Crime & Safety: National Security Minister Horace Chang says Jamaica is on track for one of its safest years, with murders down 23% and fewer than 600 expected by year-end, after the Global Peace Index ranked Jamaica the most peaceful in the Caribbean. Education & Community: Park Mountain Primary in St Elizabeth celebrated PEP results with gifts, scholarships and a red-carpet graduation, including $1.1 million in support for students. Housing & Public Order: PM Andrew Holness linked long delays in Vineyard Town NHT apartments to violence and gang activity that stalled contractors for nearly nine years. Politics & Governance: Parliament saw fresh clashes over the Integrity Commission report and MP Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert’s attack on Nekiesha Burchell for “disrespect” and disruption. Migration Row: Constitutional law expert Dr Lloyd Barnett says the Government must answer key questions on the US third-country nationals agreement, including where asylum seekers will be sent. Business & Markets: JSE suspended trading in Kintyre Holdings and Atlantic Hardware after audited financials were overdue by 91 days. Sports & Culture: World Athletics certified the National Stadium track, while the Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards highlighted major food and scholarship initiatives.