Chlordecone Accountability: France’s lower house has unanimously adopted a bill recognizing the state’s “share of responsibility” for the health, moral, environmental and economic harm linked to chlordecone (Kepone) in Guadeloupe and Martinique, where more than 90% of adults are believed to carry traces; lawmakers cite health warnings ignored during banana plantation use from 1972 to 1993 and links to cancers including prostate cancer, with an interministerial mission now planned to assess remediation and cleanup measures. Regional Health & Environment: An OECS-backed delegation from nine Caribbean states and territories is visiting Martinique and Guadeloupe (June 1–4) to study sargassum management strategies under the SARSEA project, supported by the EU, focusing on monitoring, collection, risk management and turning seaweed into value-added products. Travel Access for Care: A UK travel advisory highlights that travellers without a GHIC card may miss state-provided medical treatment abroad at local cost, urging people to apply before travel and to keep travel insurance as well.