Chlordecone Accountability: French MPs voted unanimously to force the state to acknowledge partial responsibility for the long-term harm caused by the chlordecone pesticide in Guadeloupe and Martinique, after health warnings were ignored for decades; with nearly 90% contamination cited, the bill links the toxin to cancers and other serious health effects. Regional Justice Training: The OHADAC Regional Arbitration Centre (CARO) and the OECS will launch June 10 training on arbitration and ADR across the Eastern Caribbean, with French officials and Sir Dennis Byron attending, aiming to make dispute resolution more accessible for businesses and investors. Sargassum Study Mission: An OECS delegation is visiting Martinique and Guadeloupe June 1–4 to review local sargassum management and explore value-added uses, supported by the EU and OECS. Air Connectivity Watch: Air France keeps an unusual Miami–Guadeloupe Airbus A320 route, while regional aviation continues to shift amid airline pullouts and new interline deals. Code Noir Repeal: France’s National Assembly voted 254-0 to repeal the 1685 Code Noir slavery edict, a symbolic but historic step as the Senate still must approve. Guadeloupe Court Case: A Basse-Terre Court of Appeal authorized the extradition of John Daghita to the United States over a reported $46 million cryptocurrency fraud. Disaster Response Drills: “Operation Caraïbes 26” continues through June 4, training Antilles forces for multinational disaster relief after a simulated major cyclone.