Rural healthcare upgrade: Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony commissioned a new GY$30M health centre and completed GY$30M staff living quarters at Red Hill, Manawarin (Region Two), a combined GY$60M push to improve care for about 500 residents and help retain staff. The elevated facility is designed to keep services running during high-water flooding and includes telemedicine links to regional hospitals and GPHC, plus a fully stocked pharmacy. Mercury exposure concern: In a letter to the editor, residents and advocates raised alarms about elevated mercury levels found in hair samples from South Rupununi communities, especially among women of childbearing age, linking contamination to gold mining practices and the health risks from mercury-tainted rivers and fish. Workplace safety and health laws: Another letter urges the government to modernise outdated workplace health and safety rules, citing the need for stronger protections as Guyana’s rapid oil, gas and construction growth accelerates. CARICOM integration pressure: On CARICOM Day, GTUC called on leaders to move beyond promises and fully implement regional decisions, warning that unemployment, inequality, food and energy prices, public debt, climate pressures and crime are still undermining the promise of integration. Humanitarian response for Venezuela: PM Mark Phillips said 88 containers of disaster relief supplies are ready for shipment to Venezuela, including medicines and non-perishable items, with the effort supported by Guyana and CARICOM partners.