Malaria Elimination Push: Suriname and PAHO opened a Guiana Shield subregional meeting in Paramaribo to accelerate cross-border malaria elimination, with high-level support and a focus on reaching mobile, mining, Indigenous, and remote border communities. Chikungunya Update: Suriname’s Public Health Bureau says chikungunya is no longer in the epidemic phase, though cases still circulate in places like Paramaribo and Brokopondo—so prevention must continue, not just spraying. Medicines Quality Boost: PAHO, CARPHA, and USP held a Caribbean webinar to strengthen medicines quality assurance and laboratory testing, bringing together regulators and labs from across the region including Suriname. Training for Tropical Medicine: Saint James School of Medicine’s Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Public Health was recognized by ASTMH and includes a Suriname practicum focused on hands-on lab training for tropical diseases. Nutrition & Diabetes Watch: A multiethnic study linked higher intake of non-sugar-sweetened beverages to higher type 2 diabetes risk, including among Surinamese participants, raising questions about “diet” drink swaps. Public Health Safety Signals: Barbados authorities are reviewing tighter controls or a possible ban on paraquat, citing growing global health concerns tied to Parkinson’s disease and other harms.