School Food Marketing Crackdown: The Healthy Caribbean Coalition has launched “Make it Make Sense,” urging Caribbean governments to curb ultra-processed food and sugary drink advertising in schools, with a petition running May 25–July 16 across 11 territories, in partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados and other regional groups. Kidney Care Urgency: At a Barbados Kidney Association event, Queen Elizabeth Hospital transplant specialist Dr Margaret O’Shea said new dialysis patients are rising (about six per month) and called for organ donor legislation to enable more kidney transplants. NCD Policy Push: PAHO reports alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes across the Americas are still too low to curb harmful consumption, while a Barbados meeting of nutritionists and legal drafters focused on sodium reduction and eliminating industrial trans fats. Infectious Disease Watch: A virologist is urging caution and transparency after parents raised concerns about a scarlet fever case at Hillaby/Turner’s Hall Primary, saying it’s too early to confirm a wider outbreak. QEH Digital Upgrade: Barbados’ Queen Elizabeth Hospital transformation is progressing, with digitisation of records highlighted as improving efficiency and patient care. Regional Wellness & Lifestyle: A “wellness travel” roundup spotlights Caribbean destinations shifting toward nature, movement, clean food and slower recovery-focused trips.