Gun violence and hospital impact: Police are investigating the death of 20-year-old Desran Micheal after a Chateaubelair shooting on Aug. 17, the country’s 33rd homicide this year, while investigators keep key details confidential and ask the public to come forward. Ongoing shooting probes: RSVGPF is also looking into multiple weekend incidents, including a Grenadines Wharf shooting that left a 17-year-old woman injured (stable), and separate Middle Street attacks in Kingstown that sent two women to Milton Cato Memorial Hospital and left a suspect injured and in police custody. Public health reassurance: Infectious disease specialist Dr. Jerrol Thompson says CRAB, a drug-resistant bacterium detected in four patients at MCMH, is not expected to spread like COVID-19 and that local medical staff are equipped to manage it. Adolescent health support: The REACH Project launched a webinar series on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, covering mental health, nutrition, healthy lifestyles, parent-teen communication, and stigma reduction. Regional child protection: OECS and UNICEF unveiled a Regional Child Policy and Strategic Plan 2026–2032, aiming to protect children across the Eastern Caribbean through a whole-of-the-child approach. Health system partnership: Mackay Memorial Hospital is sending a team to renew its partnership with Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, with a focus on improving the Health Information System.