CARICOM at UNGA: CARICOM Chair Saint Lucia PM Philip J. Pierre urged renewed multilateral cooperation that delivers results for vulnerable states, naming Haiti alongside climate finance, reparatory justice, AI, and UN Security Council reform. Climate & resilience: Grenada’s UN envoy pushed the idea that small islands are “laboratories of resilience,” arguing resilience must be financed early using tools like the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index. Caribbean payments tech: Regional central banks advanced plans for the Caricom Payment and Settlement System (CAPSS) to enable faster cross-border payments in local currencies, cutting costs and reducing reliance on foreign reserves. Haiti TPS fallout in the US: A report highlights how the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has left Haitian families facing deportation and legal limbo in the US. Humanitarian finance via stablecoins: Circle Foundation announced UNDP/WFP trials using regulated stablecoins to modernize digital aid payments and reduce delays. Health systems in disasters: PAHO marked 50 years of emergency preparedness after major earthquakes, spotlighting regional medical response capacity. AI authorship controversy: Haitian-Canadian writer Thélyson Orélien’s novel was removed from the Prix Goncourt shortlist amid AI and plagiarism allegations, reigniting debate over AI detection reliability.