La Romana.– The Provincial Health Directorate (DPS) of La Romana warned citizens and the commercial sector about the presence of individuals posing as employees of the Ministry of Public Health to request undue payments through transfers or bank deposits, under threats of closing establishments. Through an official statement, the entity clarified that these people do […]
Santo Domingo.- The General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) reminded that this Sunday, January 18, is the deadline to renew the vehicle circulation tax (marbete) 2025-2026 through digital platforms, while the in-person renewal will be available until Saturday, January 31. Taxpayers can carry out the process online through the web portal or the mobile application […]
Santo Domingo.- A trough has been affecting the national territory during today, causing scattered and passing showers in different areas of the country, including sectors of Greater Santo Domingo, according to predictor José Medina, from the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet). According to the report, these rains will continue until the early hours of the […]
A 22-year-old man died this Saturday morning after presenting serious health complications that, preliminarily, would presumably be linked to the prolonged use of electronic devices such as vapers and hookahs. The deceased was identified as Frank Sosa, a resident of the Puerto Rico sector, in the municipality of Hato Mayor. According to information obtained, the […]
Santo Domingo.- Despite the unstable atmospheric conditions recorded this weekend, some surfers took advantage of the waves at the Güibia boardwalk, in the National District, to practice this water sport, attracting the attention of passers-by and onlookers who were in the area. The gusts of wind and the movement of the sea created a favorable […]
SANTO DOMINGO.- The National Sports Federations participated this Friday morning in the workshop on Good Practices of Transparency and Accountability, jointly given by the Ministry of the Presidency and the Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic. You may be interestedr:They hold a panel with Nelson Cruz, recognize Yasser González and invite Luis Arraez Around 70 […]
SANTO DOMINGO. The Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) will hold a mass this Thursday, January 15, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the death of engineer Roque Napoleón Muñoz (Polón), a prominent sports leader and former president of that organization. You may be interested in: Courtney and the bullfighting relief hold the Toros against […]
Santo Domingo.– The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, assured this Tuesday that the preparations for the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 are progressing as planned and with satisfactory results, after heading a meeting with the members of the Organizing Committee and officials of entities linked to the event. The president […]
WASHINGTON.– The U.S. Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, showed a clear inclination this Tuesday to support state laws that prohibit transgender athletes from competing on women's teams in schools and universities. You may be interested in:Borja Iglesias responds with irony to homophobic insults received in Seville During more than three hours of hearing, the […]
Santo Domingo.– The Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre, ERD, swore in the members of the Organizing Committee for the 55th edition of the Sports Games of the Armed Forces and the National Police, in an act held on the front esplanade of the Ministry of Defense. During the ceremony, the high […]
The music streaming company Spotify announced an increase in the cost of its Premium subscriptions for the United States, effective from February 2026, which will directly impact millions of platform users. The adjustment covers the Individual, Duo, Family, and Student plans, and subscribers were notified through official channels. This move, announced on the company's press portal, […]
Samsung is ready to become a provider of 5G modem chips for Tesla's electric vehicles, starting with its Robotaxi line in Texas, United States. This was announced by The Elec. Although the South Korean company already supplied components to Tesla, this will be the first time it supplies 5G connectivity chips to the electric car manufacturer, […]
Truth Social is presented as Donald Trump's alternative in the social media ecosystem, aiming for a space of conversation without restrictions and with a structure that resembles Twitter in many ways. Launched by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the platform emerges as a direct response to the blocks suffered by Trump on other networks and […]
Madrid.- The social network X, formerly Twitter, has stopped working normally in several countries, including the United States, Spain, and France, around 3:15 p.m. (2:15 p.m. GMT) for reasons still unknown. Users of the social network have reported to the page Downdetector problems with the service both in the mobile application and in its web […]
Beijing.- A Chinese application called '‘Have you died?’, created so that people who live alone periodically confirm their status through a simple daily registration, has become one of the most downloaded paid apps in the country and has reopened the debate on loneliness in a society marked by aging and the rise of single-person households. […]
Morelia (Mexico),.- A total of seven alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), were arrested in an air and ground operation deployed by federal and state authorities in the Mexican state of Michoacán (west). The Civil Guard (State Police) reported that the operation took place last Friday, in towns in the municipality of […]
Beijing.- The Chinese military deployed naval and air assets to monitor the passage of a U.S. destroyer and an oceanographic vessel through the Taiwan Strait, amid the escalation of tensions between Taipei and Beijing. The guided-missile destroyer USS VJohn Finn and the oceanographic research vessel USNS (United States Naval USNS Mary Sears sailed through these […]
Eight people died this Saturday after being hit and swept away by three large snow avalanches in the Austrian Alps, in the federal states of Salzburg and Styria, reported the public radio and television ORF. In the first accident, in the well-known alpine center of Bad Hofgastein, in Salzburg, a woman practicing ski touring, that […]
Mexican federal authorities arrested in the state of Hidalgo Alejandro Rosales Castillo, who was on the list of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted for various crimes such as homicide, robbery, and kidnapping. According to information from the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, the detainee had a red notice issued by Interpol and an arrest […]
Guatemala City.- The Government of Guatemala affirmed this Saturday that "it will not negotiate" with the leaders of the Barrio 18 gang who are staging simultaneous riots in three prisons in the country, where they are holding 46 employees of the Penitentiary System as a pressure measure to regain their privileges. Riots are reported at […]
Through social media, the team of the legendary artist Wilfrido Vargas shared a statement denying the false information that the artist had died after losing the battle against cancer. In the statement, the artist's office publicly thanked the displays of affection and concern, followed by categorically denying the false information that has circulated on social […]
Gets ready to start his successful European tour Santo Domingo, RD. — Venezuelan salsa singer Lemar presents his most recent musical release, “Para Siempre,” a salsa adaptation of the renowned song by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Kany García, in an artistic exercise that honors the essence of the original song from a new sound. Based in […]
Mexico City, Start the year with everything! Julián Gil takes the stage in 2026 with Somos Familia, a new production by TelevisaUnivision, by joining the cast of the new proposal by producer Ignacio Sada, whose premiere is scheduled for Las Estrellas and ViX in the second quarter of the year. With this project, the actor […]
Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee is once again in the spotlight of controversy after being linked to a lawsuit for alleged fraud, conspiracy, and breach of trust, related to a million-dollar business of padel courts. The legal action was filed by the Spanish businessman León Fernando Fixman, who claims to have been irregularly excluded from […]
Santo Domingo.- The humorist and actor Juan Carlos Pichardo Jr. celebrated this Thursday the arrival of his second child, a boy who will be named Juan Manuel Pichardo Paniagua, the result of his marriage to Carmen Paniagua. The news was shared by Pichardo himself through his social media, where he published several photographs with his […]
A country can ignite from a chat: WhatsApp sets the agenda before the media. A single forward surpasses any headline. In the digital age, the real information crisis doesn't ignite in the newsrooms of a media outlet, nor on the front pages of newspapers: it begins in a simple WhatsApp chat. Before any media outlet […]
In the Dominican Republic, presidents don't fall because of the opposition. They fall because of something more intimate and devastating: their own family. When corruption shares the same last name as the presidential band, it ceases to be a case and becomes a sentence. It's not a contract that is judged: it's the entire credibility […]
In 2015, an internal crisis within the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) forced the leadership of that organization to promote a constitutional reform to enable President Danilo Medina, who had been elected in 2012 through a constitution that prohibited consecutive re-election. Medina was eligible to try to return in 2020, that is, after a period, a […]
For days, Leonardo Aguilera has been the target of a campaign as evidently coordinated as it is poorly executed. Defamation, slander, and half-truths circulate on networks and certain media with suspicious synchronicity. Who's sending them? Who's biting their nails? The formula is old: fabricate scandals where they don't exist, repeat lies until they seem like […]
In 2025, live news streaming via YouTube on smart TVs leaves traditional television behind and transforms news consumption in the Dominican Republic.By: Pavel De Camps Vargas Who's dominating your home screen today? It's not traditional television. In the Dominican Republic, YouTube has taken over the television in this 2025, redefining the map of news consumption. […]
Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic leads the ranking of projected growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) real in Latin America for the year 2026, with an estimate of 4.5%, according to data published by the magazine Mercado, based on the World Economic Outlook of the World Bank. According to the report, the country is […]
Santo Domingo.- The most consumed fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, and propane gas, will maintain their prices for the week of January 17 to 23, 2026, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes informed this Friday. In that order, premium gasoline will be sold at RD$290.10 per gallon; regular at RD$272.50 per gallon; optimal diesel […]
Washington.- US President Donald Trump said Friday that he might impose a tariff increase on nations that do not accept his plans to take control of Greenland, arguing that the island is central to US interests. "I may put a tariff on countries that don't accept the Greenland thing because we need Greenland for national […]
IDB Invest approved a financing package of up to US$80 million for Banco Múltiple Promerica de la República Dominicana, S.A. (“Promerica RD”) with the aim of expanding access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and for green sustainability projects. The operation seeks to boost economic growth, supporting underserved segments and promoting sustainable investments. […]
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the US dollar for this Thursday, January 15, 2026, as follows: In financial institutions, the dollar was quoted for purchase at RD$62.35 and for sale at RD$64.11. These figures represent almost total stability compared to the previous day, […]
On Saturday afternoon, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ocean Paradise project took place, officially marking the start of construction of one of the most promising real estate and tourism proposals in the Dominican Republic, strategically located in the Uvero Alto area, east of the country. The event took place in a pleasant and formal atmosphere, […]
La Altagracia.- The twenty-fifth edition of the Gran Concierto Altagraciano in the Basilica of Our Lady of La Altagracia, paid tribute to the patron saint of the Dominican people, through the musical excellence of the National Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of maestro José Antonio Molina, and the special performance of the renowned saxophonist and […]
More than 1,600 people impacted by their 2025 Community Medical Missions La Altagracia.- The Puntacana Group reaffirms, once again, its commitment to the health and well-being of the communities in its environment, through the free medical care provided by its Puntacana Foundation (FPC). During the last year, the foundation carried out four Community Medical Missions, […]
Santo Domingo.- The National Press Workers' Union (SNTP) announced this Thursday its action plan for the year 2026, with a view to strengthening that organization and defending the labor rights of its members. Manuel Ureña, general secretary of the SNTP, said to strengthen ties with the union's bases, for which they propose to hold the […]
A place between the Loma and the Atlantic Ocean that becomes a refuge for the traveler's soul. There is a corner located on the north coast, caressed by the breeze that tastes of salt and nostalgia, where the Atlantic merges with the land and leaves its mark on every stone, every wave, every soul. That […]
If anything has been highlighted by the prolonged Haitian crisis, it is the historical debt that the Dominican Republic has with its own border. The provinces that guard that line of more than 390 kilometers not only face the direct consequences of the collapse of the Haitian state, but have also been, for decades, forgotten […]
Without a doubt, the tourism sector represents one of the greatest successes of the governments of President Luis Abinader, an area that he already knew well before his arrival at the Presidency of the Republic, due to his experience as a local businessman. Since his swearing-in in August 2020, the Tourism Cabinet was implemented, coordinated […]
This July 4th, the United States commemorates the 249th anniversary of its independence, a date that marks the beginning of a nation forged in the fight for freedom, civil rights, and self-determination. Since then, this feat has been celebrated in multiple cultural expressions that exalt patriotic pride and the sense of national belonging. However, on […]
Today we proudly and gratefully celebrate the fourth anniversary of De Último Minuto, a project that was born with the firm conviction of transforming the way information is reported in the Dominican Republic. In these four years, we have witnessed —and been protagonists— of a revolution in digital journalism, marked by immediacy, technological innovation, and […]
On the eve of celebrating the fourth anniversary of De Último Minuto, we reaffirm our commitment to innovation, technology and, above all, to you: our readers. We are driven by the constant desire to evolve, to do things differently and to keep up with the times. Therefore, today we present two new products that will […]
Santo Domingo. – Residents of the Los Mina sector, specifically on Interior Rosa Duarte street, reported this Thursday that they live in constant fear due to the threats and the climate of violence generated by an alleged drug trafficker identified as “Jarito”, whom they accuse of controlling multiple drug points in the area and being a fugitive from justice for the murder of a police officer more than nine years ago.
According to several community members, the situation has become unsustainable, to the point that some residents have abandoned their homes and others live under a self-imposed "curfew" due to fear of reprisals. They allege that, after an altercation in which a drug point was closed, threats have increased, including the presence of alleged "missionaries" sent by Jarito to intimidate or attack those who confronted him.
One of the whistleblowers claimed that his family has been directly targeted for retaliation, he narrated that he recently disarmed one of the armed men linked to the point, after an attempted assault in the middle of the street. "Thank God the gun jammed. If not, this would be another story," he commented. He added that his son and other young people in the area have been persecuted and that he fears for their lives.
Whistleblowers also accuse sectors of the National Police of complicity with criminal networks, pointing out that some agents protect these points in exchange for bribes. "In Los Mina there are more drug points than grocery stores and nobody sees them," said Yoti, who also revealed that he has documented at least seven active points and fears for his safety.
Residents made an urgent call to the authorities of the Public Ministry and the National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) to intervene in the area, dismantle criminal operations, and guarantee the safety of citizens who today feel abandoned.
“We are tired of living in uncertainty. We don't want more drugs, more weapons, or more fear. We just ask to be able to live in peace,” they concluded.
La Romana.– The Provincial Health Directorate (DPS) of La Romana warned citizens and the commercial sector about the presence of individuals posing as employees of the Ministry of Public Health to request undue payments through transfers or bank deposits, under threats of closing establishments. Through an official statement, the entity clarified that these people do […]
Santo Domingo.- The General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) reminded that this Sunday, January 18, is the deadline to renew the vehicle circulation tax (marbete) 2025-2026 through digital platforms, while the in-person renewal will be available until Saturday, January 31. Taxpayers can carry out the process online through the web portal or the mobile application […]
Santo Domingo.- A trough has been affecting the national territory during today, causing scattered and passing showers in different areas of the country, including sectors of Greater Santo Domingo, according to predictor José Medina, from the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet). According to the report, these rains will continue until the early hours of the […]
A 22-year-old man died this Saturday morning after presenting serious health complications that, preliminarily, would presumably be linked to the prolonged use of electronic devices such as vapers and hookahs. The deceased was identified as Frank Sosa, a resident of the Puerto Rico sector, in the municipality of Hato Mayor. According to information obtained, the […]
Santo Domingo.- Despite the unstable atmospheric conditions recorded this weekend, some surfers took advantage of the waves at the Güibia boardwalk, in the National District, to practice this water sport, attracting the attention of passers-by and onlookers who were in the area. The gusts of wind and the movement of the sea created a favorable […]
Neiba, Bahoruco. – President Luis Abinader called on Saturday for young students in this province to access the scholarship platform of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCYT), highlighting that these academic opportunities represent a way to boost their university education and open new doors to professional development. During the meeting held at […]
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