Sargassum & Public Health Preparedness: A Virgin Islands deputy secretary says the OECS-EU study visit in Martinique and Guadeloupe (May 31–June 5) offers practical ways to manage recurring sargassum impacts—linking coastal ecosystem protection, tourism resilience, and public health preparedness through interception, collection, monitoring, and use. Chlordecone Compensation Pathway: A new law recognizing the State’s responsibility for long-term chlordecone pollution has taken effect in the French West Indies, opening the door to compensation discussions for affected people; the government has one year to report on extending existing schemes, with funding tied in part to an added levy on tobacco products. Marine Protection Boost: France announced three new strictly protected marine zones for World Oceans Day, raising strict protection to 14.68% of waters, including coral reef protections in Guadeloupe; strict zones limit or ban fishing, extraction, and tourism to help ecosystems recover.