Tourism & Infrastructure: Tourism Minister David Collado broke ground on a RD$136.9 million renovation of Los Almendros Beach and the Baní boardwalk, adding plazas, terraces, green areas, vendor kiosks, lighting, utilities, restrooms, and safer pedestrian access to boost the waterfront experience. Tourism Regulation: Collado also said the government will create an Airbnb-style national registry to improve tourist safety and emergency response—without shifting tax duties to the tourism ministry. Public Administration: The Ministry of Public Administration (MAP) has started in-person audits of state payrolls to reconcile headcounts across agencies, with three firms involved and results expected by December. Public Health: Health authorities are pushing 100% smoke-free environments nationwide and warning that designated smoking areas don’t protect people from secondhand smoke or vaping emissions. Crime & Migration: Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez warned that traffickers are increasingly forcing victims into organized crime, including fraud and cybercrime, under coercion. Culture: The Culture Ministry reviewed renovation progress at the Schools of Fine Arts and Manuel Rueda Hall, upgrading lighting, equipment, and facilities for music, dance, visual arts, and performing arts. Sports (CAC Games): With Santo Domingo 2026 underway, Venezuela’s Manuel Díaz won silver in the men’s 200m butterfly and the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay team took bronze, while organizers warn heat, humidity, and Saharan dust are testing athletes’ limits. Justice & Safety: Relatives of a child who died in Santo Domingo Oeste are demanding deeper investigation into the circumstances of his death.