Regional Health Security: CARPHA wrapped up its 11th Annual Caribbean Public Health Laboratory Network workshop in Bridgetown, bringing together lab directors (including Montserrat) to strengthen preparedness, surveillance, diagnostics coordination, and lab networking across the Caribbean. Wellness & Cancer Awareness: Pink Ribbon Charity Montserrat is urging residents to join Caribbean Wellness Day (Sept 12) via its 100 Million Step Challenge, supporting breast cancer awareness and its Feet for Life podiatry programme, with a focus on getting youth involved too. Health Habits: A new piece highlights walking as a low-cost way to boost physical and mental health, noting benefits can start below 10,000 steps and that short, frequent walks can add up. Regenerative Medicine Research: A study reports that DNA’s 3D reorganization—through chromatin loops—plays an essential role in tissue regeneration after injury, pointing to genome architecture as a key health mechanism. Local Governance & Care: Caribbean Overseas Territories leaders met in Bermuda to align priorities for the UK Joint Ministerial Council, with health and social care listed among the shared agenda items. Community Health Promotion: Montserrat’s 100th-birthday message from Peter Cabey spotlights long-term wellbeing habits like fish-and-vegetables diet and daily swimming, alongside a calm, forgiving outlook. Sports & Health Policy (Indirect): FIFA bans and fines officials over misuse of COVID funds, a reminder of how public health money can be diverted when governance fails.