CTU ICT Week in French Guiana: St. Vincent and the Grenadines elected Minister Phillip Jackson to serve as Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Vice-President, with the election held during the CTU’s 32nd General Conference of Ministers on Sept. 23. CTU Leadership Shift: Konris Maynard (St. Kitts and Nevis) was also elected CTU President, setting a regional agenda around resilience, inclusion, AI, cybersecurity, and coordinated digital policy. Regional Security & Tech: Guyana urged faster, coordinated intelligence-sharing as INTERPOL’s Americas conference opened in Georgetown, warning that delays let cross-border criminals exploit legal and operational gaps. Cross-border Crime Crackdown: Operation ATLAS NEXUS wrapped up with 490+ arrests and 156.9 tonnes seized across drug trafficking, firearms, document fraud, human trafficking, and environmental crime, involving 35 countries. Space for Climate Monitoring: ESA launched Sentinel-3C and FLEX from French Guiana on a Vega C rocket, boosting Earth observation for oceans, land, vegetation, and atmosphere. Space Infrastructure in the Region: EllaLink laid branching units for future Pará and Maranhão cable links, expanding French Guiana’s role as a connectivity hub. EU Space Autonomy: The European Commission pushed for autonomous access to space and stronger launch capacity, warning Europe’s space future is at risk without investment.