Education Transformation: Education Minister Chad Blackman opened the First Form Academy at Princess Margaret Secondary School in Six Roads, St Philip, with support plus math, English, conversational Spanish and integrated science, alongside emotional intelligence, financial literacy, career awareness, mental health, citizenship and leadership. Early Childhood Access: The ministry also launched universal early childhood education across Barbados, guaranteeing pre-primary access at no cost to families. School Nutrition: A national breakfast programme is now reaching about 17,000 primary students to stop children arriving hungry, with the ministry monitoring food quality and delivery timing. Digital Government & AI: CARTAC hosted an AI-focused workshop in St Vincent and the Grenadines on modernizing public financial management with a “digital by design” approach. Digital Health: Barbados is pushing ahead with digital health records, but officials say governance, patient access and cybersecurity must protect elderly, rural and disabled groups. Public Safety & Tech: Barbados Customs is reviewing new regulations tied to new technology and updated procedures, rolling out by October. Local Tech & Infrastructure: The Barbados Water Authority is treating prolonged St Thomas water pressure problems as a crisis while engineers investigate outages in Melrose, Edgehill Heights and Edgehill Terrace. Health System Capacity: QEH expansion plans highlight more beds, a dedicated burn unit and expanded cancer treatment resources.