Santo Domingo, DN – The Council of Councilors of the National District approved this Wednesday the declaration of municipal mourning for three days due to the death of former mayor Rafael Antonio “Fello” Suberví Bonilla. During an extraordinary session, the councilors unanimously voted for the approval of this ordinance, after the sad passing of Mr. […]

The Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic (CCRD) revealed irregularities of more than 6.5 billion pesos in the financial management of the National Council for the Promotion and Support of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Promipyme), after auditing the period 2015-2020, corresponding to the administration of Maira Jiménez Pérez. The report also points out […]

Santo Domingo – The Senate of the Republic approved this Tuesday in first reading the organic bill that creates the National Intelligence Directorate (DNI), with the aim of establishing a legal framework for the national intelligence system and facing threats to the security of the State. The initiative, presented by Senator Ricardo de los Santos […]

Santo Domingo.– The vice president of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Zoraima Cuello, reiterated this Monday her denunciation of the abandonment of the Ciudad Juan Bosch housing project by the government of Luis Abinader. This work, conceived during the administration of former president Danilo Medina, was proposed as a model of integral urban development for […]

Santo Domingo.- Braylin José Gómez Castillo, known as “El Rubio”, 27 years old, residing in the La Rosa sector of Santo Domingo Oeste, surrendered on the afternoon of this Tuesday through the newspaper De Último Minuto, after the police authorities and the journalist Ramón Tolentino made a public call for his capture. According to the […]

Santo Domingo.- The exclusion of Dominican Juan Soto in the Major League All-Star Game 2025 has sparked a wave of outrage among fans and analysts, who do not understand how a player with his performance was left out of the Mid-Season Classic. Soto, gardener for the New York Mets, presents outstanding numbers this year: 21 […]

Santo Domingo.- Dominican infielder Sergio Alcántara, known as “El Chipi”, or “Sergi”, will return to the Major Leagues after being called up from Triple A by the San Francisco Giants. Alcántara, 27, was playing with the Sacramento River Cats team, AAA affiliate of the organization, where he has had a consistent performance this season. You […]

Santo Domingo.- The renowned sports analyst Víctor Vargas, known as “Boletrí”, is going through one of the most difficult moments of his life after being diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer, classified as Gleason 8. Boletrí, known for his charisma and his peculiar style when commenting on baseball and other sports, faces urgent treatment that […]

Santo Domingo.- Rafael Devers, Major League star, will return to the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) with the Leones del Escogido for the 2025-2026 season and will also be part of the Dominican team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. This was revealed by Ángel “Aroboy” Santana, special assistant to the general manager of […]

Major League Baseball (MLB) broke its silence this Thursday after learning of the sentence issued in the Dominican Republic against Dominican baseball player Wander Franco, who was sentenced to two years of suspended prison for sexual abuse of a minor. Through an official statement, the league reaffirmed its commitment to integrity and condemnation of violence: […]

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Bogotá, July 3 (EFE).- These are the main technology news of the week in America. Facebook bets it all on "reel" Meta announced that in the coming months all videos published on Facebook will be shared as "reels", regardless of duration or format, whether short, long, vertical or horizontal. The decision, shared on Meta for […]

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Madrid, Spain. – In a joint effort to reduce the digital divide and ensure equitable access to connectivity, the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL), the Government of the Kingdom of Spain and the Spanish company Hispasat signed a collaboration agreement to explore the participation of the Dominican Republic in the development of a joint project […]

New York, June 18 (EFE).- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that his employees have received offers from Meta of $100 million bonuses to leave the company and join Meta, at a time of great competition for artificial intelligence strategies, but that "for now" none of them have accepted. "Meta started making huge offers to a […]

Jerusalem.- The Israeli Army confirmed this Wednesday that it had bombed "a military target" in the area of the Syrian Presidential Palace in the capital, Damascus, in a wave of attacks that could last for days. «A military target in the area of the Syrian regime's Presidential Palace in Damascus was attacked», detailed an Israeli […]

Los Angeles (USA).- The Government of USA demobilized this Tuesday 2,000 soldiers from the National Guard who were deployed last month by order of the president, Donald Trump, in the protests against the immigration authorities that took place in Los Angeles (California). «Thanks to our troops who answered the call, anarchy in Los Angeles is […]

Jerusalem.- The total death toll in the devastated Gaza Strip from Israeli bombings reached 58,573 this Wednesday, while indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue in an initial phase in Doha. "The number of deaths from the Israeli aggression has risen to 58,573 martyrs (dead) and 138,607 injured since October 7, 2023," reported in a […]

Lima.- Peru registered 99 maternal deaths during the first six months of this year, which represents the lowest figure in the last 20 years and a decrease in cases in most regions of the country, official sources reported this Tuesday. The Ministry of Health (Minsa) indicated in a statement that there are four regions that […]

Budapest,.- The Budapest Police has opened an infringement file against the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg apparently for her participation, on June 28, in the Budapest LGBTI Pride March, which was held despite the government's ban, local media reported this Tuesday. The City Council of Budapest's 5th district announced on July 11th the opening of this […]

The exclusive party gathered only 100 guests, including major entertainment figures and music industry executives MIAMI. – In a night filled with music, culture, and international projection, the producer and media mogul Santiago Matías, known as Alofoke, celebrated this Monday in the city of Miami the signing of a historic alliance with Sony Music Central […]

With a box office of $122 million in its first weekend in the United States and Canada, Superman has achieved something that Warner Bros. and DC Studios had been waiting for: to revitalize their cinematic universe with a successful premiere. The film, written and directed by James Gunn, represents the official beginning of a new […]

Santo Domingo.- The newspaper De Último Minuto will head a category within the SmartFilms platform, the renowned film festival made with cell phones that arrives for the first time in the Dominican Republic. The influential media outlet belonging to the Alofoke Media Group platform joins this great initiative that seeks to allow anyone with a […]

The businessman and communicator Santiago Matías, CEO of Alofoke Media Group, defined this union with Sony Music as "something nostalgic" and full of emotion because it takes him back to his origins in the industry. During the exclusive party held in the city of Miami, Matías assured that this new stage that he and his […]

Santo Domingo.– The Dominican audiovisual industry adds a new platform with the arrival of SmartFilms, the renowned film festival made with cell phones, which lands in the country with the aim of democratizing access to audiovisual creation and fostering emerging talent. This initiative, originating in Colombia and with a consolidated presence in Mexico and Paraguay, […]

The recent case of the Jet Set tragedy has brought to the table a legal and moral concern that deserves to be addressed seriously: can one of the victim's daughters reach an economic agreement and, even so, the others continue to demand justice?The answer is yes. Not only is it acceptable, it is legally correct […]

The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) has begun to show clear signs of recovery. According to the survey published by RC Noticias and Quantum Analytics in May 2025, the PLD reaches 24.7% in party sympathy, surpassing the Fuerza del Pueblo (18%) and positioning itself as the second force in the country, behind the ruling PRM (42.6%). […]

Traffic in the Dominican Republic is not a problem. It's a national trauma. One that accompanies us from the moment we leave home until we manage to return alive. It doesn't matter if you drive, walk, or use public transport, here we are all victims (and, many times, accomplices) of a sick road culture, in […]

The Fuerza del Pueblo is in the midst of a debate about its political future for 2028, between those who bet on the experience of former President Leonel Fernández in difficult times or the emerging projection of Senator Omar Fernández as a presidential candidate. It is not an easy decision, as it is, at heart, […]

Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dexter, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Imelda, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Néstor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van, and Wendy. These are the 21 names assigned by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) for Atlantic storms and hurricanes in 2025. Although not all of them will necessarily be used, they are available for a […]

Santo Domingo.-  This Wednesday, July 16th of 2025, the dollar in Dominican Republic maintains an official quotation of RD$59.96 for buying and RD$60.61 for selling, according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD). This value establishes the reference of the national exchange market, although the rate may vary depending on the bank or exchange house. The following is a comprehensive overview of […]

Washington.- The president of the United States, Donald Trump, threatened this Monday the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, with imposing indirect tariffs of around 100% on his country if a peace agreement in Ukraine is not reached within 50 days. The US leader made these statements at the start of a meeting with NATO Secretary General […]

Santo Domingo.- The party Fuerza del Pueblo (FP) accused this Monday the Government of carrying out "an uncontrolled import policy" that violates previous agreements and threatens the country's food security, including the rice sector, for which it requested the suspension of the entry of the cereal for the remainder of 2025, "except for the legal […]

Entrepreneurial women in the Municipality of La Victoria will be able to access Promipyme credits, starting September 25, announced its general director, Fabricio Gómez Mazara, who also announced the amount of 250 loans to the women who wish to start their businesses. Gómez Mazara responded as follows to the demands of the women of La […]

Santo Domingo.-  This Monday, July 14 of 2025, the dollar in Dominican Republic maintains an official quotation of RD$60.14 for buying and RD$60.57 for selling, according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD). This value establishes the reference for the national exchange market, although the rate may vary depending on the bank or exchange house. The following is a comprehensive overview of today's […]

"Until death do us part" is a common phrase when getting married, a promise that seals the union of two people with life as the limit. However, in France, this boundary can blur. For more than two centuries, the country allows a person to marry even after the death of their partner. This unique practice, known as posthumous […]

Women diagnosed with premenstrual symptoms have a 10% higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, a 31% higher risk of suffering from arrhythmias, and a 27% higher risk of suffering from strokes caused by blood clots. This has been discovered by a new study from the Karolinska Institute of Sweden, the details of which were published […]

Check the lottery results for July 9, 2025. Here you will find the winning numbers for Leidsa, National Lottery, Loteka, Loto Real, La Primera, La Suerte, Lotedom and the international draws of Anguilla. Verify your plays and find out if luck was on your side in each of the day's draws. Lottery results of July […]

Check the Dominican lottery results for Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Here you will find the winning numbers for Loteka, Leidsa, National Lottery, Loto Real, La Primera, La Suerte, Quinielas, Pega 3, Loto Pool, Súper Kino TV, as well as the Anguilla draws. Verify your plays and find out if luck was on your side. Lottery […]

Santo Domingo. – In the framework of the International Plastic Bag Free Day, Grupo SID held an awareness campaign in nine partner branches, motivating a change in habits in favor of the environment and sustainability. As a symbolic act, the initiative consisted of the delivery of more than 10,000 reusable bags to customers who made […]

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 […]

Yesterday, June 8th, marked two months since the Jet Set tragedy, an event that claimed the lives of over 235 people and left at least 170 injured. Today, sixty-two days later, there are children without parents, husbands and boyfriends without their partners, parents without their children, and an entire people —along with the eyes of […]