COBA crackdown: The Alcoholic Beverage Control Directorate says it blew past its 2025 supervision goal, completing 266,937 checks and regulating 56,487 establishments nationwide, with added inspections under “Operation Peace Guarantee” and a pilot digital system to record visits in real time. Northern social impact: Banreservas Volunteers opened its first Northern-region headquarters in Santiago de los Caballeros, expanding long-running community support beyond Santo Domingo after 47 years. Migration enforcement in the Cibao: The Army stopped two vehicles in Valverde carrying 30 Haitians without immigration status; drivers fled, and the group was handed to Migration for processing. Culture & heritage in Santo Domingo: Arquitexto launched “40 years, 40 works,” a photo exhibition tracing four decades of Dominican architecture through 40 landmark projects. Diaspora education talks: The Great National Consultation for the Future of Education added a virtual forum for Dominicans abroad, feeding proposals into a new education law. Art exhibition opens: Casa del Cordón unveiled “Dominican Narratives of the Natural and Cultural Landscape,” featuring 18 artists exploring national identity through landscape, rural life, and culture. Immigrant enclaves debate: A controversy erupted over New York’s immigrant enclaves map after Little Italy was left out, sparking calls for fair representation. Music for kids: The Green Lake Festival Children’s Chorus Camp wrapped with a multicultural concert featuring songs in multiple languages.