French Politics & Justice: France’s National Assembly voted unanimously (254-0) to repeal the slavery-era “Code Noir,” removing a 1685 law that treated enslaved people as “movable property” and enabled brutal punishments—an overdue symbolic step that lawmakers from Guadeloupe and across the French Caribbean say can’t undo centuries of harm. Regional Aviation & Logistics: Caribbean Airlines is cutting routes and frequencies from June 1, ending services to Dominica, St. Kitts and the Ogle–Suriname corridor, and reducing flights to Martinique and Guadeloupe to twice weekly—moves tied to reported losses of US$18.84m and likely to reshape intra-Caribbean travel and trade flows. Health & Procurement: PAHO/WHO and OECS-PPS will convene in Saint Lucia (May 28–29) to improve access to safe medicines and health technologies, launching a regional technical working group focused on procurement, supply chains, forecasting and pooled buying. Disaster Preparedness (WASH): Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross reps completed regional WASH emergency training in Guadeloupe, strengthening coordination and readiness for water, sanitation and hygiene responses during crises. Maritime Industry: Curaçao hosted the 24th Caribbean Shipping Executives’ Conference, spotlighting digitalization, port resilience and intra-Caribbean trade as regional shipping faces new global pressures. Guadeloupe & Regional Culture/Community: A Guadeloupe-linked spotlight on workforce and community building (SOS Archis expansion) and local humanitarian capacity-building both underline how skills, services and networks keep moving across the islands.