Dominica Business & Community: Well-known businessman Mc Millan James Jno Baptiste has died at 90, with local businesses closed today in his honour. Women & Lifestyle: Dive Dominica launched Dominica’s inaugural Women’s Dive Day on July 18, giving girls and women ages 10–60 a first underwater experience and Discover Scuba certificates. Youth, Sport & Tech: Portsmouth Bombers FC is teaming up with NSE Night Club for the Bombers FC EGame Challenge 2026 (Aug 22) blending EA SPORTS FC 26, live music, and community entertainment. Food & Culture Tourism: Goûté Domnik—Taste of Dominica officially runs July 19–26, spotlighting Kwéyòl Creole cuisine with Restaurant Week menus from XCD 60 to XCD 200 and an island-wide food guide. Regional Policy & Mobility: CARICOM leaders wrapped CARICOM 51, with focus shifting to “return on integration” and practical hurdles like connectivity. Citizenship-by-Investment Pressure: The EU has warned Eastern Caribbean CBI states to phase out by June 1, 2028 or face visa-free fallout, while Dominica and partners prepare a unified response. Regional Food Security: ZHTF launched “Cultivating Futures” to improve food security, nutrition, education, and climate resilience using 10 regional schools across Dominica and neighbours. Arts & Learning: Lakeview Public Library’s “America 250” exhibit uses layered art to explore American and Caribbean history through Queens artist David G. Wilson.