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Santo Domingo. - The two-time president of the Republic and president of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Danilo Medina, swore in dozens of young people who joined the ranks of the political organization in Santo Domingo Oeste this Sunday.
Medina led a massive assembly in the aforementioned municipality of Santo Domingo province, accompanied by the secretary general, Johnny Pujols, and vice presidents Zoraima Cuello and Yván Lorenzo.
Nationals
Senate promises to expedite study of the project that will transform the National Police
Santo Domingo. – The Senate of the Republic received this Monday from the Executive Branch the Preliminary Draft of the Organic Law of the National Police, an initiative that seeks to modernize the structure, operation, and career regime of the law enforcement institution, considered one of the most important reforms of the current administration. The […]
Abinader presents “VIDA Points”, a national network of safe spaces for women victims of violence
Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinader presented this Monday the initiative Puntos VIDA, a network of safe, public and private spaces, designed to offer immediate attention, temporary shelter and connection with specialized services to women in situations of gender, domestic or sexual violence. During La Semanal con la Prensa, the president highlighted that between 2015 and […]
Abinader confirms installation of US camps in AILA and San Isidro
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader confirmed this Monday that personnel from United States will be stationed in specific areas of the Las Américas International Airport (AILA) and the San Isidro Air Base, in compliance with the bilateral agreement that authorizes logistical operations in Dominican territory. The president's clarification came after being questioned about reports indicating […]
Abinader on Stephora case: "The Public Ministry must act in accordance with the law, regardless of nationality"
SANTO DOMINGO. – President Luis Abinader described as “very distressing” and “very sad” the case of the Haitian girl Stephora Anne-Mircie Joseph, 11 years old, who died during a school excursion in Santiago, and assured that he fully trusts the actions of the Public Ministry to guarantee justice. During his weekly meeting with the press, […]
Police Reform Commission delivers project to Senate, Abinader announces
SANTO DOMINGO.- President Luis Abinader informed this Monday that the National Police Reform Commission is delivering the police reform project to the Senate of the Republic, after several years of work. During his participation in "La Semanal con la Prensa", the president explained that said commission is made up of representatives from the public sector […]
Sports
Costa Rican duo defeats United States at the Junior Racquetball World Championships
SANTO DOMINGO. – The Costa Rican duo of Felipe Porras and Gabriel Rojas achieved a dominant 3-0 (11-1, 11-8, 11-5) victory over Americans Reyansh Chandel and Ashvin Aggarwal, in the men's doubles modality of the 12 years and under category, during this Monday's day at the Junior Racquetball World Championship, which is being held in […]
Chess in the Colonial Zone brings together more than 200 players in the XIV Conde Peatonal Tournament
Santo Domingo.- Hundreds of young people, children and adults gathered on El Conde street, in the Colonial Zone, to participate in the XIV Conde Peatonal Chess Tournament, an event organized by the Pro Chess and Culture Foundation which for 14 consecutive years promotes this science sport outdoors. The president of the organizing committee, Aquiles Rodríguez, […]
RD shines with wushu, historic golf and new medals on Day XI of the Bolivarian Games
LIMA, Peru. The Dominican Republic completed one of its most productive days this Friday at the XX Bolivarian Games Ayacucho-Lima 2025, guided by a great harvest in wushu, a historic achievement in golf, and outstanding performances in table tennis, athletics, and karate. In total, the country added 13 medals, consolidating itself in the seventh position […]
Dominican former baseball player David Ortiz wins the 2025 OAS Humanitarian Award
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican ex-baseball player David Ortiz received this Friday the 2025 Humanitarian Award (original title in English) awarded by The Trust For The Americas (institution affiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS)) for his work leading a foundation dedicated to helping children with heart problems. Ortiz founded the organization "David Ortiz Children's […]
A three-year-old Indian boy breaks the record as the youngest chess player in the world
New Delhi (EFE).- Indian child Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, only three years old, has become the youngest chess player in the world to enter the ranking of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), after achieving this Friday his first official rating in approved tournaments. You may be interested in:Aguilas maintain dominance and Jerar Encarnación guides 4-2 victory […]
Technology
OpenAI denies responsibility for a young man's suicide after interacting with ChatGPT
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New York .- The technology OpenAI has denied being responsible for the suicide of a 16-year-old who took his own life after interacting with ChatGPT for months, and has attributed his case to an "improper use" of the tool. "The injuries and damages alleged by the plaintiffs were caused or contributed (…) by the misuse, […]
NASA launches three missions to map the heliosphere and study the solar wind
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Miami (USA).- NASA launched three missions into space this Wednesday that seek to map the heliosphere, the layer that surrounds and protects the solar system, to critically monitor space weather and to study how the Earth's upper atmosphere responds to the solar wind. The three missions took off from Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
Nvidia: From Video Games to the World's Summit as a Colossus of Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia is no longer just a graphics card manufacturer. The company founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, which was born with the vision of bringing 3D graphics to video games, has become the most valuable company on the planet, surpassing Apple and Microsoft with a capitalization of around $4.3 trillion. […]
Apple equips its AirPods with translation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German
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New York.- Apple equips its AirPods with live translation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German thanks to its new operating system, iOS 26, which launches this Monday on compatible devices. Starting today, the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with noise cancellation, paired with iPhones compatible with Apple Intelligence - Apple's artificial intelligence - […]
84% of teenage girls in Spain fear that AI will use their photos to create fake sexual content
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Madrid.- Teenagers have integrated AI into their daily lives, whether for studies or as a confidant in personal matters, although the majority also express reservations, including the use of images to create fake sexual content, according to 84% of them and 76% of them. These are some of the data revealed by the 'Así somos' […]
International
Former Cuban Economy Minister Sentenced to Life in Prison After "Treason Against the Homeland"
Havana.- Former Cuban Minister of Economy Alejandro Gil, who less than two years ago was a close collaborator of the president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and in charge of implementing the island's major monetary reform, was sentenced to life in prison for a dozen crimes, including espionage. The sentence against Gil, announced this Monday by a note […]
Honduras' attorney general requests the "international capture" of former President Hernández
Tegucigalpa.- The Attorney General of the State of Honduras, Johel Zelaya, urged this Monday the national security agencies and the International Police (Interpol) to execute an arrest warrant against former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who last week was pardoned by the President of U.S., Donald Trump. "I inform the Honduran people that I have instructed […]
Peruvian lawyers express concern over ruling restricting crimes against humanity trials
Lima,.- The Board of Deans of the Bar Associations of Peru (JUDECAP) expressed this Monday its deep concern over recent rulings by the Constitutional Court that supported a rule that limits criminal prosecution in cases of crimes against humanity committed before 2002. The JUDECAP stated, in a statement, its agreement with the magistrates who issued […]
Archdiocese of New York seeks to raise 300 million to compensate abuse victims
New York.- The cardinal and Catholic archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan, said this Monday that he hopes to raise 300 million dollars to compensate victims of sexual abuse of minors in his archdiocese and opened the door to a mediation process to reach an agreement. In a letter, Dolan noted that he had met […]
Reports of air strikes and fighting on the border between Thailand and Cambodia
Thailand has launched airstrikes in a disputed area on its border with Cambodia, violating a ceasefire, according to media. The Cambodian side denounces that Thai troops opened fire shortly after 5:00 a.m. (local time) in Preah Vihear province. Tank cannons, among other weapons, were reportedly fired, including towards the Tamoan Thom temple. Clashes between the […]
Entertainment
Santiago Matías invites his massive audience to support Dotol Nastra's reality show and bring it to a million viewers
Santo Domingo, RD.- During the live broadcast this Monday on Alofoke Radio Show, the general producer of the space and CEO of Alofoke Media Group, Santiago Matías, made a public call to the followers of his platform to support the new reality show of the communicator and content creator Dotol Nastra entitled "Only the Strong […]
Urban exponent Donaty was arrested by the National Police
Santo Domingo, RD. -What should have been a night of music and celebration at the patron saint festivities of Los Guaricanos ended up becoming national news, after National Police agents arrested urban singer Ángel Rafael Félix Díaz, artistically known as Donaty. According to preliminary information, the arrest occurred after the artist allegedly displayed a gun […]
"The Alofoke Snitches" reaches over a million connected devices tonight
Santo Domingo.- The new digital project “Los Chivatos de Alofoke”, a production of Alofoke Media Group and hosted by the humorist Carlos Montesquieu and the content creator and Urban artist Capitán Aló, reached the figure of one million connected devices just days after its official launch tonight. The program, which is broadcast at 8:00 pm […]
Shakira stars in a tense moment after a fan pulls her hair
Shakira starred in an unexpected incident during her show at the Centenario Stadium, where she offered one of the dates of her tour “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour”. While singing the popular song BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 53, the singer approached the edge of the stage to interact with the audience and ended […]
Larimar Fiallo announced that she is expecting a baby girl whom she will name Elena
Santo Domingo, RD.- The communicator Larimar Fiallo announced through her Instagram account that she is expecting a girl, whom she will name Elena Wachsmann Fiallo. The news was accompanied by an emotional message in which she expressed the joy she feels for this new stage of her life. Fiallo shared that, since she was little, […]
Opinion
When corruption is not protected by the presidential band
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 […]
We have a permanent constitutional back and forth
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 […]
When the slander is coordinated and clumsy
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 […]
The TV changed in DR
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. […]
¿To govern or campaign? Abinader made it difficult
"I am a tolerant and democratic president, but everything has a limit... We will continue to govern for the people and, for that reason, I say to all pre-candidates and their coordinators: proselitizing acts to officials are not allowed. If they want to campaign, they must leave their positions." Thus spoke the head of state, […]
Economy
Appraisals support approximately 40% of the credit in the national financial system
Santo Domingo. - The Dominican Appraisers Institute (ITADO) assured that around 40.9% of all credit in the national financial system is backed by assessable guarantees. “According to indicators from the Superintendency of Banks, the mortgage portfolio reached RD$404.986 million, with a year-on-year growth of 14%, confirming the strength of the mortgage market and the critical […]
Gasoline, diesel, and propane will maintain their prices next week
Santo Domingo.- The most consumed fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, and propane gas, will maintain their prices for the week of December 6 to 12, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM) informed this Friday. The agency stated in a note that the Government provided a subsidy of 173.6 million pesos so that these […]
Financial inclusion and sustainability: Superintendency of Banks reveals progress and challenges in vulnerable groups
The Superintendency of Banks (SB) presented this Wednesday the report "Towards an inclusive and sustainable financial system 2025", in which it exposes significant advances, but also persistent gaps in the participation of vulnerable groups within the Dominican financial system. The study, based on surveys of financial intermediation entities and users, indicates that although progress has […]
Costco sues Trump to recover tariff refunds
Washington.- Costco sued this Monday the Administration of President Donald Trump, in an effort to obtain a full refund of the tariffs paid by the retail giant this year and to prevent those levies from continuing to be imposed while a Supreme Court case unfolds. In the lawsuit, the company indicated that the December 15 […]
Abinader rules out that the Government is preparing a tax reform for January 2026
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader denied this Monday that his administration plans to submit a tax reform at the beginning of 2026, clarifying that the rumors that have arisen in recent days do not correspond to any official decision. During his weekly meeting with the press, the president explained that the issue originated from a […]
Style
The colors that will make your outfit capture attention in the autumn-winter 2025/2026 season
Santo Domingo.- Each season brings a different vibe and colors are the easiest way to feel it. Knowing which tones will be trending is not just to "look fashionable", but to inspire you, refresh your closet and give your style a twist without complicating your life. The autumn-winter 2025/2026 palette arrives with a mix designed […]
Robotic dogs with Musk, Bezos, and Picasso faces grab attention at Art Basel
Miami (USA).- The American digital artist Beeple unleashed a "pack" of robotic dogs at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair with hyperrealistic heads of tech magnates and art legends such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Mark Zuckerberg. The installation titled 'Regular Animals' captured attention at the fair that was inaugurated […]
Health Mi Luz opens a new branch in Plaza Caribbean and marks a milestone in integral well-being
San Francisco de Macorís, RD. – On December 2nd, the Health Mi Luz brand celebrated the official opening of its new branch in Plaza Caribbean, in an event that brought together authorities, strategic allies, influencers and figures from the social sphere, marking a significant step in its evolution as a platform for integral well-being. The […]
“Living Michelangelo” exhibition arrives in the country with immersive experience in the Plaza de la Cultura
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has, since this month, one of the most innovative artistic exhibitions of the year: “Miguel Ángel Vivo”, an immersive exhibition that brings together the most emblematic works of the Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti, including recreations of the Sistine Chapel, the David and the Moses. The exhibition will be available until […]
Benito Antonio: Dominican magic that transforms fashion from its roots
Santo Domingo.- Benito Antonio, one of the most prominent Dominican designers nationally and internationally, who has turned fashion into a vehicle of identity, purpose, and patriotic pride. From the age of nine, when he watched his mother sew, Benito Antonio discovered a fascination that would shape the course of his life. By eleven, he already […]
Editorial
Development for the border
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 […]
Tourism continues to grow
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 […]
The Independence of July 4th
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 […]
Four years reporting for you
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 […]
We are connected to the present, focused on the future
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 […]
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