenship by Investment programmes by June 2028, including a high-level Brussels mission and a promise to keep security, transparency and governance standards high. Regional Finance & Resilience: The ECCB Monetary Council kept key rates unchanged and reiterated the EC dollar’s fixed exchange rate as the stability anchor, while warning global uncertainty could slow tourism and growth. Climate & Disaster Costs: CARICOM leaders backed work on a regional insurance and reinsurance strategy to expand catastrophe coverage for hotels, hospitals and other critical infrastructure as extreme weather drives up premiums. Local Air Safety Upgrade: Antigua’s Airport Authority will remove three mahogany trees near the Sir George Walter Highway to clear air-traffic sightlines as the airfield rehabilitation nears completion. Health Partnerships: Antigua and Barbuda’s health ministry signed seven cooperation agreements in China, including plans for telemedicine and a chest pain centre to strengthen specialist care. UN 2030 Agenda Push: UN chief Antonio Guterres urged countries to accelerate progress toward the SDGs as setbacks mount and the world nears overshoot of the 1.5°C limit.