LIAT Air boosts regional travel: LIAT launched a historic nonstop link between Guadeloupe (Pointe-à-Pitre) and Jamaica (Montego Bay) with a twice-weekly, year-round service (Tuesdays and Saturdays), starting with 33 passengers and aiming to grow to daily flights as demand rises—promising shorter trips and more multi-island itineraries for travelers. Airfares under pressure: LIAT says it’s working to keep ticket prices stable despite a fuel-cost spike tied to the Middle East conflict. Cruise lines turn “beyond the beach” for 2026: Oceania Cruises is expanding its Caribbean program with longer 7–14 day, adults-only sailings that swap some classic beach time for food-and-farm shore stops, including Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe). Sargassum know-how shared across the region: OECS delegates are using lessons from Martinique and Guadeloupe to push more coordinated sargassum collection and “turn it into value” plans across Eastern Caribbean states. Culture spotlight: A new feature revisits the Soucouyant legend—an enduring French Caribbean supernatural figure that also appears in Guadeloupe folklore.