Santo Domingo.– A man accused of involvement in an assault on a 72-year-old woman died on Saturday afternoon after a confrontation with National Police officers during an operation in the municipal district of Pantoja. The deceased was identified as Jorge Junior Pérez Encarnación, 26 years old, a resident of Santo Domingo Oeste, who was wanted […]
San Francisco de Macorís, R.D. – A large military contingent was deployed this Sunday in this city, with the aim of reinforcing patrol and prevention efforts, in the face of the 24-hour strike called by the collective of popular organizations. Hundreds of vehicles and agents arrived at the Duarte fortress of the 7th Infantry Brigade […]
It states that according to the planning of the Ministry of Public Works and the contractors, the work will be delivered in stages, with a first part scheduled for the end of this year and its total completion in the third quarter of next year. Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinader made a supervisory visit this […]
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic and the Kingdom of Belgium signed a memorandum of understanding between their police forces, to strengthen cooperation in the fight against transnational organized crime. The pact contemplates cooperation in areas such as transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, cybercrime, police ethics, community policing, and gender equality. The agreement was signed […]
Duarte. – A young man lost his life after receiving an electric shock while performing work, in an event that occurred in circumstances that have not yet been clarified by the authorities. The victim was identified as Kelvin Junior Paredes, whose death has caused deep sorrow among family, friends, and community residents. According to preliminary […]
LONDON. – Ethiopian Tigst Assefa made history again this Sunday by conquering the women's division of the London Marathon with a new world record of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 41 seconds. You may be interested in: MIVHED inaugurates modern Volleyball Practice Pavilion with capacity for more than 1,200 people Assefa, who already held the […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – With the celebration of three matches, this Monday begins the Caribbean Handball Cup, a qualifying event for the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, in the renovated Table Tennis Pavilion of Parque del Este. You may be interested in: Brazil dominates and is crowned champion in the South American Youth […]
United States. The NBA playoffs continue to deliver intense emotions after a day in which the Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder, and New York Knicks set the pace in their respective first-round series. You may be interested in:Tatum and Brown propel Celtics over Sixers and take the lead in the series Orlando took a 2-1 […]
The former footballer and 1994 Ballon d'Or winner, Hristo Stoichkov, will be present in the country Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Football Federation, through its Technical Development and Compliance Department and the Education and Training Department, announces the beginning of the training of the FIFA Football for Schools (F4S) program, which will take place on April […]
Madrid, Spain. – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reaffirmed that transgender athletes will be able to participate in the Olympic Games, as long as they meet the classification criteria, although they must compete in the category corresponding to their biological sex. You may be interested in:The referee of the Copa del Rey final will wear […]
Madrid .- NASA's new plans, which involve establishing a permanent base on the Moon and putting the future Gateway orbital station on hold, have a direct impact on Europe and introduce "concern and uncertainty", at least in the short term. Countries and industry have already sat down to evaluate the new scenario. And the fact […]
Washington.- The U.S. delegation that traveled to Cuba last April asked the Cuban government to allow internet to be brought to the island through Starlink satellites, from SpaceX, a company owned by magnate Elon Musk. A senior State Department official explained to EFE this Tuesday that this initiative would allow internet connection, currently under state […]
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On a remote island in northern Norway, archaeologists made a discovery that challenges everything that was known about the history of the Vikings. Under the burial mound of Herlaugshaugen, in Leka, a team of researchers found 29 iron rivets and wooden remains that, according to radiocarbon analyses, date back to the year 700 AD. The […]
The AP-7 highway in Spain has become the first national laboratory where the maximum speed will no longer be a fixed figure, but rather a variable managed by intelligence This will be a significant change in traffic management and road safety, where the traditional speed limits of 120 km/h become flexible, adjusting in real time […]
TOKYO.– A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the island of Hokkaido, in northern Japan, during the early hours of this Monday, on a day marked by concern about the possibility of a larger-scale seismic event in the Pacific region. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of about 80 kilometers, according to reports from the Japan […]
Jerusalem.- Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett presented this Sunday Together, the party resulting from the merger of their center and center-right formations, respectively, and which aims to oust Benjamin Netanyahu from the government in the general elections this fall. Bennett, the favorite candidate in the polls and who already […]
Washington.- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has not yet closed the investigations against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for alleged fraud in the restoration of the agency's headquarters in Washington, despite the fact that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed the criminal investigation yesterday, Friday. «The investigation has not been […]
Cajibío.- At least seven people died this Saturday and 17 more were injured in a terrorist attack that destroyed a section of the Pan-American Highway and several vehicles traveling on that road in the department of Cauca, in southwestern Colombia, authorities reported. The attack was carried out in an area called El Túnel, in the […]
New York.- The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Saturday the cancellation of the trip of his negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to Pakistan, where they were expected to participate in a second round of indirect contacts with Iran. In statements to the Fox network, the US president justified the decision, […]
New York. — The businesswoman, publicist, and CEO of La Mundial Media, Ivón G. Espinosa, announced in an official statement the details of the expected participation of the “I Love Dembow” float in the Gran Parada Dominicana del Bronx, marking its second consecutive year within one of the most important cultural events of the Dominican […]
Santo Domingo, RD - This Sunday, the reality show Planeta Alofoke was full of unexpected moments, highlighting a dynamic in which the participants imitated each other as part of a collective activity. The proposal consisted of the contestants recreating their companions, generating an atmosphere of humor and surprise among the audience. During the dynamic, the […]
The passing of a close aunt of the singer Karol G has marked a moment of mourning in the personal life of the Colombian artist. The news, confirmed by family members on April 22, 2026, generating a wave of reactions among followers, who have expressed their solidarity in the face of the loss. According to […]
77,000 fanatics experience the global artist in real-time between the stadium and concert broadcast, while presenting the largest 360 stage, number 360, mounted at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium Medellín, Colombia. – Global artist Ryan Castro lived the most important moment of his career last Saturday, gathering 77,000 fans in Medellín with a historic sold-out show […]
Santo Domingo, RD - Singer-songwriter Pavel Núñez and the group Transfusión kicked off their "Pop Culture" proposal in style at the Hard Rock Café Santo Domingo, the setting for the official launch of this initiative that seeks to highlight the best of Dominican music, with a concept of duets where artists can coexist in this […]
Although the Central Electoral Board has not officially kicked off the presidential pre-campaign for 2028, the Dominican political scene shows unequivocal signs of early activation. The main parties are moving as if the contest were underway, multiplying events, refining speeches and appealing to polls to legitimize positions, in a context where public opinion is beginning […]
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 […]
Within the framework of the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) 2026, Franklin De La Cruz presented the Guía Empresarial RD platform, highlighting its impact on strengthening the business ecosystem and its role as a strategic bridge for generating business opportunities. The participation took place at the Barceló Bávaro Convention Center, where leaders from the tourism […]
Punta Cana.- The commercial director of Coral Hospitality Corp., Ramón Tejeda, informed that the company projects investments ranging from 80 to 90 million dollars in the development of new hotels in the Dominican Republic, strengthening its presence in key tourist destinations. Tejeda explained that the investment covers projects in Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, and Pedernales, […]
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Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic has set a historic precedent by reaching USD 1,448.6 million in exports during the month of March of this 2026, which represents a year-on-year increase of 20.7% and an absolute variation of USD 248.9 million compared to the same month of 2025, positioning itself as the highest value recorded in the analyzed period for national exports. The export rebound was mainly […]
Through Decree 197-26, the Executive Branch ordered the reactivation of the National Plan for the Regularization of lottery banks, points of sale, agencies, betting shops and other gambling operators, with the aim of completing the process of cleaning up, validating and formalizing the sector. The decision comes in response to the high volume of pending […]
Punta Cana.– Crafts and local cultural expressions continue to gain space within Dominican tourism, as was evidenced during the development of the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) 2026, fair organized by the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores) with the support of the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic. Event […]
The underwater heritage expert toured the site with Dominican authorities within the framework of international cooperation Puerto Plata.– The Turkish archaeologist Harun Özdaş, an internationally recognized specialist in underwater cultural heritage, toured the ruins of the historical site of La Isabela, on the north coast of the country, as part of a visit aimed at […]
Error en el proceso de traducción Error en el proceso de traducción Error en el proceso de traducción The restoration of coral reefs in the Caribbean has historically faced a fundamental contradiction: traditional techniques rely on the extraction of fragments from natural populations that are already in decline. This new center was designed to respond […]
The Down syndrome alters the development of the human brain before birth and now a team of researchers has created a molecular map that explains how, which could serve to develop therapeutic strategies in the future. A team of researchers led by Ecuadorian, Luis De la Torre-Ubieta, from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), has […]
Punta Cana. – Within the framework of the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) 2026 tourism fair, the Hotel Santiago Curio Collection by Hilton presented its proposal to position Santiago and the Cibao region as an international tourist destination, betting on the diversification of the Dominican offer. Before tour operators from more than 20 issuing markets, […]
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 Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, met with his American counterpart Donald Trump. The greeting between the leaders took place this Tuesday in the East Room of the White House, on the eve of a private meeting.
Saludo en el Salón Este de la Casa Blanca, entre el Jefe de Estado Colombiano, @PetroGustavo, y el Presidente Donald Trump, previo a su reunión privada.
Later, the officials went to the Oval Office, where they held an expanded meeting with the participation of the delegations. On the Colombian side, among others, the chancellor, Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio, participated, while on the American side, the vice president, J.D. Vance, and the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, were present.
Months of tensions
The bilateral meeting has been proposed by both Washington and Bogotá in terms of an opportunity to smooth out rough edges and rebuild bilateral ties, deteriorated after months of cross-accusations between both leaders, the decertification of the South American country in the fight against drug trafficking, the withdrawal of the US visa and the imposition of sanctions on the Colombian president, and strong criticism from the latter to the US bombings against small boats in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, labeled without evidence as "narco-boats".
At the height of the situation, Trump labeled without evidence his counterpart as a leader of the international drug trade, while Petro accused the U.S. of resorting to a falsification comparable to the non-existent weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, to militarily attack Venezuela, depose its Government and thus seize its oil.
Likewise, the Colombian president urged the region to "emancipate" from the US orbit after the US bombings on Greater Caracas on January 3. This was followed by threats from Trump to undertake a similar operation in Colombia.
However, the waters receded four days later, when the first telephone exchange between the two took place and the announcement of Petro's official visit to Washington was made.
TOKYO.– A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the island of Hokkaido, in northern Japan, during the early hours of this Monday, on a day marked by concern about the possibility of a larger-scale seismic event in the Pacific region. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of about 80 kilometers, according to reports from the Japan […]
Jerusalem.- Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett presented this Sunday Together, the party resulting from the merger of their center and center-right formations, respectively, and which aims to oust Benjamin Netanyahu from the government in the general elections this fall. Bennett, the favorite candidate in the polls and who already […]
Washington.- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has not yet closed the investigations against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for alleged fraud in the restoration of the agency's headquarters in Washington, despite the fact that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed the criminal investigation yesterday, Friday. «The investigation has not been […]
Cajibío.- At least seven people died this Saturday and 17 more were injured in a terrorist attack that destroyed a section of the Pan-American Highway and several vehicles traveling on that road in the department of Cauca, in southwestern Colombia, authorities reported. The attack was carried out in an area called El Túnel, in the […]
New York.- The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Saturday the cancellation of the trip of his negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to Pakistan, where they were expected to participate in a second round of indirect contacts with Iran. In statements to the Fox network, the US president justified the decision, […]
Jerusalem.- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Army on Saturday to attack the Shiite group Hezbollah in Lebanon "forcefully." "Prime Minister Netanyahu has ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to strike Hizbulah targets in Lebanon with force," his office said in a brief message. The announcement comes after this Saturday the Israeli Army reported […]
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