Animal Health Training: Toledo’s Agriculture Department, with OIRSA and the Cooperative Department, ran a New World Screwworm awareness session in Trio Village for 27 livestock farmers, covering prevention, identification, and farm-level management. Procurement Reform Fallout: PM John Briceño says Belize is moving ahead with a Central Procurement Unit and a public electronic portal, with possible jail time for people who bypass rules, while also defending Defence CEO Francis Usher amid the Meat Masters controversy and denying any link to the company. Miss Belize in the Middle: Isabella “Bella” Zabaneh doubled down on calls to review the $10,000 procurement threshold, and Briceño backed her publicly as the political heat grows. Culture & Youth: Warasa Garifuna Drum School in Punta Gorda launched free summer drumming classes, and Summer Bond camp added robotics as a sport for 75+ students. Entrepreneurship Boost: BELTRAIDE awarded grants to 22 Belizean entrepreneurs through the BEEP program. Sports Development Talk: The Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association’s Allan Sharp urged long-term investment and better sport administration to professionalize athlete development. Local Environment Watch: Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative reported illegal logging signs in the North Eastern Biological Corridor and said equipment was confiscated. Cost of Living: BEL approved a Cost of Power Adjustment mechanism of 1.5 cents/kWh, and the Belize Poultry Association announced a 12-cent per pound chicken increase. Public Safety: Families in Santa Elena are demanding justice after an alleged hit-and-run left an elderly woman seriously injured; police granted bail to the accused driver.