Ebola risk at ports: A Guyana letters page warns that a new direct West Africa–Barbados route plus visa-free travel could raise Ebola importation risk, urging the Ministry of Health to track passenger origins and tighten safeguards at entry points. World-record cardiac telesurgery: Guyana marked its 60th anniversary with the world’s longest-distance robotic cardiac telesurgery, with a coronary bypass performed remotely from Georgetown to a patient in India using the SSI Mantra 3 system (renamed “Mantra Freedom 60”), alongside local robotic procedures. Healthy food policy push: A regional health discussion highlights slow progress on NCD prevention and urges faster action on healthy food policies to meet PAHO targets, naming Guyana among countries that still can catch up. Maternal substance-use research: At a CARPHA health research conference, doctoral student Khalisha Halley presented work linking marijuana use during pregnancy to low birth weight outcomes. Vector-borne disease surveillance upgrade: CARPHA convened a Georgetown workshop to standardize early warning indicators and strengthen technology-driven surveillance for vector-borne diseases across member states. Youth suicide spotlight: An editorial flags Guyana as having the highest youth suicide rate in the region, while noting declines over two decades but calling for urgent mental health action. Regional integration with health implications: Guyana and Barbados announced travel using digital ID cards from July 1, potentially easing cross-border movement for services including healthcare.