Courtroom Pressure on Payments: A judge in Aruba heard Arspa’s lawsuit against Refineria di Aruba (RDA) over unpaid refinery work worth about 14 million florins, pushed the parties to negotiate, and set a Sept. 30 deadline to report whether a concrete agreement is reached or else a verdict date will follow. North Coast & ROPV Compliance: PPA MP Eduard Pieters says Parliament spoke unanimously and the Government must comply with the law on the North Coast, arguing the Ruimtelijk Ontwikkelingsplan met Voorschriften (ROPV) is about regulating and protecting nature—not an automatic ban on ATV/UTV use. Mental Health Plan Scrutiny: MP Hendrik Tevreden backs a National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan but questions why the survey starts only at age 18 despite youth data showing widespread worry and sadness. Nature-Tourism Talks Move Forward: Government and UTV/ATV stakeholders signed a collaboration protocol to keep dialogue going and seek practical rules; the Government also requested a court postponement to protect both livelihoods and nature. Kingdom Consultation Push (Dutch Parliament): The Dutch House committee for Kingdom Relations is pressing the cabinet to restore consultation with Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten after complaints they weren’t consistently consulted on Kingdom positions. Public Safety & Defense: Dutch Defense launched “Calm Horizon,” a two-week hurricane emergency exercise on St Maarten and Saba with Aruba and Curaçao military personnel participating. Justice & Rights: Aruba’s court postponed a life-sentence review until 2027, and police confirmed two prisoners were extradited to the United States.