Earthquake readiness: APETT warns many homes and informal commercial buildings in Trinidad and Tobago could face collapse in a major quake, pointing to the country’s active plate-boundary location and urging preparedness over panic after Venezuela’s deadly 7.2 and 7.5 events. AI in telecom: Flytxt says it has completed go-live of its NEON-dX AI platform with Digicel T&T to boost customer value management across prepaid and postpaid, using segmentation, targeting and real-time decisioning for retention and upsell. Nestlé uncertainty: OWTU says Nestlé workers are being told to prepare for every outcome after the company’s strategic review of local dairy and juices, with a July 16 meeting expected to clarify options. Oil sector security: Energy Minister Moonilal says 92 acts of sabotage hit oil infrastructure between Oct 2025 and June 2026, costing Heritage Petroleum over $1m in damaged equipment plus cleanup and lost production. Travel document crunch: Reports say Trinidad and Tobago’s passport booklet supply is nearly exhausted, with immigration issuance reportedly being slowed to avoid a total shortage. Tourism push: T&T targets tourism growing to US$1.7bn contribution to GDP by 2030, focusing on yachting, eco, health, conferences, culture and sport, alongside new industry-linked training initiatives. Regional integration row: T&T challenges CARICOM leadership over the reappointment process for Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett, calling for the CCJ to decide. Regional health capacity: CARPHA commissions a Regional Emergency Operations Centre in Port of Spain to strengthen disaster and public health response across 26 member states. Humanitarian aid to Venezuela: Relief supplies collected nationwide are being packaged and shipped from Point Lisas for Venezuela quake victims.