AMR & Lab Capacity: CARPHA completed a five-day technical visit to the Turks and Caicos Islands to strengthen antimicrobial resistance detection, monitoring, and response, focusing on lab systems, biosafety, staffing, governance, data management, and AMR surveillance, with meetings across the Ministry of Health, NERU, NPHL, TCI Hospital, and infection prevention teams. Climate & Youth Innovation: Turks and Caicos Islander Michael Saunders delivered a TEDxMcGill 2026 talk on Caribbean climate vulnerability and “ecological debt,” arguing that small island states face outsized climate costs despite contributing under 1% of global emissions. STEM Education Support: United Way’s Turks and Caicos Summer Enrichment Camp enrolled 155 children (target 150) with daily Maths and English plus themed days including Science Day, aiming to build confidence and a love of reading. School Food Tech: St. Joseph’s Academy used EC$12,500 in Taste of Wadadli Junior Chef prize funds to buy two commercial convection ovens, upgrading Home Economics training with industry-standard equipment. Tech Policy (Regional): CARICOM’s COTA conference in Guyana (27–31 July) will spotlight “smart, data-driven and AI-enabled” approaches to modernize tax administration across the region. STEM-in-Politics History: A new series piece revisits the 1970s “Road to 1976” era, highlighting how public protest at Waterloo met authority—context for how civic action shapes governance.