Medical Workforce: Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre celebrated the 2025–2026 Medical Internship Programme, with Dr. Georgian Ajilloh taking Intern of the Year plus Patient Care and Compassion and Leadership/Team Spirit awards, while Dr. David Odulaja earned Clinical Excellence and Spirit of Service, and Dr. Brianna Benjamin was named Most Improved—marking interns’ path toward full registration and independent practice in Antigua and Barbuda. Public Health & Policy: The AIDS Healthcare Foundation urged the UK to lead urgent Commonwealth debt reform ahead of CHOGM in Antigua and Barbuda, warning that debt distress is draining money from health, education, and social protection. Health System Safety: Antigua and Barbuda launched an official cyber incident response team (AB govCIRT) to strengthen government readiness, detection, and response to cybersecurity threats, with Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre among attendees. Community Health & Oversight: Opposition Leader Jamale Pringle called for a bipartisan parliamentary review of the child protection system after officials reported 287 child abuse cases this year, including about 30 involving sexual assault. Food & Resilience: Government moves to expand water access and local food production, including more farmland under cultivation and a tissue culture lab at Bethesda to support disease-free planting material. Local Health Services: Caribbean Cinemas Antigua announced an indefinite closure to improve cinema conditions, amid separate reports of health breaches at its canteen.