Cost-of-living relief: Prime Minister Godwin Friday rolled out a 90-day emergency package to cushion rising global fuel, electricity, cooking gas and freight costs, including tax and customs relief aimed at slowing pass-through to household food bills and directing savings to consumers. Energy & household prices: Government removed the customs service charge on LPG (100%) and signalled possible VAT waivers on cement if prices jump, while also cutting charges on diesel used for electricity generation. Public finance pressure: Friday said SVG’s debt-to-GDP is now 113% (projected higher if unchecked) and referenced a discovered $200m bank overdraft, promising a “course correction” for fiscal discipline. Trade modernisation: Vincy Single Window for Trade (VSWIFT) is being rolled out to let businesses process licences and permits through one connected system across government agencies, aiming to cut delays and improve transparency. Regional business support: OECS launched the second call for Window 2 of the Regional MSME Matching Grants Programme for Blue Economy value chain groups (fisheries, coastal tourism, waste management). Entrepreneurship spotlight: U.S. Embassy-backed YLAI Solution Pitch winner Petra-Anne Davis (Elixirs) will scale a mobile cocktail bar model across SVG. Diplomacy with economic angles: SVG’s new Taiwan envoy Kenton Chance presented credentials, highlighting smart agriculture, healthcare and sustainable tourism cooperation. Blue economy & jobs: Fisheries Minister Conroy Huggins announced a queen conch hatchery and nursery unit in Union Island amid declining conch and lobster landings.