Child Health: A new push from eye-health experts is urging parents to book routine eye tests for children, warning that uncorrected refractive error can cut learning and potentially double lifetime earnings when corrected early with quality glasses. Food Safety & Public Health: Caribbean Cinemas has closed its Antigua location until further notice after health enforcement found sanitation and food safety breaches at concession stands, with officials ordering the stands shut again. Child Protection Under Pressure: Antigua and Barbuda’s first National Child Protection Town Hall heard that 287 child abuse cases have been recorded this year, with social workers facing threats while trying to keep children safe. Community Action: About 50 people protested outside His Majesty’s Prison (1735) demanding answers after Rashawn Shabazz’s death, linking the case to broader concerns about mental health care and justice. Health System Support: PAHO/WHO welcomed Dr. Eva Jané Llopis as its new Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, with a focus on strengthening resilient, equitable health systems across the region including Antigua and Barbuda. Disease Prevention & Trade: Antigua and Barbuda reiterated its ban on pork imports from the Dominican Republic to prevent African Swine Fever from reaching local livestock and food security. Medical Workforce: The government is seeking to recruit specialist medical personnel from Ghana to expand services beyond what’s available locally.