Regional Leadership Loss: CARICOM mourned the death of French Guiana’s President Gabriel Serville, who died Sept. 30 at Cayenne University Hospital at age 67; he entered politics in 2012, led the CTG from 2021, pushed for greater autonomy, and helped drive French Guiana’s accession as an Associate Member of CARICOM. Local Governance & Services: Saint-Martin’s Executive Council approved multiple measures from its Sept. 24 meeting, including €2.84M in European education funding, a projected €1.49M court-ordered payment schedule tied to the Computech dispute, and steps affecting employee meal cards, tourism, disability services, sports, and development. Policy Pressure in the Caribbean: A Saint Lucia-focused report says the EU is pressing OECS countries with Citizenship By Investment Programmes to end them by 2028 or risk losing visa-free Schengen access, with a possible response deadline extension to June 2027.