Aruba Underwater Heritage: A new international expedition is set to begin around Aruba’s coastline, aiming to document and protect shipwrecks and other underwater cultural history, with local partners joining Inkfish’s research vessel RV Hydra for surveys from Aug. 25 to Sept. 15. Theater & Culture Loss: The Department of Culture Aruba remembers Amy Lasten, a longtime actress, director, teacher, and cultural promoter who helped train generations and shaped island theater through initiatives like FesTeSeCo. Tourism & Governance Clash: Parliamentarians and the PPA are pushing for full legal transparency around an Aruba Tourism Authority–financed waste management contract, demanding documents and arguing the real issue is whether the government followed the law. Local Community & Learning: Do It Center runs a special camp for employees’ children with visits from Aruba’s police, fire, and ambulance services, plus puppet show and activities. Sports Spotlight: Aruba’s Sarah-Quita Offringa and windsurfer Marc Paré headline the Playa Sur Wind & Waves Festival in Tenerife, with Offringa defending her women’s title. Food Safety Watch: DVG reports action after a complaint about flour containing potassium bromate, a banned additive linked by studies to cancer risk. Global Entertainment: Meta faces a major U.S. ruling ordering $567M in penalties and limits on child features on Facebook and Instagram.