Santo Domingo.- The Public Ministry presented its conclusions this Thursday in the trial on the merits of the Coral case, requesting sentences of up to 20 years in prison for the main defendants and a special sentence of five years for the whistleblower Raúl Alejandro Girón Jiménez. During the hearing, the director of the PEPCA, […]
The National Police Retirement Committee commemorated this Thursday the 22nd anniversary of its creation with a solemn ceremony held at the Evangelizing Media Parish of San Antonio de Padua, highlighting more than two decades of work dedicated to the well-being of retired police members. The act was led by General Juan Hilario Guzmán Badia, Deputy […]
Santo Domingo Este. The Judicial Office of Permanent Attention of Santo Domingo Este ordered 12 months of preventive prison against Ángel del Pino Cuya, a Peruvian citizen accused of causing a false bomb alarm at the Las Américas International Airport (AILA). The coercive measure must be fulfilled at the Las Parras Correction and Rehabilitation Center, […]
Writing.- The Public Ministry requested 12 months of preventive detention against the Peruvian citizen Ángel del Pino Cuya, accused of generating a false air security alarm that forced the temporary suspension of operations at Las Américas International Airport (AILA). The event, which occurred on January 6, activated the terminal's emergency protocols. As a result of […]
Santo Domingo.– The judges of the Second Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeals of the National District retired to deliberate after concluding the hearing in which they heard the appeals filed by seven of the defendants in the judicial process for alleged irregularities in the National Health Insurance (Senasa). The court, composed of magistrates […]
CONSTANZA. – La Patrulla del Monte celebrated with resounding success, last weekend, the sixth edition of the rally “El Triángulo”, an event that brought together more than 500 competitors and left a significant impact on tourism and the economy of the northern region of the country. You may be interested in:r:INEFI inaugurates the first Community […]
The commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), Roger Goodell, has assured that the Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is aware that the Super Bowl is a platform that promotes unity. «He understands that the Super Bowl platform serves to unite people with their creativity and talent and that he must take advantage of this […]
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican president, Luis Abinader, received this Thursday players from the Leones del Escogido, champions of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League, whom he urged to compete with "patriotism" as representatives of the country in the Caribbean Series to be held from February 1 to 7 in Jalisco, Mexico. The ruler handed the […]
Bayaguana, Monte Plata.– The president of the Bayaguana Sports Union, Isaac Ogando, acknowledged the contributions made by Charlie Mariotti, candidate for the presidential candidacy of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), to the strengthening of the municipality of Bayaguana and the province of Monte Plata, underlining his constant support for sports and community initiatives for several […]
Madrid, Spain.– Within the framework of the International Tourism Fair (FITUR), the president of the Organizing Committee of the Central American and Caribbean Games, José Monegro, stated that the integration of sports and major events into the national tourism strategy consolidates the Dominican Republic as a comprehensive, competitive, and diversified destination. You may be interested […]
Granada (Spain).- An international team of scientists found that artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make mistakes when answering questions that require conceptual reasoning and not mere internet searches, which reveals that it still does not equal human thought in complex academic tasks. As detailed this Thursday in a statement by the University of Granada (UGR), […]
ChatGPT surprised thousands of users this Tuesday, February 3, by presenting failures in its operation, without prior notice. High error rates are occurring in adjustment jobs. "And we have identified that users are experiencing high levels of error in the affected services," OpenAI wrote on its website. "We have identified the problem and applied the […]
Los Ángeles.- Los dos gigantes tecnológicos Meta y YouTube enfrentan esta semana un histórico juicio en el estado de California por acusaciones de que sus plataformas alimentan una crisis de adicción juvenil. The trial will take place in the Los Angeles County Superior Court and marks the first time the companies will present their case […]
New York.- The tech giant Microsoft presented this Monday Maia 200, the second generation of its artificial intelligence (AI) chip with which it seeks to reduce dependence on Nvidia and compete against those of Google and Amazon in the cloud. This new model has been presented two years after its first version, the Maia 100, […]
New York.- Billionaire Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, one of the most ruthless figures in Silicon Valley and the new 'czar' of the media in the United States, managed to become the guardian of the algorithm of the renewed American TikTok. Ellison, who is 81 years old and lives on the Hawaiian island of Lanai […]
The U.S. government released previously unseen photos showing the body of Jeffrey Epstein lying on a stretcher and being attended to by medics immediately after his death. Twenty images, many of which are too explicit to display, were released as part of a declassified report from the FBI regarding Epstein's death while in custody, as […]
In his sixth speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, Donald Trump made a striking confession about his flights: "I don't have to sleep [...] I don't like sleeping on planes, you know? I prefer to look out the window, watching for missiles and enemies, the truth is." The event is an annual act that brings […]
The U.S. President, Donald Trump, has stated this Thursday that he is "very close" to ending the war in Sudan. "I am working hard to end that war. We are very close to achieving it. It will be number nine", declared the president. In the past, Trump had already pledged to end the conflict in […]
Washington.- Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assured Republican representatives this Thursday that she has no problem making a televised public statement before Congress about her links to the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Her message, which she posted on her X account, comes a few days after she and her husband, former President […]
Rio de Janeiro.- The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stated this Thursday that he asked his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to let the Venezuelans solve their own problems. "I told Trump that those who have to solve Venezuela's problems are the Venezuelans. I don't know if Delcy (Rodríguez, the interim president of […]
Madrid.- The song 'Rosas' by La Oreja de Van Gogh has become the first song by a Spanish group to surpass one billion streams on Spotify, according to its record label this Thursday. The merit is greater if you consider that the song was released in 2003 as part of the album 'Lo que te […]
During Michael Flores' interview on this Wednesday's broadcast on Alofoke Radio Show the communicator and panelist Vincent Carmona, known as Dotol Nastra, exploded against the Puerto Rican announcer Jorge Pabon “El Molusco”, after the latter called him a “sycophant” of Santiago Matías. The confrontation arose when the interview that Michael Flores gave to Molusco was […]
Santo Domingo, DR - Puerto Rican singer Michael Flores made his stance on his sentimental life clear during an interview tonight, on Alofoke Radio Show where he was directly questioned about who he felt better treated with: if with his ex-partner known as Titi or with the Dominican urban artist La Perversa. The question was […]
Santo Domingo, RD.- Alofoke Radio Show once again made history in digital communication by reaching over 1.1 million devices connected simultaneously, during the exclusive interview with the emerging Puerto Rican artist Michael Flores, once again consolidating itself as one of the platforms with the greatest impact in Latin streaming. The interview was led by Santiago […]
We're only in the first few weeks of 2026 and we already have one of the most surprising relationships of the year: Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton. Although several sources claim that everything is "very casual" and that they maintain a friends with benefits type dynamic, the truth is that the story between the two […]
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 - Dominican Republic participated in the 1st Ministerial Meeting on Critical Minerals convened by the U.S. Government, held in Washington, where the country projected itself as a player within the global strategy to strengthen and diversify supply chains. The official delegation was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Álvarez, and comprised […]
Santo Domingo.- The National Institute for Consumer Protection (Pro Consumidor) said today that it activated a special inspection operation nationwide, with the aim of monitoring the offers, promotions and prices announced by businesses on the occasion of the celebration of Valentine's Day, and to avoid misleading practices that affect citizens. The executive director of Pro […]
Santo Domingo. – The economy of the Dominican Republic could register in 2026 a growth between 3.6% and 4.5%, mainly conditioned by investment in capital works, the boost of the mortgage market and the recovery of the housing sector, which has experienced a significant slowdown during the last three years. The projection was presented during […]
The Dominican Republic and the United States are making progress in building integrated, resilient, and competitive supply chains. This is due to the competitive advantages, macroeconomic stability, and favorable investment climate offered by the country, as highlighted by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM), Eduardo -Yayo- Sanz Lovatón, during his participation in the […]
Santo Domingo.- Economist Daniel Toribio warned that the Dominican Republic closed 2025 with a worrying turn compared to Central America: it went from leading the regional growth to lagging behind, while food inflation continued to strongly pressure low-income households. Toribio pointed out that, according to the comparative performance, in 2025 several countries in the region […]
Santo Domingo.- The Brisas de las Colinas housing project has sparked considerable interest in the real estate market, registering more than 300 interested clients and securing more than 100 reservations in a single day, which allowed the complete sale of its first stage and the immediate start of the commercialization of the second phase, with […]
Santiago.– The Ministry of Culture announced this Wednesday the main guidelines of the Cibao Regional Book and Culture Fair, conceived as a space to celebrate reading, thought, and the cultural richness of the north of the country, with the participation of the 14 provinces of the region. The first fair edition will be held on April […]
London.- A two-year-old boy from Manchester has broken two Guinness World Records for billiards by performing two tricks that no one had done before at such a young age. Jude Owens performed a first trick, called "pool bank shot" at two years and 302 days old and another called "snooker double pot" at two years […]
Santo Domingo.– This Monday, January 26th, the Dominican Republic commemorates the 213th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, Father of the Nation and main ideologue of National Independence, whose thought and sacrifice laid the foundations of the Republic proclaimed on February 27, 1844. Juan Pablo Duarte was born on January 26, 1813, in […]
Santo Domingo, RD.– The agency OK Casting announced the celebration of the second edition of the OK Casting Award, which will be held in virtual format on January 31, 2026, consolidating itself as a platform for promotion, training and visibility for acting talents in audiovisual productions of television and cinema in the Dominican Republic. The […]
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.- RD Bridal Week 2025 (RDBW), the most important event in the wedding industry in the Caribbean will be held during the weekend of September 12-14, at the Kimpton Las Mercedes Hotel, in the Colonial Zone, with an attractive schedule of parades where prominent designers will present their seasonal bridal proposals.
The information was provided by Socrates Mckinney, president of RDBW, who recalled that within the framework of the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of this important bridal fashion platform, national and international designers will fill the Colonial City with splendor and magic with their innovative trends.
Similarly, the prominent event producer reaffirmed his firm commitment to always uphold the name of the Dominican Republic with events that enhance the industry, while thanking all designers, sponsors, collaborators, and the Kimpton Las Mercedes Hotel for opening its doors to the talent of professionals, future spouses, and lovers of the bridal world.
This time, the guest country will be Puerto Rico and thanks to its important alliance with San Juan Moda Bridal, the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic and the airline Arajet, the talent of Eclíptica, José Raúl and Leonardo Fifth Avenue, will enhance this great fashion event, who, together with the master Giannina Azar and the creative Gabriela Azar, will be in charge of the opening on Friday, September 12th of RD Bridal Week 2025.
For the second day, Saturday the 13th, the agenda will continue with the parades of José Jhan, Masculino Formal, Laura García, The White Dress, La Novea, Calpo Atelier, Michelle Reynoso and Rafael Riveiro.
On Sunday the 14th at 10am, the professional educational platform Bridal Master Class will be held, with two master interventions: "Destination Weddings", by Kitzia Morales, who is a key figure in romance tourism, founder and president of IADWP, and the other topic that will be developed will be "Indian Weddings", presented by Laurah Luna, a Mexican specialist in this type of weddings through her product ",Ibdia Experience".
In this space, those present will also have the opportunity to interact with both wedding planner experts on wedding organization, trends, decoration, photography, music, pastry, and more, providing tools for couples to plan their big day with greater confidence and style.
RD Bridal Week 2025 will close with a flourish with the spectacular proposals of Isabel Reynoso, Arcadio Díaz, Melkis Díaz, MUA Atelier, Wilson, Alcequiez and Joel Reyes.
It is important to note that on Friday and Saturday nights, the beautiful pool at the Kimpton Las Mercedes will be the setting for the Bridal After Party, in honor of all its guests, under the production of Hiden and RS Entertaiment; companies dedicated to the organization of parties, DJs and setups.
In addition, "Get Married in DR" will be available throughout the weekend: an immersive experience that will present the latest trends in setups, which, in addition, will promote our country as an ideal place for destination and local weddings. This immersive hall will take guests through three concepts of Dominican weddings: the beach, the mountains and the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. This space has been made possible thanks to the Ministry of Tourism, Inventivas, Light Group, Backpanels, Coolekos and Dauny Studio.
The RD Bridal Week is an event dedicated to future spouses in the country, where the latest bridal fashion trends are presented, by the hand of the most outstanding designers for the bride, groom, the wedding party and the guests.
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New York.- The transportation company Uber announced this Wednesday that it will implement trips with autonomous vehicles in Madrid, London and Los Angeles, among other cities, within the framework of its strategy to become the company that coordinates the most trips of this type worldwide by the year 2029. Uber advanced its driverless travel plans […]
The president of the National Competition Defense Commission (ProCompetencia), María Elena Vásquez Taveras, assumed this Thursday the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Central American Network of Competition Authorities (RECAC), representing the Dominican Republic, reaffirming the country's position as a regional benchmark in competition policy and institutional cooperation. During the inauguration ceremony, Vásquez Taveras presented the […]
Santo Domingo.– The Minister of Public Health, Víctor Atallah Lajam, swore in César Cerda as the new director of the Corporation of the Aqueduct and Sewerage of Monseñor Nouel (CORAMON), in an act held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Health. The swearing-in was supported and accompanied by provincial and municipal authorities, including […]
Santiago.- The National Police and the Public Ministry managed to capture a man linked to a serious case against an 8-year-old girl. The arrest occurred thanks to a coordinated effort between Dominican institutions and United States security agencies. The detainee is Nicolás Núñez, a former senior police officer, 60 years old, in retirement. Currently, the […]
Santo Domingo. – The Dominican Republic will be the country from which the main decisions on digital government in Latin America and the Caribbean will be articulated during 2026, upon assuming the presidency of the Inter-American Digital Government Network (Red GEALC) and, simultaneously, being chosen as the venue for its Ministerial Meeting, the highest-level political […]
Members of the Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic (CCRD) carried out an on-site supervision of the audit and fiscalization procedures executed by the control body on various State institutions. These visits are framed within the determination of the current Plenary to guarantee that all external control processes are carried out with transparency, high […]
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