Murder Case in Court: Police officer Joshua Hamlet was remanded to prison until October 2 after being charged with the murder of 16-year-old Jerbiah Paul, whose body was found in Capuchin after she went missing in late July; another officer, Jean-Luc Langlais, was also charged and both face court again in Portsmouth on October 2. Child Protection Push: Circle of Friends is urging Dominica to strengthen a coordinated child protection network after Jerbiah’s death, calling on organisations to check whether programmes keep children safe, whether threats are reported, and whether the most vulnerable are reached. Local Health & Safety: A traffic accident near the Coast Guard Base in Fond Cole left one woman with a fractured finger; the driver, the Deputy Principal of Dominica Grammar School, was taken to China Friendship Hospital. Regional Child Policy: OECS, with UNICEF support, launched a Regional Child Policy and Strategic Plan 2026–2032, aiming for a whole-of-the-child approach to keep children safe and supported across health, education, justice, and protection. Adolescent Health Education: The REACH Project is expanding adolescent health across Dominica and other OECS states through webinars and parent-teen communication sessions covering reproductive health, mental health, nutrition, and healthy relationships. Food Security Support: Dominica’s Mini Seasoning Pepper Programme is showing early results, with a Giraudel farmer harvesting over 250 pounds of seasoning pepper after receiving seedlings and fertilizer.