St Jude Hospital commissioning delay: Health Minister Moses Jn Baptiste says the rebuilt St Jude Hospital’s full commissioning, first expected by end of July, will take a few more weeks as the team completes detailed checks of building services, HVAC, medical gas, ICT and radiology safety pathways, and ramps up staffing (471 of 721 needed so far). Road safety push after deadly crashes: Leaders including PM Philip J. Pierre and Health Minister Moses Jn Baptiste warn reckless driving is driving up fatalities, with 16 road deaths recorded by late July; meanwhile, police report a 32-year-old man died after a vehicle plunged over a precipice in Anse La Raye, and a separate crash in Vieux Fort killed a five-year-old boy and injured others. Health security for tourism: CARPHA and the OECS renewed their partnership to strengthen travellers’ health across OECS states through CARPHA’s Tourism and Health Program to 2030. Cybersecurity forum: Officials met in Saint Lucia to tackle rising cyber threats like ransomware and phishing, stressing digital resilience as a national priority. Regional lab upgrade for AMR: CARPHA launched an Antimicrobial Resistance Regional Reference Laboratory in Jamaica to strengthen surveillance and diagnostic capacity across the Caribbean. Pharmaceutical care expansion: Transformative Pharmacy Business Solutions (TPBS) is set to enhance pharmaceutical care services in Saint Lucia, including a push toward genetics-informed prescribing. Child rights spotlight: Saint Lucia named its first Child Rights Ambassadors to help children shape decisions on protection, education, health, justice and social services.