Santo Domingo.- Edesur Dominicana reported the dismissal of a member of a contracting brigade caught on video while allegedly stealing the wiring that supplies electricity to a commercial establishment in the El Vergel sector of the National District. The electricity distribution company stated that as soon as it received the complaint, an investigation was initiated […]
Washington, D.C. — The Dominican Association of Universities (ADOU) and the Dominican Embassy in the United States are charting a strategic path to promote university training opportunities in the Dominican Republic aimed at Dominicans residing abroad. The ambassador of the Dominican Republic in the United States, María Isabel Castillo, received at the diplomatic headquarters Dr. […]
Santo Domingo,. – Médico Express and Arajet signed a collaboration agreement aimed at strengthening medical and wellness tourism, positioning Santo Domingo as a competitive, accessible, and reliable destination for international medical care. The agreement, signed by Dr. Alejandro Cambiaso, executive president of Médico Express, and Víctor Pacheco, CEO and Founder of Arajet, seeks to generate […]
Santo Domingo. – The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (INTRANT) announced the strengthening of controls and oversight to ensure strict compliance with the rules governing the use of electric scooters and other personal mobility devices in public spaces in the country, prioritizing pedestrian protection and road safety. The institution reminded that, in accordance […]
Santo Domingo.- The General Directorate of Fine Arts (DGBA) reported that, following the short circuit registered at the end of last year in the Palace of Fine Arts of Santo Domingo, the necessary measures were immediately adopted to guarantee the continuity of administrative work and the artistic programming of the venue. As part of the […]
Sports writing (EFE).- Norwegian Sturla Holm Laegreid, who won the bronze medal on Tuesday in the combined cross-country skiing and rifle shooting event of twenty kilometers at the Olympic Games of Milan Cortina (Italy), made public, in tears, an infidelity to his partner. You may be interested in:Samu Aghehowa, confirmed out of Spain for the […]
Madrid.- The kings of Spain awarded the best athletes of 2023 and 2024 this Wednesday, including Dominican athlete Marileidy Paulino, who received the Ibero-American Community Trophy of 2023 in recognition of the successes achieved that year, in which she won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the Budapest World Championships. Paulino, 29, became […]
Paris.- The Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, questioned for her gender and gold in the 66-kilo category at the Paris Olympic Games, stated that she has undergone hormonal treatments to lower her "natural" testosterone level and that she will take the necessary tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. "We all have different genetics, different hormone […]
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 […]
Brussels.- The Chinese platform TikTok said this Friday that the investigation carried out by the European Commission, which concludes that this social network has an "addictive" design for its users, is based on "a categorically false and totally unfounded description". "We will take all necessary measures to challenge these findings by all means at our […]
Roblox has taken a key step in the evolution of video game creation platforms with the launch of its 4D Creation feature. This tool, powered by artificial intelligence, allows users to generate interactive and functional objects simply by describing what they want in natural language. The new feature, currently available in beta, represents a significant […]
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 […]
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, meets today with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, who arrived in the North American power amid the escalation of tensions with Iran, with constant threats coming from Washington and Tel Aviv about a possible attack against the Persian nation. Upon his arrival, the Israeli Prime Minister already met […]
Paris.- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced this Wednesday that France will increase the number of humanitarian visas for Iranians persecuted by the ayatollahs' regime who seek asylum. "We are going to increase our humanitarian visas for asylum purposes for these profiles that we must protect, it is our responsibility," Barrot affirmed, after being consulted […]
Tehran.- Iran insisted on Wednesday that it will not negotiate its ballistic missile program with the United States and warned that any US aggression will be considered the beginning of a war that will spread throughout the Middle East region. "The missile capability of the Islamic Republic of Iran is not negotiable," said the secretary […]
Bangkok.- At least one woman and two students, one of them a 14-year-old girl, were admitted to hospitals in southern Thailand after being injured in a shooting recorded this Wednesday at a school in the southern province of Songkhla. The Ministry of Public Health announced on Facebook that a woman was shot in the chest […]
Port-au-Prince.- The Haitian National Police (PNH) reported this Tuesday that it is executing 'Operation Non-Stop' in order to eradicate gangs, unblock the main roads and restore the authority of the State with the support of the Gang Repression Force (FRG). The operation was announced by the PNH on its Facebook account, which offers some details […]
Rio de Janeiro.- Shakira will offer a free concert on May 2nd in Copacabana, the most famous beach in Rio de Janeiro, in which, as happened with Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga in 2025, the attendance of at least a million people is expected. "Confirmed", was all that the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, […]
The singer and songwriter Shadow Blow, an icon of urban music from the Dominican Republic, has been confirmed as one of the artists who will perform on the majestic stage of the Agannis Arena in Boston, in the show “Alofoke en el Agannis”, scheduled for February 28th. Shadow, who is experiencing a great moment in […]
The current governor of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González, announced this Wednesday the ratification of a legislative proposal that designates the PR-36 state road, located in San Juan, with the name of the iconic artist Daddy Yankee. This initiative seeks to exalt the international footprint of the singer and his close relationship with the popular sector […]
Santo Domingo, RD - Merengue singer Sergio Vargas broke the silence and responded to the controversy generated after his comments during the tribute dedicated to Luis "El Terror" Días, sending an extensive message to the radio program "El Vacilón de la Mañana". In his intervention, the artist attributed the public outrage to a manipulation of […]
Washington.- Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show became the fourth most-watched in history, with an average of 128.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen data, surpassing this year's overall average and consolidating the artist as one of the main references who have performed on this stage. Nielsen, the company that measures television viewership in the United […]
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. […]
Havana,.- The Cuban peso marked a historic low in the informal market this Tuesday, depreciating to 500 units per US dollar, amid growing pressure from Washington on the island. The benchmark indicator of the informal market, published daily by the independent media outlet El Toque, reached this mark after a 15% decrease in the relative […]
The Dominican Republic is positioned among the countries with the best economic growth prospects globally, according to projections from the "Harvard Growth Lab," a research center at Harvard University. According to the Atlas of Economic Complexity, the country would register an average annual growth of 3.82% in its real GDP between 2024 and 2034, placing […]
Caracas.- In Venezuela 38,610 new vehicles were sold last year, an increase of 119.9% compared to 2024, when 17,558 were sold, the sector reported this Tuesday, which predicts a growth of over 29% for 2026, with more than 50,000 units. From the total sold last year, 41% -16,030 vehicles- were assembled in the country, the […]
San Salvador.- The Government of El Salvador anticipates approximately $55 million in tourism revenue from the Central American residency of Colombian singer Shakira, which consists of five concerts in San Salvador, two of which took place this past weekend, according to official projections shared this Monday. The head of the Ministry of Tourism, Morena Valdez, […]
AES Dominicana, headed by its president Edwin De los Santos, received the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Leah Campos, at the facilities of the AES Andrés energy complex, as part of an institutional agenda aimed at presenting the company's main investment projects in energy infrastructure, as well as the expansion of the natural […]
Santo Domingo.- The trends —whether in fashion, social media, music, or lifestyle— are cultural phenomena that many people adopt, share, and reinvent. But what motivates people to follow them? Trends have become a dominant form of social and cultural interaction in the digital age. Through them, people share ideas, styles, opinions, and behaviors that multiply […]
Providence, Rhode Island. – Representing the Dominican National Police, under the direction of Major General Ramón Antonio Guzmán Peralta, Colonel Sonni Cepeda, Liaison of the institution in the United States based in the cities of Providence and New York, made a solemn floral offering to the bust of Juan Pablo Duarte, located in Roger Williams […]
Samaná.- The Samaná Tourist Cluster (CTS), the Association of Hotels and Tourism Companies of Samaná (AHETSA) announced the welcome concert for humpback whales called "To the Rhythm of the Bay", on February 14th at the Marina of Puerto Bahía Samaná at 6:00 PM, with the stellar participation of Maridalia Hernández, Adalgisa Pantaleón, Roger Zayas and […]
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 […]
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 […]
"It wasn't a pleasant experience, I got nervous and my heart went pa, pa". With that forceful phrase, Mrs. Hilda Hernández, a resident next to the burned-down warehouse of the computer company, Prodacom, described the moments of terror she experienced this Monday when a fire consumed a large part of the building located in the Buena Vista sector, in Santiago.
The fire remained active for more than four hours, forcing the evacuation of residents while units of the Fire Department worked intensely to contain the flames.
"They took me out quickly and only now did they let me back into the house, because they attended to the fire from my roof. From there they could enter faster, but it wasn't pretty," she expressed, visibly affected.
The general intendant of the Fire Department, General Alexis Moscat, reported that the fire "completely razed a level of the building", causing losses not yet quantified.
Moscat indicated that firefighters managed to control more than 80% of the fire, preventing the flames from spreading to other homes and businesses in the area.
Investigations to determine the causes of the accident continue.
In January 2026, the Monthly Manufacturing Activity Index (IMAM) stood at 51.24, increasing compared to the previous month's value (49.1) and rising above the 50 threshold. This behavior was mainly due to the increase in the variables "sales", "production" and "employment". This index is composed of five variables: sales, production, jobs, inventories, and delivery times. […]
The analysis of the geological potential and the strengthening of the Dominican legal and regulatory framework marked the central axis of the First Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation Forum, organized by the Ministry of Energy and Mines, where national and international specialists discussed the future of oil exploration in the Dominican Republic. The activity was led […]
Banco Promerica República Dominicana becomes an official signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking, a global framework to drive a sustainable banking industry, developed in collaboration with banks around the world and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). This commitment reflects Banco Promerica República Dominicana's determination to align its business […]
The Dominican banking system closed 2025 showing high levels of solidity, stability, and resilience, despite an international environment marked by high economic and geopolitical uncertainty, according to a sector analysis by the Association of Multiple Banks of the Dominican Republic (ABA). The ABA highlighted that, during the past year, multiple banks maintained high liquidity indicators, […]
PROMIPYME reported that it closed the 2024–2025 period with an expansion of its credit portfolio of 30.6%, reaching a historical balance of RD$11,248 million, in a context marked by restrictive monetary policies and the rising cost of private financing. According to an institutional report presented this week, the entity channeled RD$14.874 million in direct financing […]
A new shipwreck, which occurred in the Caribbean waters of Panama, once again claimed the lives of migrants who were trying to return to their countries of origin by sea, amid adverse weather conditions and increasingly risky routes. The events were recorded this Tuesday, February 10, in the Guna Yala Region, one of the main […]
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