Aviation Shock: Caribbean Airlines is cutting multiple Eastern Caribbean routes from June 1, including Dominica, St Kitts and the Ogle–Guyana to Suriname service, with Martinique and Guadeloupe reduced to twice weekly—after losses of over US$18.8m from the airline’s Eastern Caribbean expansion, raising fresh questions on who will plug the regional airlift gap. Oil Spill Tension: Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela agreed to keep sharing information and strengthen cooperation on cross-border hydrocarbon spills after talks on the Ris­er Platform No. 2 incident in the Gulf of Paria, even as Venezuela presses for compensation and T&T downplays damage. Gas Portfolio Discipline: bpTT says it has paused the Kanikonna project while pushing Manakin–Cocuina, citing budget focus and production optimisation in the Columbus Basin. Payments Reform Debate: The Central Bank’s Pay­ments Sys­tems and Ser­vices Bill is welcomed by fintechs, but stakeholders warn parts of it could slow innovation. Enforcement Push: Operation DUNWICH netted 3,000+ illicit and un-certified items, including 1,620 illicit cigarettes and 386 counterfeit clothing pieces. Local Business Link: A T&T entrepreneur is setting up a battery plant in Ghana, part of a wider push to connect Caribbean industry to Africa.