Hospital Care & Costs: Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) says it has spent hundreds of thousands storing unclaimed bodies and is now preparing to lay 65 people to final rest, after new Health Services Disposal of Abandoned Bodies Regulations set a clear process and timelines for families to collect remains. Regional Health Resilience: Barbados will deploy its certified BDF Field Medical Hospital to earthquake-hit Venezuela, with additional supplies already arriving to help set up a field facility in Miranda. CARICOM Health & Disaster Links: CDEMA renewed its partnership with CARPHA to strengthen public health resilience alongside disaster management across the Caribbean. Endometriosis Awareness (Barbados): A Barbadian woman is raising awareness of endometriosis through a new book, highlighting the long pain and lack of a cure. Food & Public Health: Youth advocates in the region are calling for tougher scrutiny of unhealthy food marketing to children, arguing school break-time access is undermining earlier preschool restrictions. Cost of Living & Access: CARICOM leaders pushed measures to ease rising living costs, including fuel and freight relief and plans for a regional ferry to cut cargo expenses. Agriculture Protection: Barbados’ agriculture minister announced new steps to curb crop and livestock theft after patrols with police and farmers. Homelessness in Storms: The Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness renewed calls for emergency powers to move people into safe shelter during hurricanes. Regional Cooperation: Barbados and Martinique signed a cooperation agreement covering health, education, tourism, risk management and more.