Aviation Boost: LIAT Air will launch direct flights between Guadeloupe and Jamaica on July 14, with service from Pointe-à-Pitre to Montego Bay twice weekly and the return on Wednesdays and Sundays, timed ahead of Jamaica’s 2026 Reggae Festival. Regional Connectivity: LIAT (2020) and Air Caraïbes signed an interline deal effective June 1, letting passengers book on one ticket with baggage checked through across networks linking Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana with the Eastern Caribbean and onward to Europe via Paris-Orly. Health & Environment: French MPs say the state shares partial blame for the long use of chlordecone (Kepone) in the French West Indies despite warnings, with contamination affecting nearly 90% of people in Martinique and Guadeloupe and linked to cancers. Legal & History: France’s National Assembly voted unanimously to repeal the Code Noir, the 1685 slavery law that kept enslaved people classified as “movable property,” though reparations are not included. Sargassum Watch: An OECS delegation is visiting Martinique and Guadeloupe (June 1–4) to study sargassum management and develop value-added uses for the seaweed. Transport Disruption: Ferry services to Dominica were disrupted after a fishermen’s strike in Guadeloupe blocked the port of Pointe-à-Pitre. Justice System Training: OHADAC’s CARO arbitration centre and the OECS will launch June 10 training to strengthen access to economic justice across the Eastern Caribbean. Crime & Courts: A Guadeloupe court authorized the extradition of an American accused in a $46 million cryptocurrency fraud.