Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinader awarded in 2024 the decoration of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella, in the rank of Knight, to Melitón Cordero, then supervisor of the office in Santo Domingo of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in recognition of his cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking and the […]
Higüey. – A person was found lifeless inside a vehicle in the community of Jobo Dulce, in La Altagracia province, an event that is being investigated by the authorities. The deceased was identified as Jon Michel Dal Fabbro Castillo, whose body was found inside a green Honda CR-V SUV, parked on the main road of […]
Constanza.– At least 14 people were injured on the afternoon of this Saturday after a bus overturned on the Casabito–Constanza highway, at kilometer five, according to preliminary reports. The vehicle crashed while traveling on this mountainous road, causing multiple injuries that were treated at the scene by emergency units. So far, the authorities have not […]
Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinader expressed this Saturday his regret over the death of Enmanuel Castillo, sociologist and director of the newspaper La Información de Santiago, whom he defined as a figure committed to social thought and the responsible practice of journalism. Through his account on the social network X, the president stated that the […]
Santo Domingo.– The parallel load test of the train was successful, after the unit traveled the entire planned route, reached the maneuvering tail and the track changes were made according to the established technical protocol. The test is part of the operational evaluations prior to the commissioning of the extension of Line 2-C of the […]
Sports Writing. – Great Britain made history this Saturday by winning its first Olympic gold medal in a snow sport after winning the mixed team snowboard cross event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. You may be interested in:Domen Prevc is crowned Olympic champion in ski jumping from the large hill The duo of Huw […]
Italy.- Just three days before the start of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, the athletes staying at the Fiames Olympic Village exhausted the 10,000 free condoms made available by the organization. The information was revealed by a high-performance athlete, under anonymity, to the Italian newspaper La Stampa. The record consumption left the organizers in […]
Predazzo, Italy. – Slovenian Domen Prevc lived up to his favorite status and was proclaimed Olympic champion in the individual large hill ski jumping event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, held this Saturday at the Predazzo venue. You may be interested in:Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes history and conquers the first winter Olympic gold for […]
Solda, Italy. – Brazil wrote an unprecedented page in world sport this Saturday thanks to the extraordinary performance of Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, who was proclaimed Olympic champion of the alpine ski giant in the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. You may be interested in:Marc Cucurella will be out for three to four weeks due to […]
By Yadilka Espinal Nagua. – At just 19 years old, Celine López Hernández breaks barriers and writes her name in local sports history. The young woman, a resident of the Proyecto Los Agrónomos sector and a member of the Chichi Vásquez Boxing Club, became the first woman from Nagua to qualify for the prestigious international […]
Santo Domingo.– HONOR positioned itself as the fastest-growing international smartphone manufacturer in 2025, recording an expansion of 55% in shipments during the first three quarters of the year, according to a report by the analysis firm Omdia. The study places the company as the most dynamic brand among the top 10 global sellers, driven by […]
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 […]
Lima.- The Public Ministry of Peru opened another preliminary investigation against the interim president, the right-winger José Jerí, for the alleged commission of the crime of aggravated influence peddling due to the irregular hiring of young women who got jobs in the Executive after meeting with the president at the Government Palace. This was revealed […]
Rio de Janeiro.- With semi-naked bodies exposed to the lash of a sun that gave no respite, Rio de Janeiro burned this Sunday amidst music, color, and much imagination in the street parades that took over the city in full carnival. Cowboys are pink hats, bare breasts, and even the rumberos who 'didn't manage' to […]
Paris.- Gisèle Pelicot stated that she intends to visit her ex-husband, sentenced to 20 years in prison for having offered her to about fifty people to be raped while she was drugged between 2011 and 2020, because she still "needs to understand". "I have pending questions: Why did he make us suffer all this? Why […]
The detainee is alleged to have committed repeated sexual abuse against four girls aged between 5 and 9 New York.- A 30-year-old man who worked as a teacher in a daycare center in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn was arrested and charged with multiple crimes related to alleged sexual abuse against minors, local authorities reported. […]
Vienna.- The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, stated this Sunday that the situation in Venezuela is now much better than before the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on January 3rd and said that, although many countries did not like it, the operation was a success that he is proud of. "There's still a […]
New York.- Actress Maya Hawke, known for her role as Robin Buckley in 'Stranger Things' married this Saturday, Valentine's Day, with musician Christian Lee Hutson in New York City, according to People and Hola magazines, published this Sunday. Hawke, 27, and Hutson, 35, said "I do" in a ceremony at St. George's Episcopal Church, in […]
Barcelona.- A graffiti by artist Alberto León in the center of Barcelona, in northeastern Spain, calls for peace against US President Donald Trump, with an image of Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny in his Super Bowl show, holding hands with a child detained by the immigration police. In the graffiti, Bad Bunny is seen holding […]
Santo Domingo. – The urban artist El Alfa, known as “El Jefe”, suffered a traffic accident in the early hours of this Sunday at the intersection of Tiradentes Avenue and Roberto Pastoriza Street, in the National District. According to information confirmed by close sources, the vehicle in which he was traveling, a black Ferrari SF90, […]
Former U.S. President Barack Obama spoke on Saturday in an interview about the presentation of Puerto Rican Bad Bunny in the Super Bowl halftime show, which provoked an international debate regarding the artist, his talent and representation. "It resonated. It was smart," Obama said. "It was demonstrating and exhibiting: this is what a community is. And […]
The renowned Colombian singer Karol G celebrates her 35th birthday this Friday, an occasion she shared with her millions of followers through Instagram. "Grateful to God for another year of life... for my family, for my friends, and for all of you. Today they woke me up like this... HAPPY BDAY BICHOTA!!!!!!!", wrote the artist, […]
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 […]
A sleep specialist assures that intimacy before bed can promote a deeper and more restorative rest. According to the specialist, if a person has difficulty falling asleep, having sex before sleeping could help them relax and sleep better during the night. The benefit is not solely due to physical effort. When intimacy occurs with someone […]
Santo Domingo.– Considered by many Dominican women as the “crush” of Dominican politics, the senator of the National District, Omar Fernández, set social media on fire this Valentine's Day by sharing a romantic message with his partner. "Chilling on the beach, accompanied by my Valentine, the future Mrs. Fernández", wrote the legislator on his Instagram […]
People who follow a healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean diet, have an 18% to 24% lower risk of mortality from all causes, which can mean two to three more years of life expectancy, according to a study based on 103,649 participants. After analyzing the information on the diet and genetic characteristics of these people […]
A small, humble, and delicious fruit could be playing a key role in protecting the heart, brain, and digestive system. This is revealed by a recent important study cited by the Daily Mail, which puts blueberries back at the center of the conversation about healthy eating. Although experts have been recommending its consumption for years, […]
If a person fell madly in love before, the chances of experiencing it again are slim, according to concluyeron American psychologists from the Kinsey Institute, after calculating the average passionate love experiences throughout a human life. Researchers surveyed 10,036 single adults between 18 and 99 years old in the United States. They were asked 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 […]
The external sectors of parties or candidates are a kind of shift in force or 4x4 that parties need to apply to add wills outside the party to the cause, especially for a party or candidate seeking re-election, since the external sector comes to compensate for the natural wear and tear of a first period and be able to achieve a 50+1 of the votes to stay in power.
"Convincing" political movements, professional guilds, unions, business and community, peasant and even religious organizations to support a candidate costs a lot of money, and is probably the reason why both the coordinator of the powerful external sector that accompanied former President Danilo Medina and that of current President Luis Abinader, have ended up charged in cases related to corruption and embezzlement of a lot of public money.
That also explains why the coordinators of external sectors end up being appointed in institutions that manage many resources when the candidate they supported comes to power.
Donald Guerrero, who served as national coordinator of the External Sector that supported former President Danilo Medina and former presidential candidate of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Gonzalo Castillo, was appointed Minister of Finance after a successful career in the private financial and automotive sector.
Guerrero, who managed to gather hundreds of movements in support of Danilo Medina for the 2016 campaign, was investigated and is charged as part of a corruption scheme that embezzled more than RD$21 billion according to the Public Prosecutor's Office's accusation.
Santiago Hazim, a successful doctor and health entrepreneur and a close friend of President Luis Abinader, was appointed to head the National Health Insurance (SENASA), after having successfully led the External Sector "OLA Abinader" for the 2020 campaigns and the 2024 re-election.
Currently, Hazim is facing charges for having embezzled more than RD$15 billion from SENASA under his administration.
These situations, which are not exclusive to a candidate or party, but rather inherent to the current system, force us to reflect on the cost of electoral campaigns and their consequences for public administration
In order to ensure that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises compete on equal terms, the National Competition Defense Commission (ProCompetencia) and the Dominican Confederation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Codopyme) formalized an inter-institutional cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening the culture of commercial loyalty and transparency in the Dominican market. The agreement, which has an […]
InterEnergy Group announced the evolution of its leadership structure as part of the continuity in the execution of its long-term strategy in the Dominican Republic. Starting February 15, 2026, Roberto Herrera, after more than 27 years performing executive functions and leading the Group's operations in the country, will assume new responsibilities. In this new stage, […]
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the US dollar for this Monday, February 16, 2026, as follows: Financial entities reported a selling rate of RD$63.22 and a buying rate of RD$61.26. These figures represent a strengthening of the local currency compared to the previous […]
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the euro for this Monday, February 16, 2026, as follows: The market in financial institutions recorded a selling rate for the euro of RD$76.85 and a buying rate of RD$72.38. These figures represent a recovery for the local […]
Santo Domingo. – The Dominican Republic Air Force (FARD) celebrates today, February 15, a new anniversary of its founding, reaffirming its commitment to the defense of national airspace, sovereignty, and the security of the country. Since its creation, the institution has played a strategic role in protecting Dominican territory, strengthening its operational capabilities through the […]
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. – On the occasion of International Childhood Cancer Day, health authorities, medical organizations, and social entities reiterated this February 15 the importance of early detection, timely diagnosis, and equitable access to specialized treatments for children and adolescents facing this disease. Childhood cancer is one of the leading causes of death from […]
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