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Santo Domingo.-The Central Electoral Board (JCE) presented its official schedule for the renewal of the Identity and Electoral Card, which will begin on January 8, 2026 with an internal phase aimed at the institution's staff. This stage will serve as preparation for the implementation of the new document.
On January 26, 2026, coinciding with the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, the symbolic delivery of the first identity card will take place, which will be received by President Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona.
Between February and March 2026, a phase aimed at focused groups and authorized entities will be carried out, including the promotion, capture, and delivery of the document.
The massive renewal will begin in April 2026, organized according to the month of birth of the citizens, and will extend until March 31, 2027.
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The plan prioritizes senators, deputies, judges, heads of constitutional bodies, communicators, athletes, entrepreneurs, religious leaders, academics, representatives of civil society, and public servants, with the aim of guaranteeing an orderly and efficient process.
Nationals
One person remains missing after a collapse in a materials mine in Nigua
Santo Domingo.– A person is missing after a collapse occurred this Thursday morning in a material extraction mine located in the municipality of Nigua, San Cristóbal province, an event that activated a large search and rescue operation led by the Civil Defense. The incident occurred around 11:30 in the morning at the mine known as […]
President Abinader recovers from viral cold and will resume official agenda this Friday
Santo Domingo.– The communication team of President Luis Abinader informed that the president is in frank recovery after presenting a viral cold that has been affecting him since the night of last Tuesday. According to the statement, despite the health condition, the Head of State has remained attentive to the development of his functions from […]
Dominican Republic's stand is consolidated as one of the main attractions of FITUR 2026
Madrid, Spain.– The stand of the Dominican Republic has established itself as one of the most visited and highly valued spaces at the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) 2026, thanks to a dynamic proposal that highlights the country's cultural identity and projects the growth and strength of its tourism industry on the world's leading stage for […]
Jacqueline Mora presents Cabo Rojo as the new comprehensive tourism model of the Dominican south.
Madrid, Spain. – The technical vice minister of the Ministry of Tourism, Jacqueline Mora, projected Cabo Rojo, in Pedernales, as the main symbol of the new integral and innovative tourism model promoted by the Dominican Republic, highlighting it as a high-value destination that combines nature, exclusivity and sustainability, and that opens a strategic frontier for […]
Six weeks without "La Semanal" and still no return date
Santo Domingo. – President Luis Abinader has gone more than six weeks without leading the “La Semanal” meeting, a space for accountability and direct exchange with the media that was held every Monday at the National Palace. The last edition of "La Semanal" was held on December 8, 2025, and as of January 22, 2026, […]
Sports
José Monegro highlights sports as a key axis to strengthen Dominican tourism at FITUR
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 […]
Eagles call the cancellation of the game against the Bulls excessive
Santiago.– The Águilas Cibaeñas team called the decision by the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) to annul the game they won last Friday against the Toros del Este surprising and disproportionate, after the latter team requested the confiscation of the game alleging a supposed violation of the limit of imported players allowed on the roster. […]
Kelvin Cruz guarantees "100%" installations before the 2026 Games and highlights volunteering for maintenance
Santo Domingo. – The Minister of Sports, Kelvin Cruz, guaranteed that the Dominican Republic will have all sports facilities ready “100%” before the inauguration of the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, assuring that the country is working with record time and with a planning that avoids last-minute improvisations. During the balance offered […]
Federations participate in Transparency and Accountability workshop
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 […]
Dominican Olympic Committee will hold a mass in memory of Polón Muñoz
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 […]
Technology
Blue Origin will launch a satellite network to serve governments and data centers
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New York.- Blue Origin, the space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced this Wednesday that it plans to launch a network of 5,408 satellites by the end of 2027 to provide high-speed internet service to governments, data centers and companies. The satellite network, called TeraWave, is designed to offer "symmetrical data speeds of up […]
Details of the "adolescence" of planetary systems captured for the first time
Santa Cruz de Tenerife.- An international team of astronomers, with participation from the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has captured for the first time the details of the "adolescence" of planetary systems, an era that has been surrounded by mystery for a long time. The study, called […]
Spotify raises the price of its plans in the United States starting in February
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 would supply 5G chips to Tesla's Robotaxis
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: How Donald Trump's social network works
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 […]
International
Trump says that in two weeks it will be known if Denmark is happy with Greenland plan
Washington.- U.S. President Donald Trump assured this Thursday that in approximately two weeks the reaction of the Danish authorities to the plan agreed with NATO in Davos (Switzerland) to solve the situation around Greenland, an island that the president has in his sights for reasons of national security, will be known. When asked by journalists […]
Maduro and Flores' children ask Volker Türk to demand the immediate release of both from the US
Caracas,.- The son of the Venezuelan ruler, Nicolás Maduro, and those of his wife, deputy Cilia Flores, requested this Thursday to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, to demand that the United States Government release both "immediately". In a letter delivered to the UN headquarters in Caracas, the deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra, […]
Mexico adds 14,321 screwworm cases and accelerates efforts amid US blockade
Mexico City. - Fourteen months after the first registration, Mexico reports 14,321 accumulated cases of screwworm in livestock (GBG) and 870 active outbreaks, while authorities accelerate the construction of a sterile fly plant in the south of the country, amid the trade closure with the United States that already generates inflationary pressures, according to specialists. […]
Venezuela calls news about cooperation with Trump "fake" before Maduro's capture
Caracas.- The Government of Venezuela called this Thursday "fake" the information published by the British newspaper 'The Guardian' which claims that the acting president Delcy Rodríguez guaranteed to the Donald Trump Administration its cooperation before the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by US troops. In the official X profile of Miraflores - the seat of […]
Five members of Haiti's Presidential Council demand the removal of the Prime Minister
Port-au-Prince,.- Five members of the Haitian Presidential Transition Council (CPT), of the seven with voting rights in the body, signed a resolution demanding the dismissal of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, according to Haitian media and an NGO this Thursday. The signatories of the resolution are identified by press sources as Smith Augustin, Louis Gérald […]
Entertainment
Resident tours the east of DR and shares their experience with followers
The urban artist Residente is visiting the Dominican Republic and has shown part of his tour through social media. Without prior announcements or formal appearances, the Puerto Rican rapper has chosen to show a more spontaneous side of his time in the country. In several stories published on Instagram, René Pérez appears enjoying simple everyday […]
Harry Styles announces the world tour “Together, Together”, confirms concerts on three continents
The British singer and actor Harry Styles confirmed this Thursday his return to the stage with the world tour Together, Together, the first he has done in the last three years, with performances scheduled between May and December 2026 in seven major cities in Europe, America and Oceania. The tour will kick off on May […]
Julio Iglesias' RD concert manager calls accusations blackmail
Santo Domingo.- The complaints filed by two former employees of the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias in his mansions in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, which include sexual assaults and harassment, "are blackmail," said this Thursday the Dominican businessman George Nader, responsible for the artist's performances in the Caribbean country in the last twenty years. […]
Merlis Camilo releases his new single “Mil Años Luz”
This is a more intimate and mature reinterpretation of love that persists even at a distance SANTO DOMINGO. – Singer-songwriter Merlis Camilo presents “Mil Años Luz (Reimagined)”, a new single that redefines one of her most emotive compositions, taking it to a deeper, more honest and introspective space. With lyrics by its author and music […]
KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack earns two Oscar nominations
KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film), the soundtrack derived from the hit animated Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters, continues to accumulate records, from managing to simultaneously position four songs in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, to being the most-watched original animated Netflix film of all time so far, now […]
Opinion
The new crisis doesn't start in the media, it starts on WhatsApp
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 […]
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. […]
Economy
Banco Caribe opens its doors at Ágora Santiago Center
SANTIAGO, D.R. – Banco Caribe continues to strengthen its presence in the national territory with the opening of a new and modern branch in the recently inaugurated shopping center Ágora Santiago Center. This new facility is part of the strategic expansion and evolution plan of the banking entity, which is committed to a banking experience […]
DR projects itself as a Health, Investment and Migration Hub in international conference in Madrid
Madrid, Spain. — Within the framework of FITUR 2026, the Centro de Estudios Financieros (CEF) of Madrid hosted the international conference “Beyond Tourism: Dominican Republic as a Hub for Health, Investment, and Migration”, a space for strategic analysis that brought together international experts, institutional representatives, diplomatic corps, the private sector, and the media. The event […]
Tu Casa RD highlights at FITUR 2026 its commitment to tourism and real estate investment in the Dominican Republic
Madrid, Spain.– The firm Tu Casa RD highlighted at the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) 2026 its commitment to strengthening Dominican tourism and promoting high-value real estate projects, by actively participating in this event that brings together the main players in the sector worldwide. During the day, Olga Santos and Rosanna Santos, company representatives, explained that […]
Santo Domingo Este projects investment exceeding RD$5,000 million to boost its tourism development
Madrid, Spain. – The Santo Domingo Este City Council (ASDE) announced an investment projection exceeding RD$5,000 million, aimed at strengthening urban development and positioning the municipality as a new tourist destination in the country, reported its mayor Dio Astacio during his participation in the International Tourism Fair (FITUR). Astacio explained that the initiative seeks to […]
Dominican minimum wage is among the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean
Dominican workers earning minimum wages rank ninth among 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a regional ranking that compares monthly minimum incomes. At the beginning of this year, the minimum wage in the Dominican Republic ranges between 269 and 475 dollars, depending on the size of the company and the sector, […]
Style
Banreservas pays posthumous tribute to José Cestero at the Teatro Real in Madrid during FITUR 2026
Madrid, Spain. – The Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic paid a moving posthumous tribute to the outstanding painter José Cestero, by making his work the central axis of the traditional cocktail it offers to investors within the framework of the International Tourism Fair FITUR 2026, held in the emblematic Teatro Real. During the activity, […]
Banreservas Volunteering puts into circulation in Madrid the book "Stories of Life and Good Dominican Will in Spain"
Madrid, Spain. – The Banreservas Volunteer Program released the book Stories of Dominican Life and Goodwill in Spain, a work that collects the testimonies of 34 Dominican women who have made Spain their home, highlighting stories of overcoming, effort and commitment to their families and their identity. The activity took place at the facilities of […]
More than 40 outstanding young Dominicans abroad are recognized
New York. – More than 40 young Dominicans residing in the United States were awarded during the fourth edition of the National Youth Award, in the category “Outstanding Young Dominican Abroad,” held in New York City by the Ministry of Youth of the Dominican Republic, in collaboration with the Dominican Consulate General in New York […]
The salad is perceived as feminine and the meat as masculine, according to a study in Spain and Ecuador
Valencia (Spain).- Salad or fruits are associated with the feminine, while meat is perceived as masculine. That is the main conclusion of a study by the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) conducted in Spain and Ecuador that analyzes how gender and age stereotypes influence the way we perceive food. The research, published in the International […]
The Ocean Paradise project officially begins with its first groundbreaking in Uvero Alto
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, […]
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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