Santiago. – A confrontation between drivers of the F and S-O routes left several drivers injured and at least a dozen public transport vehicles with material damage, during a violent incident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the entrance to the Rafey sector, in the west zone of this city. According to information gathered at […]

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican low-cost airline Arajet doubled the number of passengers between the Dominican Republic and Argentina in 2025, with a total of 113,271 travelers, according to official data released this Thursday. In addition to these, there are about 54,000 passengers who used Arajet to make connections from Buenos Aires to another of the […]

Hato Mayor.– Citizens denounce a high-risk health situation that would be affecting the Municipal Hospital El Valle, in the province of Hato Mayor, after a microbiological culture recently performed on the water for consumption and general use of the center detected the presence of dangerous bacteria. According to the analysis results, microorganisms such as Escherichia […]

Santo Domingo.– The United States Embassy in the Dominican Republic informed that the closure of the office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Santo Domingo is temporary and is due to an ongoing internal investigation. Through a statement released on its official channels, the diplomatic headquarters explained that the measure aims to “allow time […]

Santo Domingo. – The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, will hold a meeting with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, within the framework of a presidential summit to be held on March 7 in the city of Miami. The information was provided by the Press Director of the President, Carlos Alberto Caminero, who explained that […]

SANTO DOMINGO – The Basketball Association of the National District (Abadina) officially presented its new digital platform, a technological tool designed to strengthen institutional management and benefit the more than 30 affiliated clubs, as well as players, coaches, technicians, and leaders. You may be interested in:Dominican Republic tied with USA and was left at the doors of the FIFA U-17 […]

Sports writing (EFE).- Norwegian Sturla Holm Laegreid, who won the bronze medal on Tuesday in the combined cross-country skiing and rifle shooting event of twenty kilometers at the Olympic Games of Milan Cortina (Italy), made public, in tears, an infidelity to his partner. You may be interested in:Samu Aghehowa, confirmed out of Spain for the […]

Madrid.- The kings of Spain awarded the best athletes of 2023 and 2024 this Wednesday, including Dominican athlete Marileidy Paulino, who received the Ibero-American Community Trophy of 2023 in recognition of the successes achieved that year, in which she won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the Budapest World Championships. Paulino, 29, became […]

Paris.- The Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, questioned for her gender and gold in the 66-kilo category at the Paris Olympic Games, stated that she has undergone hormonal treatments to lower her "natural" testosterone level and that she will take the necessary tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. "We all have different genetics, different hormone […]

CONSTANZA. – La Patrulla del Monte celebrated with resounding success, last weekend, the sixth edition of the rally “El Triángulo”, an event that brought together more than 500 competitors and left a significant impact on tourism and the economy of the northern region of the country. You may be interested in:r:INEFI inaugurates the first Community […]

Santo Domingo.– HONOR positioned itself as the fastest-growing international smartphone manufacturer in 2025, recording an expansion of 55% in shipments during the first three quarters of the year, according to a report by the analysis firm Omdia. The study places the company as the most dynamic brand among the top 10 global sellers, driven by […]

Brussels.- The Chinese platform TikTok said this Friday that the investigation carried out by the European Commission, which concludes that this social network has an "addictive" design for its users, is based on "a categorically false and totally unfounded description". "We will take all necessary measures to challenge these findings by all means at our […]

Roblox has taken a key step in the evolution of video game creation platforms with the launch of its 4D Creation feature. This tool, powered by artificial intelligence, allows users to generate interactive and functional objects simply by describing what they want in natural language. The new feature, currently available in beta, represents a significant […]

Granada (Spain).- An international team of scientists found that artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make mistakes when answering questions that require conceptual reasoning and not mere internet searches, which reveals that it still does not equal human thought in complex academic tasks. As detailed this Thursday in a statement by the University of Granada (UGR), […]

ChatGPT surprised thousands of users this Tuesday, February 3, by presenting failures in its operation, without prior notice.  High error rates are occurring in adjustment jobs. "And we have identified that users are experiencing high levels of error in the affected services," OpenAI wrote on its website. "We have identified the problem and applied the […]

Gaza.- The port of the city of Gaza, which during the more than two years of Israeli offensive against the Strip has served as a refuge and resting space for tens of thousands of Palestinians, is also now the place where many young people gather to process their reality through painting. On plastic tables and […]

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, currently arrested by the U.S. since January 3rd after the military invasion of the Pentagon in Caracas, sent a message to his country and to the political leadership that has been left in charge due to his detention by orders of the American president, Donald Trump. "You are doing […]

Havana - The Havana International Book Fair, one of Cuba's most important cultural events, did not start this Thursday as initially planned, affected by the US oil siege. As indicated by the Cuban Book Institute in a statement that the fair "is postponed as a consequence of the extraordinary situation that the country is experiencing". […]

Washington. - The President of the United States, Donald Trump, clarified this Thursday that he has not spoken with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, about the possible suspension of the dialogue with Iran on its nuclear program, but warned that if an agreement is not reached, Washington will activate a second "very tough" phase […]

San Juan.- The governor of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González, announced this Thursday the signing of a measure that classifies the death of the unborn as murder, which its detractors denounce as a step to criminalize abortion. The new law amends Article 92 of the Penal Code of Puerto Rico to redefine that "human being" will […]

American rapper of Dominican descent Cardi B formally kicked off her new tour “Little Miss Drama Tour” in California, before thousands of fans who accompanied her in her official return to the stage, in a show where she performed more than 37 songs. During her performance, the rapper showed her most sensual side, but also […]

New York.- Dominican model and current Miss Universe Latina 2025, Yamilex Hernández, expressed her excitement about walking the runway tonight at New York Fashion Week, participating in the opening show of the prominent Dominican designer Giannina Azar. In conversation with the communicator Anthony Tejada for De Último Minuto, the beauty queen stated she felt "super […]

Santo Domingo, RD - Actor and comedian Juan Carlos Pichardo shared a statement on his social media, informing his followers that he has been admitted to a health center as a result of a diagnosis of severe bilateral pneumonia. In the publication, Pichardo explained that he has been hospitalized since yesterday, so he will not […]

Santo Domingo, DR-The businessman and CEO of Alofoke Media Group, Santiago Matías, publicly reacted to the rumors that circulated in entertainment media about the absence of the communicator Caro Brito in the new season of Sin Filtro Radio Show. According to these rumors, Brito would have refused to participate in the space for not wanting […]

Santo Domingo. Dominican music producer and mixer Javy Joel Corona, artistically known as DJ Patio, shared key details of his professional career, his international growth, and the elements that have marked his consolidation in the music industry, during an interview with content creator Dotol Nastra. Originally from the Los Mina sector in Santo Domingo Este, […]

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. […]

Havana,.- The Cuban peso marked a historic low in the informal market this Tuesday, depreciating to 500 units per US dollar, amid growing pressure from Washington on the island. The benchmark indicator of the informal market, published daily by the independent media outlet El Toque, reached this mark after a 15% decrease in the relative […]

The Dominican Republic is positioned among the countries with the best economic growth prospects globally, according to projections from the "Harvard Growth Lab," a research center at Harvard University. According to the Atlas of Economic Complexity, the country would register an average annual growth of 3.82% in its real GDP between 2024 and 2034, placing […]

Caracas.- In Venezuela 38,610 new vehicles were sold last year, an increase of 119.9% compared to 2024, when 17,558 were sold, the sector reported this Tuesday, which predicts a growth of over 29% for 2026, with more than 50,000 units. From the total sold last year, 41% -16,030 vehicles- were assembled in the country, the […]

San Salvador.- The Government of El Salvador anticipates approximately $55 million in tourism revenue from the Central American residency of Colombian singer Shakira, which consists of five concerts in San Salvador, two of which took place this past weekend, according to official projections shared this Monday. The head of the Ministry of Tourism, Morena Valdez, […]

AES Dominicana, headed by its president Edwin De los Santos, received the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Leah Campos, at the facilities of the AES Andrés energy complex, as part of an institutional agenda aimed at presenting the company's main investment projects in energy infrastructure, as well as the expansion of the natural […]

Santo Domingo. – GALA Media Group and the group Amigos que Suman held a special meeting on the occasion of the official visit to the country of the Chilean deputy and senator-elect for the Valparaíso Region, Diego Ibáñez, who also received recognition for his emerging leadership, becoming the youngest senator-elect in Chile. The recognition was […]

Santo Domingo.- The trends —whether in fashion, social media, music, or lifestyle— are cultural phenomena that many people adopt, share, and reinvent. But what motivates people to follow them? Trends have become a dominant form of social and cultural interaction in the digital age. Through them, people share ideas, styles, opinions, and behaviors that multiply […]

Providence, Rhode Island. – Representing the Dominican National Police, under the direction of Major General Ramón Antonio Guzmán Peralta, Colonel Sonni Cepeda, Liaison of the institution in the United States based in the cities of Providence and New York, made a solemn floral offering to the bust of Juan Pablo Duarte, located in Roger Williams […]

Samaná.- The Samaná Tourist Cluster (CTS), the Association of Hotels and Tourism Companies of Samaná (AHETSA) announced the welcome concert for humpback whales called "To the Rhythm of the Bay", on February 14th at the Marina of Puerto Bahía Samaná at 6:00 PM, with the stellar participation of Maridalia Hernández, Adalgisa Pantaleón, Roger Zayas and […]

Santo Domingo.- The Brisas de las Colinas housing project has sparked considerable interest in the real estate market, registering more than 300 interested clients and securing more than 100 reservations in a single day, which allowed the complete sale of its first stage and the immediate start of the commercialization of the second phase, with […]

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 […]