Tourism & Wellness Push: The Discover Dominica Authority will head to Trinidad from Aug 12–18 for its annual destination sales mission, with mall activations and B2B meetings, and it’s also spotlighting the Oct 23–25 World Creole Music Festival and Feb 8–9, 2027 Carnival—plus the new Oct 5 direct flights with Contour Airlines. Indigenous Health & Culture: Minister for Kalinago Upliftment Cozier Frederick marked International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (Aug 9) with a focus on “Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being,” highlighting Kalinago midwives’ role in homes, community centres and hospitals. Mental Health Demand: Dominica recorded 398 acute psychiatric admissions to the Acute Psychiatric Unit between May 2023 and May 2024, with calls for more community-based emotional support as specialist staffing remains limited. NCD Alarm: President Sylvanie Burton warned Parliament that Dominica is seeing rising non-communicable disease burdens, including over 1,100 hypertension cases (2020–2025), alongside diabetes and cancer. Adolescent Support: The REACH project launched a webinar series on adolescent health, starting Aug 11 with “Breaking the Stigma Around Mental Health.” Community Health Infrastructure: Opposition leader Jesma Paul-Victor urged modernization of the Salisbury Health Centre, including prevention-focused services, maternal and child health, counselling, and disability-friendly access. CBI Under Scrutiny: A call for an inquiry into Dominica’s Citizenship-by-Investment programme is growing, as opposition leaders flag declining CBI revenue and critics allege illegal discounting.