San Francisco de Macorís. – Amidst an atmosphere of deep sorrow, family, friends, and community residents said their final goodbyes to the young woman who lost her life in a tragic incident that recently occurred in this municipality, where she was allegedly murdered by her sister. It is recalled that Ankelsy Valerio de Jesús, 22 […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – While some figures in Luis Abinader's cabinet achieve historic approval levels, others face marked popular discontent. The most recent survey by the firm Sondeos, conducted between January 23 and 26, 2026, identifies the 10 officials who currently register the lowest performance levels according to the perception of Dominicans. The list is headed […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – The results of the January 2026 survey by the firm Sondeos place the current senator of the National District, Omar Fernández, as the figure with the greatest citizen support within the opposition organization, above his father, former President Leonel Fernández. Faced with the question of who should be the presidential candidate of […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – A recent survey conducted by the firm Sondeos revealed who are the officials who enjoy the greatest trust and approval from the Dominican citizenry. The report highlights that a select group of the presidential cabinet has managed to maintain positive reputation levels above 80%. The ranking of officials with "High Reputation" is […]
Santo Domingo. – President Luis Abinader maintains a strong positive image before public opinion, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by Sondeo that evaluates the citizen perception of his management and leadership. According to the study data, 59% of respondents approve of the president's personal management, compared to 37% who express disapproval. […]
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican president, Luis Abinader, received this Thursday players from the Leones del Escogido, champions of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League, whom he urged to compete with "patriotism" as representatives of the country in the Caribbean Series to be held from February 1 to 7 in Jalisco, Mexico. The ruler handed the […]
Bayaguana, Monte Plata.– The president of the Bayaguana Sports Union, Isaac Ogando, acknowledged the contributions made by Charlie Mariotti, candidate for the presidential candidacy of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), to the strengthening of the municipality of Bayaguana and the province of Monte Plata, underlining his constant support for sports and community initiatives for several […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Los Ángeles.- Los dos gigantes tecnológicos Meta y YouTube enfrentan esta semana un histórico juicio en el estado de California por acusaciones de que sus plataformas alimentan una crisis de adicción juvenil. The trial will take place in the Los Angeles County Superior Court and marks the first time the companies will present their case […]
New York.- The tech giant Microsoft presented this Monday Maia 200, the second generation of its artificial intelligence (AI) chip with which it seeks to reduce dependence on Nvidia and compete against those of Google and Amazon in the cloud. This new model has been presented two years after its first version, the Maia 100, […]
New York.- Billionaire Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, one of the most ruthless figures in Silicon Valley and the new 'czar' of the media in the United States, managed to become the guardian of the algorithm of the renewed American TikTok. Ellison, who is 81 years old and lives on the Hawaiian island of Lanai […]
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 […]
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 […]
The United States Senate reached an agreement to avoid the government shutdown that, it was feared, could occur from midnight on Friday, announced this Thursday the president, Donald Trump. "Republicans and Democrats in Congress have come together to fund most of the government until September, while providing an extension to the Department of Homeland Security […]
Washington.- The president of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Thursday that "Cuba will not be able to survive", after ordering the imposition of tariffs on countries that sell oil to the island. "It seems that it will not be able to survive. Cuba will not be able to survive," the president declared to […]
United Nations. - The UN Security Council unanimously approved this Thursday the renewal for one year of the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (Binuh), whose current extension expired at the end of January, in a context of growing violence by armed gangs, a cumbersome political process and a generalized deterioration of […]
Toronto (Canada).- Canada expects the United States to "respect Canadian sovereignty," declared Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, following reports that separatist groups from the province of Alberta have secretly met with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in search of financial support. "I expect the U.S. administration to respect Canadian sovereignty at […]
Washington.- U.S. President Donald Trump announced this Thursday that air trade connections with Venezuela "will open very soon" and ordered, after a conversation with Delcy Rodríguez, acting president of the country, that the process begin today. "I just spoke with the President of Venezuela and informed her that we are going to open all commercial […]
San Pedro de Macorís, RD - The CLISID clinic publicly responded to the complaint made by urban singer Manuel Varet, artistically known as Vakeró, who accused the nursing staff of alleged mistreatment during the medical attention provided to his two-year-old son in the emergency room. Through an official statement, the health center expressed its "deep […]
With local and international designers, Trendy Fashion Week RD 2026 returns with its fifth edition from March 5 to 7, 2026 at the Cúpula del Palacio de Bellas Artes, highlighting the best of cutting-edge fashion. SANTO DOMINGO, RD – The Dominican Republic is preparing to host one of the most anticipated events in the industry […]
New York, USA – Bachata singer Tony Batista (Tony B) presents his most recent single “Me voy de New York,” a song full of feeling that portrays the daily reality of thousands of immigrants in the city that never sleeps. The theme narrates, from an honest and emotional perspective, the experiences, sacrifices, and decisions faced […]
The lawyers representing Mireddys González Castellanos and her sister Ayeicha González Castellanos have resigned from continuing their legal representation in the civil cases that both maintain against the artist Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (Daddy Yankee), as stated in motions filed before the Court of First Instance of San Juan. In the case of Mireddys González […]
The comedian from Saturday Night Live (SNL), Marcello Hernández, has gained notoriety for his talent in acting, humor, and parody. However, beyond his artistic side, the American actor of Cuban and Dominican descent has also sparked interest in his personal life. Hernández has recently shared several images with his partner, Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral, a […]
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. […]
The Dominican Republic recorded a year-on-year increase of 3.74% in direct costs for housing construction at the end of 2025, driven by the rise in materials, labor, and services associated with the sector, according to the most recent report of the Housing Construction Direct Cost Index (ICDV), published by the National Statistics Office (ONE). According […]
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) described this Wednesday as "unusual" the government's decision to authorize the import of chicken to address the shortage and high price of the product, when that situation could have been avoided with "adequate" planning of national production. The purple party stated in a note that the crisis is […]
Santo Domingo.- The new Law 47-25 gives a "historic" boost to MSMEs and women-owned MSMEs, by increasing the government's procurement budget reserve from 20% to 30%, and toughens the consequences regime to prevent and punish corruption in public procurement. President Luis Abinader signed this Wednesday the implementing regulations of the law in an act held […]
Frankfurt (Germany).- The euro rises strongly since the beginning of the week due to the weakness of the dollar due to the loss of confidence because the policies of the US president, Donald Trump, question the economic and geopolitical order. The euro surged to $1.2150, a high since June 2021, after Trump said he is […]
Brussels.- The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, considered that the increase in the price of gold, which this Monday has marked a new historical high by exceeding 5,100 dollars, demonstrates that "uncertainty is the new normal". "When I say that uncertainty is the new normal, the price clearly demonstrates it," […]
Santiago.– The Ministry of Culture announced this Wednesday the main guidelines of the Cibao Regional Book and Culture Fair, conceived as a space to celebrate reading, thought, and the cultural richness of the north of the country, with the participation of the 14 provinces of the region. The first fair edition will be held on April […]
London.- A two-year-old boy from Manchester has broken two Guinness World Records for billiards by performing two tricks that no one had done before at such a young age. Jude Owens performed a first trick, called "pool bank shot" at two years and 302 days old and another called "snooker double pot" at two years […]
Santo Domingo.– This Monday, January 26th, the Dominican Republic commemorates the 213th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, Father of the Nation and main ideologue of National Independence, whose thought and sacrifice laid the foundations of the Republic proclaimed on February 27, 1844. Juan Pablo Duarte was born on January 26, 1813, in […]
Santo Domingo, RD.– The agency OK Casting announced the celebration of the second edition of the OK Casting Award, which will be held in virtual format on January 31, 2026, consolidating itself as a platform for promotion, training and visibility for acting talents in audiovisual productions of television and cinema in the Dominican Republic. The […]
Santo Domingo.– The National Gallery of Fine Arts inaugurated the exhibition “Miguel Tió: Beyond the Real”, the first exhibition of the year 2026 in this emblematic cultural space, which will remain open to the public until February 26th. During the opening ceremony, the general director of Fine Arts, Marianela Sallent, highlighted the relevance of 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 […]
Three pints of B positive (B+) blood are required for Mrs. Corina Maribel Arias, who is in delicate condition after a traffic accident on Sabana Larga Avenue.
Maribel's family and friends, who is admitted to the Regional Hospital Juan Pablo Pina, are making a solidarity call to all citizens to come and donate and collaborate with this cause of life.
For more information or to channel a possible donation, you can contact Nathiela de los Santos at the number (849) 276-0924.
San Francisco de Macorís. – Amidst an atmosphere of deep sorrow, family, friends, and community residents said their final goodbyes to the young woman who lost her life in a tragic incident that recently occurred in this municipality, where she was allegedly murdered by her sister. It is recalled that Ankelsy Valerio de Jesús, 22 […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – While some figures in Luis Abinader's cabinet achieve historic approval levels, others face marked popular discontent. The most recent survey by the firm Sondeos, conducted between January 23 and 26, 2026, identifies the 10 officials who currently register the lowest performance levels according to the perception of Dominicans. The list is headed […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – The results of the January 2026 survey by the firm Sondeos place the current senator of the National District, Omar Fernández, as the figure with the greatest citizen support within the opposition organization, above his father, former President Leonel Fernández. Faced with the question of who should be the presidential candidate of […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – A recent survey conducted by the firm Sondeos revealed who are the officials who enjoy the greatest trust and approval from the Dominican citizenry. The report highlights that a select group of the presidential cabinet has managed to maintain positive reputation levels above 80%. The ranking of officials with "High Reputation" is […]
Santo Domingo. – President Luis Abinader maintains a strong positive image before public opinion, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by Sondeo that evaluates the citizen perception of his management and leadership. According to the study data, 59% of respondents approve of the president's personal management, compared to 37% who express disapproval. […]
Santo Domingo.- Ankelsy Valerio de Jesús, 22 years old, surrendered this Thursday to the Regional Directorate of the National Police in La Vega, after being identified as the alleged perpetrator of the shooting death of her younger sister, Anelsy Ceballos de Jesús, 13 years old, in an incident that occurred on Wednesday night in the […]
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