Public Health Advisory: Montserrat’s Ministry of Health and Social Services is urging residents to protect themselves as acute respiratory infections rise, with guidance on hygiene, ventilation, masking when symptomatic, and staying home until symptoms improve for at least 24 hours and fever-free without medication. Community Health Input: Residents are also invited to shape the island’s health services at three meetings (Look Out School Auditorium, Salem Community Centre, and Brades Arts and Education Centre) running Oct 6–8, with PAHO support, focusing on barriers to care and prevention for conditions like hypertension and diabetes. Financial Empowerment Month: Financial Information Month 2026 kicks off with radio programmes, a youth public speaking competition, children’s activities, and a weekly October crossword competition tied to “The Big Push: Mastering Money in a Changing World.” School Health Survey: The Ministry of Health, Education, and PAHO will run the WHO Global School Health Survey in October among Montserrat Secondary School students, updating the 2008 findings to guide youth-focused planning. Banking Leadership Watch: Bank of Montserrat Limited is advertising replacements for three senior managers, including a General Manager role as Josephine George leaves, raising questions about continuity at the island’s only indigenous commercial bank. Caribbean Culture Loss: The passing of calypsonian The Mighty Sparrow is marked as a major closing chapter in Caribbean cultural history.