Santo Domingo.– The Wiche García Saleta Foundation denounced this Wednesday what it called the largest logging ever recorded in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, while expressing its deep concern about the environmental impact and the way in which the works are being carried out without apparent transparency or technical justification. Through a statement, the […]

Santo Domingo. – Users of the Santo Domingo Metro expressed their indignation at the chaos generated by the suspension of service between the Hermanas Mirabal and Mamá Tingó stations, in Villa Mella, on the first day of the scheduled closure. Those affected pointed out that the average travel time, which usually takes about five minutes, […]

Santo Domingo.– A total of 96 Dominicans were repatriated from the United States, as part of the mass deportations being carried out by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). With this new figure, the number of nationals returned to the country so far this year rises to 1,503. Most of those returned were serving sentences […]

Santo Domingo.– The deputy Bolívar Valera (PRM-Santo Domingo Este) filed a bill this Tuesday that seeks to prohibit and severely punish the creation, dissemination, and commercialization of intimate content generated through artificial intelligence (AI) or deepfake technology without consent. The initiative aims to protect the privacy, integrity, and fundamental rights of citizens against the growing […]

Santo Domingo Oeste.– The National Police reported the arrest of Gilbert Cabrera Durán "Trujillo", identified as one of the alleged accomplices in an armed robbery against a motorcycle taxi driver in the Manoguayabo sector, after voluntarily surrendering to the authorities. Cabrera Durán was received at the headquarters of the Strategic Communications Directorate, headed by Colonel […]

The sports world is in mourning following the tragic death of Indian tennis player Radhika Yadav, 25, who was shot dead by her own father, Deepak Yadav, at her residence in Gurugram, last Thursday afternoon. According to the sports network ESPN, the Gurugram police received a report from a private hospital in the city, which […]

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 […]

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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 […]

New York. – The Consul General of the Dominican Republic in New York, Jesús “Chu” Vásquez, held a meeting with the Democratic candidate for Mayor of the city, Zohran Mamdani, in a meeting that reaffirms the common interest of strengthening ties between the Dominican community and local authorities. During the meeting, both parties discussed initiatives […]

Former US President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama directly addressed divorce rumors in an episode of their podcast released this Wednesday. "He took me back!", said Barack Obama on the IMO podcast with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson. "We were on the ropes for a while." Speculation about the couple's marriage has […]

New York.- The National Weather Service (NWS) of the United States issued a tsunami alert on the coast of Alaska, in the United States, after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the state. "A TSUNAMI WARNING is issued for parts of Alaska after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Sand […]

The music supervisor of American Idol, Robin Kaye, and her husband, Thomas Deluca, were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head in their Encino, Los Angeles residence on Monday, July 14. Both were 70 years old. Police arrested Raymond Boodarian, 22 years old, as a suspect in the double homicide. You may be interested […]

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 […]

Santo Domingo.– Communicator Anier Barros announced this Monday her departure from the radio program El mismo golpe, hosted by Jochy Santos, marking the end of a stage she described as “very special” in her professional life. "A day like today a year ago I entered the program and exactly one year later I close a […]

Miami.– Dominican presenter and actress Francisca, winner of Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015, was taken to the hospital in the early hours of this Wednesday, according to her colleague Raúl González during the broadcast of the program Despierta América, broadcast by Univisión. “Our Fran had to go to the hospital this morning. May God take care […]

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 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 […]

New York. – Although digital payments dominate transactions in restaurants and bars, leaving cash tips is still the best way to directly benefit those who serve you, according to industry workers. Colton Trowbridge, who has worked as a waiter in both Kansas and New York, states that receiving cash tips is more rewarding and helpful, […]

Moca. – The pound of chicken is currently selling for between RD$70 and RD$80 at points of sale in the Cibao region, an increase that has been described as "exorbitant" by the Association of Small and Medium Poultry Producers Moca-Licey (Approamoli), whose president, Ambiorix Cabrera, warns of a production crisis that threatens the food security […]

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 […]

"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 […]