Banking Deal: Butterfield Bank has agreed to acquire CIBC Caribbean in a landmark US$1.8bn transaction, creating a roughly US$29bn banking and wealth-management platform across 10 Caribbean markets, with closing targeted for the first half of 2027. Corporate Finance: Sagicor Group Caribbean says it will head to the capital markets later this year to raise billions for a planned merger, positioning a new holding company to expand the group’s Caribbean footprint. Energy & Markets: Touchstone Energy reports two Trinidad wells placed on production and ongoing Atlantic LNG Train 4 maintenance, while also noting planned pipeline downtime and gas redirection to support pricing. Trade & Diversification: Trade Minister Satyakama Maharaj says Government is pushing non-energy transformation via stronger public-private coordination, investment facilitation and tourism expansion. Public Policy & Security: Police have enforced new State of Emergency protest limits, banning demonstrations within 500 metres of 15 sensitive public sites. Regional Diplomacy: Trinidad and Tobago abstained from CARICOM’s latest Cuba sanctions statement, while CARICOM’s COFCOR condemned the intensifying US measures. AML Focus: AG Anil Nandlall urged stronger judicial training and higher conviction rates for financial crimes at CFATF meetings in Port of Spain, as Guyana signed an operational sanctions information-sharing MOU. Tourism/Local Courts: A court lifted a jet ski ban in Tobago’s Buccoo Reef Marine Park but kept strict operating restrictions around key beaches and safety rules.