CARICOM Health Security & Food Nutrition: At the 51st CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Saint Lucia, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell is attending as leaders push a people-centred agenda that includes regional health security and preparedness and stronger food and nutrition security. Regional Unity in Practice: Incoming CARICOM Chair Philip J. Pierre says integration must move from “conference rooms to communities,” with priorities that directly affect daily life, including climate resilience, crime, and youth opportunity. CARICOM 10K & Community Wellness: The CARICOM Road Run/Walk in Gros Islet drew 250+ runners from 15 countries, with Guyana’s Odida Parkinson and Attoya Harvey taking second in elite categories, while the event was framed as a celebration of health, discipline, and unity. Respiratory Health Warning: Saint Lucia’s Fire Service says COPD emergencies are rising and that in 2025, all COPD cases they responded to involved men—urging men to take smoking-related illness seriously. Violence and Emergency Strain: A bar shooting in Bexon left a 16-year-old girl critical and an adult man stable, while officials also reported mounting pressure on first responders from respiratory, trauma, and vehicle incidents. Humanitarian Aid to Venezuela: Guyana-led relief efforts are sending nearly 100 containers, including medicines and water tanks, to earthquake-hit communities in Venezuela. Mental Wellness Support: A Brooklyn workshop called “Building Strength for the Caribbean Mind” aims to support mental health and suicide prevention through community discussion and culturally familiar language.