Renewables Funding Call: IRENA is inviting renewable energy developers across Antigua and Barbuda and the wider Caribbean to submit projects for possible support via its Climate Investment Platform and Energy Transition Accelerator Financing, covering solar, wind, geothermal, bioenergy, green industrialization, e-mobility and supply-chain work. Energy & Utilities: APUA says it wrote off “a couple of millions” in old customer debt under the election-period amnesty, while it also moves to finalise a battery storage policy for rooftop solar users to manage safety and grid impacts. Solar Buildout: Government officials are pushing a 55-megawatt renewable solar project, with battery storage and grid upgrades flagged as essential. Local Food Push: Cabinet directed more acreage for cultivation and expanded programmes like a tissue culture lab and partnerships to boost disease-free planting and climate-resilient sweet potato production. Creative Industries Plan: Antigua and Barbuda is drafting a creative industries White Paper and roadmap to formalise the sector, improve incentives and data, and link it more tightly with tourism. Dispute Resolution: Carib Resolve Dispute Resolution Centre launched in Antigua to expand mediation and other out-of-court options for individuals and businesses. Agriculture Protection: Antigua and Barbuda maintains its ban on pork imports from the Dominican Republic due to African Swine Fever risk. Investment Platform: Antigua and Barbuda joined the Maldives and the UN to launch an Island Investment Forum aimed at attracting investment and supporting sustainable development in SIDS. Biological Threat Preparedness: Antigua and Barbuda is hosting talks and preparing its first confidence-building measure report under the Biological Weapons Convention. Tourism/Industry: Work on the National Performing Arts Centre is on track for September 30 completion, supporting CHOGM programming and future local events.