Mental Health & Suicide Prevention: Saint Lucia’s Mental Health Director Dr Naomie Jn Baptiste urged people to act on World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10), stressing that listening, empathy, and taking warning signs seriously can help save lives, while encouraging anyone struggling with suicidal thoughts, anxiety, or depression to seek professional support via local wellness centres and helplines. EU Outer Regions Strategy: The European Commission unveiled a new strategic vision for EU outermost regions including Guadeloupe, proposing targeted adaptations to EU rules to reflect local realities and constraints, with priorities spanning connectivity, renewable energy, climate adaptation, disaster preparedness, and improved access to housing, healthcare, and education.