Roseau North By-Election: Both Dominica Labour Party candidate Ashma McDougall and UWP candidate Danny Lugay project confidence ahead of the polls, with McDougall promising a renewed focus on revitalising community centres and Lugay pushing direct voter engagement. Voter Registration Push: Chief Election Officer Anthea Joseph urged eligible voters to complete voter confirmation before the October 15 deadline, warning that failure to confirm will remove names from the voters list and delay voting rights. CBI Under EU Pressure: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit backed the Citizenship by Investment programme as Eastern Caribbean leaders respond to European Commission concerns, including a regional meeting on CBI engagement and a stated commitment to integrity and oversight. Regional Security Pact: CARICOM IMPACS and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to expand biometric data sharing, aimed at strengthening border security and also tightening checks around CBI-related risks. Disaster Response Training: Twenty-four disaster responders from Dominica, Jamaica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines completed Last Mile Distribution Training of Trainers in Kingston to improve how relief reaches affected households quickly and fairly. Food Security Initiative: Zero Hunger Trust Fund is set to launch a regional project, “Cultivating Futures,” targeting food security, nutrition, education and climate resilience through 10 regional schools, with EU funding. U.S. Immigration Clampdown: U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace introduced legislation to bar entry from 39 countries including Dominica, framing it as a “third world” immigration moratorium aligned with Trump-era travel ban logic.