Regional Health & Inclusion: CARICOM has formally signed French Guiana’s Associate Membership agreement, with Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre calling it a “meaningful act of regional inclusion.” The move is expected to strengthen cooperation across trade, climate resilience, security, education, health, environmental protection, culture, and people-to-people links as CARICOM prepares for its 51st Heads of Government meeting in Saint Lucia. Heat Safety & Medication Review: A new health explainer highlights which medications can raise heat-related risk by interfering with the body’s cooling responses, urging extra monitoring for infants, older adults, people with chronic conditions or cognitive impairments, and those facing social isolation or harsh heat exposure. It flags key drug groups such as diuretics, laxatives, antihypertensives, and certain psychotropic medicines. Microbiome & Metabolic Health: Researchers report a gut bacterial strain from the dyeing poison dart frog (native to Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname) that produces compounds affecting fat metabolism and glucose regulation in lab models, improving insulin sensitivity in mice on high-fat diets. Digital Development Partnership: The UWI and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union formalised a strategic MoU to advance regional digital policy, research, capacity building, and implementation—areas that can shape health and wellness services through better connectivity and resilience. Nature & Wellbeing Context: A feature spotlights the Guiana Amazonian Park as the EU’s largest national park and a major part of French Guiana’s rainforest, home to rare wildlife and Indigenous communities—an important reminder of the region’s environmental health backdrop.