Active Ageing & Health Checks: Barbados National Senior Games kicked off with an island-wide motorcade, featuring dancing, exercise, health checks and activities aimed at healthier minds and bodies for older adults. Youth Mental Health: DLP health spokesperson Felicia Dujon is urging urgent investment in child and adolescent mental health after reports of rising demand for psychiatric assessment at the Psychiatric Hospital’s 24-hour unit. Vector-Borne Disease Control: UWI scientists are preparing field trials of a non-chemical mosquito-control approach, testing lethal ovitraps to reduce dengue infections and hospitalisations. Vaccines Under Pressure: Paediatricians and the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners warn that growing requests to exempt children from routine immunisations—fuelled by misinformation—could weaken Barbados’ protection against vaccine-preventable diseases. Respiratory Illness Watch: Health authorities are monitoring rising respiratory illness activity (including influenza, RSV and COVID-19) and urging hygiene and cough etiquette to limit spread. Digital Health Learning: A Tobago delegation visited Barbados to study digital health systems and how patient information flows across hospitals and polyclinics. Accessible Transport: Barbados Council for the Disabled received a new accessible school bus to improve access to education, medical appointments and community life for children with disabilities. Public Health & Water Safety: Experts and officials weighed in on concerns around the Suarez Brothers Circus operating near the Belle water protection zone, focusing on approvals and pollution risk. Caregiving & Community Support: A revived UWI Medical Alumni Association (Barbados) is partnering to help improve student facilities and mentor medical students at Cave Hill. Alzheimer’s Missing Person: Police are seeking Hubert Macdonald Cumberbatch, 65, last seen driving in St Peter; he has Alzheimer’s disease.