Regional Environment & Trade: A surge of foreign plastic waste with Spanish and French labels is washing up along Jamaica’s east coast, with currents and trade winds turning St Thomas into a catchment point—an issue that also hits the wider Caribbean, including Martinique, and calls for cross-border waste management. Energy Contracts & Governance: Grenada’s PM says the government has terminated its offshore oil-and-gas deal with the Russian Global Petroleum Group, citing missed work, missing monthly expenditure reports, and lack of verified funding—raising fresh questions about accountability in resource projects. Local Resilience & Agriculture: In Petite Martinique, a 3-year Sustainable Land and Soil Management project (GEF/UNEP) is rolling out landscape restoration and drought-focused farming support for 400 people, including seedling nurseries and restored grasslands/forests. Health & Mobility: The Calvin Ayre Foundation and MBS funded urgent overseas medical travel for a cardiac patient from Antigua to CHU de Martinique, covering treatment costs and medical travel. Air Connectivity: Air France will add a new Pointe-à-Pitre–Panama City nonstop route from 11 Dec 2026, timed for connections from Fort-de-France and offering onward links via Copa. Business & Retail (Martinique link): Sfera (El Corte Inglés) is expanding via franchising but has pulled out of Martinique, signaling shifting demand and store strategy. Maritime Disruption: Yacht owners at Tyrell Bay Marina in Carriacou report launch access blocked amid a land dispute, leaving about 8 boats unable to relaunch and losses exceeding US$85,000. Tourism & Lifestyle: Martinique continues to market sailing and charter experiences, highlighting moorings, services, and hurricane-season sheltered anchorages.