Santiago.– The Directorate of Social Assistance for Food and Community brought food and household items this Friday to the families of the La Zanja community, in the municipality of Sabana Iglesia, who were affected after the explosion of a main pipeline of the drinking water system, an incident that caused flooding and severe damage to […]

Santo Domingo.– In the framework of the return to work after the Christmas festivities, this Friday, December 26, we took a tour of several public institutions in the country, including the National Congress and the Ministry of Labor, with the aim of verifying whether the staff had resumed their duties or if, on the contrary, […]

Santo Domingo. - The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, and his wife, First Lady Raquel Arbaje, sent a heartfelt Christmas Message to the Dominican Nation, highlighting the importance of unity, solidarity, and the fundamental values that guide the country, but also the dangers of ambition and an excessive love of riches. In an audiovisual, […]

Santo Domingo.– The president Luis Abinader and the first lady Raquel Arbaje released this Wednesday a message of Christmas in which they urged the Dominican people to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas, highlighting unity, solidarity, humility and faith as fundamental pillars for the strengthening of the nation. In his speech, the president pointed […]

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 […]

São Paulo.- Isabelle Marciniak, who was the Brazilian youth rhythmic gymnastics champion in 2021 and was a young promise of the discipline, died on Wednesday at the age of 18, reported the Paranaense Gymnastics Federation. Marciniak died from Hodgkin's disease, a type of cancer that attacks the lymphatic system, according to the federation, cited by […]

SANTO DOMINGO.– The 2025 season of world golf was defined by great feats, established figures, and the emergence of new talents. The dominance of American Scottie Scheffler, the historic Grand Slam of Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, and the dramatic victory of Europe over the United States in the Ryder Cup were some of the milestones […]

SANTO DOMINGO.– The Águilas Cibaeñas, leaders of the regular season standings, opened this Wednesday the Re-entry Draft of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) by selecting as their first pick infielder Cristhian Adames, belonging to the Tigres del Licey. You may be interested in:Adames moves from Licey to Águilas as the first pick of […]

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 […]

Beijing.- China declared this Thursday that the dispute over the operation of the TikTok video application in the US must be resolved "through cooperation" and "in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations". The spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, He Yongqian, spoke out after information emerged about the platform's agreements with three investors to create […]

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. […]

Washington.- The U.S. President, Donald Trump, announced this Thursday that his country launched a "powerful and deadly" attack against camps of the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) in Nigeria that have been attacking "innocent Christians". "Tonight, under my direction as Commander-in-Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly attack against the terrorist scum of […]

Berlin.- Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said this Friday that the meeting with US leader Donald Trump will likely take place next Sunday in Florida. "We have a broad agenda. It will be the weekend. I think it will be Sunday, in Florida, we will have a meeting with President Trump," Zelensky said in a meeting […]

Suffolk, Virginia.- A commercial building suffered severe damage this Friday morning after a pickup truck crashed into the structure and caught fire in the 500 block of North Main Street, reported the Suffolk City Fire and Rescue Department in Virginia. The accident occurred shortly after 7:00 a.m., when the vehicle first hit a power pole […]

The new files published by the U.S. Department of Justice on Jeffrey Epstein incorporate new details of his death in prison and emphasize that the pedophile did not have enough surveillance, despite the fact that he was at risk of suicide, as revealed this Friday by The Washington Post. Epstein died in prison on August […]

São Paulo.- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, in prison for an attempted coup, successfully and without complications underwent surgery this Thursday for a bilateral inguinal hernia, according to his family. «Surgery completed successfully! No complications. Now, waiting for the recovery from anesthesia», stated the former president's wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, on her social media. The far-right […]

Santo Domingo.- The channel Alofoke Radio Show consolidated this year as the most viewed within the YouTube platform, driven by the success of La Casa de Alofoke, a 24/7 live broadcast project that went viral worldwide and became one of the most commented reality shows in Latin America. The achievement places the platform led by […]

Santo Domingo.- This Christmas, various personalities used their social media to share messages filled with love, faith, and hope, highlighting the importance of family unity and solidarity amidst the current challenges. Through warm and emotional words, they invited reflection, gratitude, and renewed commitment to the values that give true meaning to these holidays. With photographs […]

Santo Domingo.– The platform Reconocidos will celebrate Christmas in style with a Grand Christmas Concert, scheduled for December 25th, a completely free event that will bring together outstanding exponents of Dominican urban, tropical and popular music. The appointment will be at the corner of Ortega y Gasset and Ovando, in the Cristo Rey sector, starting […]

Madrid.– Christmas arrived loaded with music and emotion at the HM Madrid Río University Hospital thanks to the surprise visit of the singer David Bisbal, who chose this health center to put the finishing touch to his tour with a very special performance dedicated to patients and medical staff. The artist toured different areas of […]

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 […]

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, […]

Tokyo.- The unemployment rate in Japan remained at 2.6% in November for the fourth consecutive month, the Japanese Executive reported this Friday. The number of unemployed in Japan in the eleventh month of the year was 1.71 million, an increase of 70,000 people compared to the same month last year, according to data published by […]

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. […]

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 […]