During the interventions, five 05 motorcycles were retained and fourteen 14 bladed weapons were seized La Vega. — The Dominican Republic Army (ERD), carried out several operations in the municipality of Constanza, as part of the permanent actions to strengthen security in the national territory. During the interventions, one hundred and 25 Haitian nationals in […]

They maintain restrictions on the Atlantic coast Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic Meteorology Institute (Indomet), reported that this Wednesday, December 24, during Christmas Eve, rains will continue in different provinces of the country, due to the northeast wind flow that drags cloudy fields associated with the remnants of a frontal system located north of the […]

Santo Domingo.– The Ethical Conduct Committee of the Judiciary issued Resolution No. 01-2025, through which it formulates an ethical recommendation to Judge Rigoberto Sena for the judgments and reflections included in the motivation of his decision when imposing coercive measures in the case of alleged fraud in the National Health Insurance (Senasa), considering that these […]

The initiative presents the preliminary guidelines to modernize the sector's legal framework and will receive citizen observations until January 30, 2026. Santo Domingo. – The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) announced the beginning of the public consultation process on the reform of the General Telecommunications Law 153-98, with the presentation of the main preliminary guidelines […]

Santo Domingo,.- The Office for the Reordering of Transportation (Opret) announced this Tuesday special schedules for the Santo Domingo metro and the cable car systems on the occasion of the Christmas and New Year festivities, in order to guarantee the mobility of users during these dates of high demand. According to the information on the […]

Havana.- The Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation described its exclusion from the 2026 Caribbean Series as "disrespectful" after the recent change of its venue, which was previously going to be organized by Venezuela and will now be played in Guadalajara (Mexico), from February 1 to 7. "The change of scenario does not justify Cuba's non-participation, […]

Sports Writing. – Paris Saint-Germain, recent champion of the Intercontinental Cup, confirmed its favoritism and secured its qualification to the round of 32 of the French Cup without any setbacks, after convincingly defeating Vendée Fontenay Foot, a team from the fifth division of French football, 0-4 this Saturday. You may be interested in:Safonov crowns PSG […]

Tampa, Florida.– The Baltimore Orioles acquired right-handed pitcher Shane Baz from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a package of four prospects and a Competitive Balance Round A pick, the club reported this Friday. In the transaction, Tampa Bay receives outfielder "Slater de Brun", catcher "Caden Bodine", right-handed pitcher "Michael Forrest" and also outfielder […]

SANTO DOMINGO.- The Athletes Commission of the Dominican Olympic Committee concluded this Tuesday the First Athletes Forum “Vision beyond the goal”, which was held for two days at the Olympic Hostel with the participation of about 200 athletes from different disciplines. You may be interested in:Detroit and RD: tickets available from today; here are the prices […]

Sports Writing (EFE).— The month of May 2025 was marked as one of the most intense and memorable on the sports calendar in America, with historic comebacks, absolute consecrations and world-class protagonists such as Carlo Ancelotti, Álex Palou, Shohei Ohtani, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, as well as the teams Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. You […]

Science Writing- An Ariane 6 rocket from the European Space Agency (ESA) has taken off from the spaceport in French Guiana with two new satellites on board that will join the Galileo constellation and provide greater robustness to the European navigation program, which serves more than half of the world's population. At 5:01 (GMT), as […]

New York .- The technology OpenAI has denied being responsible for the suicide of a 16-year-old who took his own life after interacting with ChatGPT for months, and has attributed his case to an "improper use" of the tool. "The injuries and damages alleged by the plaintiffs were caused or contributed (…) by the misuse, […]

Miami (USA).- NASA launched three missions into space this Wednesday that seek to map the heliosphere, the layer that surrounds and protects the solar system, to critically monitor space weather and to study how the Earth's upper atmosphere responds to the solar wind. The three missions took off from Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]

Nvidia is no longer just a graphics card manufacturer. The company founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, which was born with the vision of bringing 3D graphics to video games, has become the most valuable company on the planet, surpassing Apple and Microsoft with a capitalization of around $4.3 trillion. […]

New York.- Apple equips its AirPods with live translation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German thanks to its new operating system, iOS 26, which launches this Monday on compatible devices. Starting today, the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with noise cancellation, paired with iPhones compatible with Apple Intelligence - Apple's artificial intelligence - […]

New York.- The government of the American president, Donald Trump, plans to detain 80,000 immigrants in several industrial warehouses in the country that it will convert into detention centers, according to an exclusive report this Wednesday by The Washington Post. According to a draft reviewed by the newspaper, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans […]

Berlin.- The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, congratulated Ukrainians this Wednesday on the fourth Christmas they are spending at war since the beginning of the Russian invasion and asked that the wish to achieve peace soon be fulfilled. "On Christmas Eve, the Russians showed once again who they really are. Massive bombings, hundreds of kamikaze drones, […]

Lviv (Ukraine).- Millions of Ukrainians will spend Christmas Eve without electricity and in sub-zero temperatures after another massive Russian attack against Ukraine's energy infrastructure. "If there's no electricity at home, we'll have Christmas Eve dinner by candlelight," said a passerby walking this Wednesday through the center of Leopolis, in western Ukraine, speaking loudly to be […]

Washington.- As every Christmas Eve, the armies of the United States and Canada activated this Wednesday a joint tracking to follow the route of Santa Claus's sleigh, a Christmas tradition that is already 70 years old and that was born from a curious mistake in the middle of the Cold War. It was December 1955 […]

Beijing.- A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Taiwan this Wednesday, with its epicenter in Taitung County, with no casualties or significant damage reported so far, according to data from the Central Meteorological Center of the island (CWA). The earthquake occurred at 5:47 p.m. local time (09:47 GMT) and had its epicenter at 22.85 degrees north […]

Miami, FL. — Pipe Bueno continues to write his own chapter within Latin American regional music and presents “Si Tu Boquita Fuera”, a reinvented version of the classic that Banda R-15 turned into a popular anthem. With his characteristic style and impeccable production, Pipe transforms this song into a powerful, emotional, and completely his own […]

This concert, conducted by maestro José Antonio Molina and the National Symphony Orchestra, featured the special participation of artists Maridalia Hernández, Frank Ceara, the Koribe choir, and Xiomara Fortuna as a special guest. Hidden, Baní, Peravia province, December 2025. With a masterful concert, the Perelló Cultural Center celebrated the arrival of Christmas in complicity with […]

Four nights of a walk of good music and better artists, this time celebrating its 14 years Santo Domingo.- "Christmas Among Friends 2025" concluded its final installment with a historic night, where Frank Ceara was crowned as the promoter of the traditional Christmas parranda, which during the first four Mondays of December, at Escenario 360, […]

Santo Domingo. - The entrepreneur and content creator Santiago Matías heads the "Most Creative of 2025" ranking, published by Forbes República Dominicana magazine, a distinction that recognizes the minds that are transforming the creative and cultural industry of the country with regional and global impact. This recognition positions Matías as the leader of a new […]

Santo Domingo, RD. – Dominican actress and influencer Tiby Camacho will be part of Univision's new reality show, titled "Would You Bet on Me?", which is scheduled to premiere in January 2026. The program is a couples reality show in which 12 duos of recognized figures will live together 24 hours a day, facing challenges […]

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. […]

"I am a tolerant and democratic president, but everything has a limit... We will continue to govern for the people and, for that reason, I say to all pre-candidates and their coordinators: proselitizing acts to officials are not allowed. If they want to campaign, they must leave their positions." Thus spoke the head of state, […]

Santo Domingo.– The Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic reiterated its strength, stability, and financial solidity, in response to comments and opinions that have recently circulated in different public spaces. The entity reported that, as of the end of November 2025, it presents robust financial indicators, the result of prudent risk management, adequate levels of […]

The Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant, operated by the Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Punta Catalina (EGEPC), closed the 2025 fiscal year —as of December 3— with transfers to the Dominican State for US$258.4 million, consolidating itself as one of the public assets with the greatest cash generation capacity. With this result, the company's accumulated contribution between […]

The AES Foundation concluded a new cycle of the Women Super Entrepreneurs project, through a graduation activity that brought together 152 participants, who completed a training process aimed at strengthening their productive and business capacities. The initiative, developed in partnership with the Supérate Program, is implemented nationwide and has impacted 932 women in more than […]

Santo Domingo,.- The Dominican Association of Poultry Farming (ADA) reported this Thursday that the national production of broiler chickens for this month reaches 24.7 million units, a volume that allows covering the expected demand and the supply of the market during the season of greatest consumption of the year, such as Christmas and New Year. […]

Santo Domingo.- The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) approved the granting of two loans to the Dominican Republic, totaling 566 million dollars, aimed at enhancing water security in the capital and the province of Santo Domingo, and modernizing the penitentiary system. The initiatives respond to strategic national priorities and will improve […]

Lima.- More than 10,000 kilometers separate the tables of Peru and Italy, but at Christmas there is a common element on the tablecloth: the panetón or panettone, the sweet bread filled with raisins and candied fruits that is enjoyed on both sides of the Atlantic as a legacy of the migration of the European country […]

During the December holidays, tables are filled with traditional dishes such as turkey, ham, and punch. However, between gatherings, reheated meals, and long preparation days, the risks associated with food safety also increase, especially when food spends too much time out of refrigeration or is handled incorrectly. In fact, the Dominican Republic registers each year […]

Beijing.- A study published this month in the scientific journal Science of Food concludes that a diet with a moderate proportion of lard reduced the accumulation of body fat and inflammation levels in laboratory mice, compared to diets based on certain vegetable oils. The research, led by a team of Chinese scientists from the Hunan […]

The Christmas holidays are accompanied by copious meals, irregular schedules, increased alcohol consumption, and an increase in social and family stress. This can affect our night's rest, a fundamental aspect for physical and mental health. Pulmonologists offer recommendations for better sleep at Christmas. In the year SEPAR 2025-2026 of Sleep Respiratory Disorders (SRD), an initiative […]

Professor Franklin Joseph, a specialist in endocrinology, diabetes and obesity and founder of Dr. Frank's Weight Loss Clinic in London, states that food at Christmas alone rarely causes fat gain, but sitting around doing nothing does. In an article published by Dailymail, the expert points out that inactivity has a huge detrimental effect on our […]

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 […]