Montserrat Economy & Policy: Montserrat has started a comprehensive pensions review, with a 17-member committee and TELUS Health support, aiming to modernise and stabilise retirement benefits and shift toward a transparent defined-contribution model with more individual control and portability. Regional Finance & Currency: The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is pushing ahead with redesigned EC banknotes, replacing Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait with regional figures; Grenada’s Kirani James is set for the EC$5 note in circulation in 2027. Regional Integration: OECS leaders marked 45 years of integration and opened the 78th Authority meeting in Antigua, with new chair Gaston Browne calling for an “OECS renaissance” focused on implementation across economic development, climate resilience, security, food and energy security, and freedom of movement. Transport & Trade for Montserrat: Questions are growing over Montserrat’s ferry future as private operators move ahead while government completes its long-awaited tender; officials say no government-managed service is operating yet. Business & Travel Connectivity: Trans Anguilla Airways has gone live on global distribution systems, making inter-island flights easier for travel agents and travellers to book across the Eastern Caribbean, including Montserrat. Health & Community: Veteran broadcaster Basil Chambers turns 60 by organising a Men’s Health Fair in Montserrat on July 3, offering free screenings and prostate checks to boost preventative care. Legal & Business Risk: In the Mango founder death investigation tied to Montserrat, prosecutors say phone data shows no movement before the fatal fall, and the judge has ordered further inquiries and a forensic reconstruction.