AI & Data Centres: Trinidad and Tobago signed three MOUs with U.S. firms to explore major AI and data centre projects, including a proposed 300MW data centre and a 150MW AI facility, plus talks on recommissioning the Point Lisas steel plant—sparking fresh environmental debate over electricity and water demands. Public Pushback: A Change.org petition urges the government to pause approvals until independent environmental and water assessments are released for public consultation, while officials say the deals are only MOUs and that full technical and regulatory reviews must come first. Local Concerns (Debe): Debe residents want clarity on how the plans would affect daily life, especially given existing infrastructure and water-supply worries. Flood Risk & Preparedness: With the ITCZ still active and soils saturated, TTMS issued a Yellow Localized Flood Alert for southern and eastern Trinidad, warning of possible stream overflow, ponding, traffic delays, and landslips; the Rural Development ministry says municipal DMUs are on standby and monitoring rivers and drainage around the clock. Regional Affordability Talks: CARICOM leaders and the private sector agreed on concrete steps to tackle affordability pressures, including lowering trade and logistics barriers and addressing impacts of the maritime net-zero framework on small island states.