UHWI Nursing Crisis: Nurses at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) walked off the job in A&E over overcrowding and poor working conditions, but operations later returned to normal after management moved patients to inpatient wards to ease congestion. Intern Shortage Alarm: The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) says reduced intern numbers are forcing unsafe, exhausting shifts—some up to 56 hours—raising risks for both doctors and patients. Patient Care Breakthrough: Mandeville Regional Hospital completed a complex bypass to save a 72-year-old man’s “precious limb,” preventing amputation linked to diabetes, hypertension, smoking, and gangrene. Mental Health for Youth: Demand for the U-Matter Chatline is rising, with thousands of counselling sessions recorded since 2022 as young people increasingly seek emotional support. Child Support in Schools: Sandals Foundation and Food For the Poor Jamaica opened a Therapeutic Play Room at Granville Primary and Infant School, training guidance counsellors to support students’ psychosocial wellbeing. Public Health & Safety: Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism is upgrading three public beaches with added medical areas and lifeguard facilities, while sanitation workers received recognition for long service and benefits including health plans and pensions.