Mental Health Response: A Kingston councillor is calling for more police training to better handle mental health crises, saying officers often won’t act without mental health team support. Child Safety Tragedy: In Trelawny, a 10-year-old girl’s body was found with her throat slashed; residents reportedly attacked an alleged suspect, who later died, while the child’s father remains critically injured. Public Health Watch: Jamaica has intensified monitoring of imported produce amid a US cyclospora outbreak, including heightened checks on iceberg lettuce and leafy vegetables after CDC reports of confirmed cases and hospitalisations. Healthcare Workforce & Accountability: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton offered to correct statements after the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association challenged claims about interns’ protest conditions at UHWI. Access to Care: Biomedical expanded to a new collection centre in St Ann, aiming to make diagnostic testing more convenient for residents. Medicinal Cannabis Regulation: The Cannabis Licensing Authority opened new headquarters in Kingston to improve service delivery and support a more transparent, accessible medicinal cannabis industry. Women’s Health Support: HerFlow Foundation donated menstrual and personal care products to women at Bellevue Hospital and South Camp Adult Correctional Centre to tackle period poverty. Community Health & Prevention: SDC’s empowerment fair will support 100+ vulnerable women in Montego Bay with job-readiness, counselling, and self-care sessions. Violence Update: A man out on bail for a 2017 murder was shot dead at a bar in Top Greenvale near Mandeville; police say no arrests yet.