Industrial Tech Showcase: Santiago hosted a German-technology industrial fair at the Gran Almirante hotel, spotlighting innovations for automotive, construction, paint, wood, gardening and cleaning, with brands like Mipa, Atlas and Supercor. Water Crunch: CAASD director Felipe Suberví urged Greater Santo Domingo residents to rationalize water as El Niño cuts aqueduct output to 30–35% of normal capacity, with major reductions in key river basins. Tourism & Research: Punta Bergantín’s trust will fund a permanent economic, social and territorial impact study for Villa Montellano and nearby communities via an agreement among PUCMM and the Tourism Ministry. U.S. Slowdown Watch: A new outlook says the Dominican Republic is in “yellow” territory: remittances rose 6.4% in Jan–Jul to US$7.32B, but July growth cooled, so employment and household income in the U.S. remain key. Power Reliability: ETED scheduled Saturday maintenance on the 69 kV Haina–Herrera Nueva–Metropolitano line, with planned outages across multiple Santo Domingo sectors. Fuel Prices Frozen: For Aug 29–Sep 4, the government kept gasoline, diesel, LPG and natural gas prices unchanged, with RD$1.21B in fuel subsidies. Tourism Access Upgrade: Puerto Plata signed an “Accessible Destination” agreement to improve infrastructure, training and marketing for visitors with disabilities and older adults. MLB Fallout (Local Angle): MLB suspended a Dominican prospect tied to an age-fraud scheme involving fake identity records and a staged death/gravesite, after a $2.8M pre-deal with the Cleveland Guardians. Cocoa Traceability Win: The EU-funded Cacao Trace project in Monte Plata trained 740+ producers and helped formalize compliance protocols for EU 2023/1115, including a blockchain-based traceability platform.