One Health & lab capacity: Guyana signed a US$1.785M agreement under the Pandemic Fund to strengthen One Health work through 2028, with PAHO/WHO and World Bank support, aiming to improve preparedness for threats like zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety and environmental health. Health infrastructure dispute: The High Court denied VAMED Engineering’s urgent bid for temporary orders in the specialty hospitals contract fight, instead ordering both sides to preserve key hospital sites and equipment pending arbitration. Nursing pay adjustments: President Ali announced salary adjustments for experienced registered nurses after pay-scale changes left new nurses earning at levels similar to long-serving staff. Water safety debate: Opposition MPs challenged a GY$496.3M state bottling plant, arguing it diverts funds from failing municipal water systems; letters and public discussion focus on trust in potable water delivery and impacts on small distributors. Public health reference lab: The Ministry of Health is using part of a US$22M World Bank loan to fund design and supervision for a new National Public Health Reference Laboratory building. Community health & safety planning: President Ali’s “model village” consultations for Non Pareil/Melanie preview upgrades like drainage, security and services aimed at safer, healthier living. Violence & emergency response: Two men were killed in a Water Street stabbing in Georgetown; a knife was recovered and a suspect arrested. Food & farming wellness: A rice-duck integrated farming pilot with GRDB and FAO targets lower herbicide and fertilizer use while improving farmer income.