Santo Domingo.– Joan Rojas, father of the two-month-old baby who died at the San Lorenzo de Los Mina Maternity Hospital, expressed his indignation after learning of the statement issued by the National Health Service, assuring that “things were not as they say” and that the center acted with negligence, malpractice and total indifference to the […]
Santo Domingo,- The Public Ministry and the National Police arrested seven prison surveillance agents who allegedly planned and acted in the escape of the prisoner Beilin Antonio de Peña (known as 'el Buda'), accused of two serious counts of homicide, from the Correction and Rehabilitation Center of La Isleta, in Moca. The guards are accused […]
Santiago.- Representatives from more than 70 communities nestled in the Cordillera Septentrional declared themselves this Saturday in permanent struggle against an alleged project of the Ministry of Energy and Mines which, according to their denouncements, contemplates intervening more than 142 thousand tareas in an area of high agricultural production and of great environmental value. Community […]
Santo Domingo.- Members of the Prosecution of Narcotic Drugs Prosecution of Santiago and officers of the National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD), supported by the Customs Directorate (DGA), arrested four men who were part of an alleged international drug trafficking structure, during operational intelligence work, carried out at the Santiago International Airport. The detainees Harrison […]
Santo Domingo.- A man identified as the alleged author of a video circulating on social media, in which he makes direct threats against President Luis Abinader and his family, was arrested this Friday afternoon by members of the National Police at a point on the road that connects La Romana with El Seibo. The individual […]
Santo Domingo.- Hundreds of young people, children and adults gathered on El Conde street, in the Colonial Zone, to participate in the XIV Conde Peatonal Chess Tournament, an event organized by the Pro Chess and Culture Foundation which for 14 consecutive years promotes this science sport outdoors. The president of the organizing committee, Aquiles Rodríguez, […]
LIMA, Peru. The Dominican Republic completed one of its most productive days this Friday at the XX Bolivarian Games Ayacucho-Lima 2025, guided by a great harvest in wushu, a historic achievement in golf, and outstanding performances in table tennis, athletics, and karate. In total, the country added 13 medals, consolidating itself in the seventh position […]
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican ex-baseball player David Ortiz received this Friday the 2025 Humanitarian Award (original title in English) awarded by The Trust For The Americas (institution affiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS)) for his work leading a foundation dedicated to helping children with heart problems. Ortiz founded the organization "David Ortiz Children's […]
New Delhi (EFE).- Indian child Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, only three years old, has become the youngest chess player in the world to enter the ranking of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), after achieving this Friday his first official rating in approved tournaments. You may be interested in:Aguilas maintain dominance and Jerar Encarnación guides 4-2 victory […]
LIMA, Peru.– Athletics regained the spotlight for the Dominican delegation by winning one gold medal, one silver medal, and two bronze medals, while boxing contributed two silver medals and karate added a bronze in kata during the day on Thursday at the XX Bolivarian Games 2025, which are being held in this city. You may […]
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 - […]
Madrid.- Teenagers have integrated AI into their daily lives, whether for studies or as a confidant in personal matters, although the majority also express reservations, including the use of images to create fake sexual content, according to 84% of them and 76% of them. These are some of the data revealed by the 'Así somos' […]
Tegucigalpa.- The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS) in Honduras on Saturday called for the scrutiny of the general elections of November 30 to be expedited, which has not moved for more than 18 hours. In a statement, the MOE/OAS, led by former Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga, called "to expedite […]
Doha.- The United States Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, assured this Saturday in Doha that a possible peace between Ukraine and Russia is "closer than ever", although this will not be "at any price" for both parties. "This is probably our best opportunity. That is to say, we are close. We are closer than ever […]
New York.- A 66-year-old man identified as Andrew Dykes was arrested this week near Tampa, Florida, accused of being involved in the death of his ex-partner Tanya Jackson and her daughter Tatiana Dykes, whose remains were found in Long Island, New York, between 1997 and 2011. The victims were not identified until this year, after […]
Tegucigalpa.- The presidential candidate of the conservative Liberal Party, Salvador Nasralla, insisted this Friday that the general elections in Honduras of last November 30th are being won by his formation, according to his internal count, something that will reverse the current official count that gives a slight advantage to his opponent Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura, of […]
Berlin.- The Norwegian Nobel Institute, which assists the Committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize, stated this Saturday that the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will attend the award ceremony in person on December 10 in Oslo, as she herself has assured them. "We spoke with her last night and she told us that […]
Today, the businessman and communicator Santiago Matías, known to all as Alofoke, celebrates his 44th birthday at one of the most important and satisfying moments of his life. Matías reaches this age with a different maturity, with the fruits of years of constant work and with an entire country recognizing the impact he has had […]
The Puerto Rican global star Ozuna and the Colombian Beéle, one of the freshest voices in the current urban movement, present today STENDHAL, their anticipated collaborative project composed of 14 songs that marks a new creative stage for both artists. From this Friday, the album is available on all digital platforms and offers a diverse […]
New York.- The 'Lux' albums, by the Spanish artist Rosalía, and 'Debí tirar más fotos', by the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, are featured this Friday on the list of the 25 best albums of 2025 compiled by the critics of the newspaper The New York Times. The list is headed by the emerging Korean […]
International Writing.- Netflix will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), including the film and television studios, as well as HBO and HBO Max, for 82.7 billion dollars, the two companies announced this Friday in a joint statement Netflix's final offer has been $27.75 per share of WBD, compared to the $24 proposed by Paramount, which, along […]
Santo Domingo, RD - On Wednesday night, during the official return of the successful program Alofoke Radio Show, Santiago Matías, CEO of Alofoke Media Group, responded forcefully to actress and communicator Hony Estrella. It all arose from some statements that Hony recently offered in another space, where, although she did not literally speak badly of […]
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 most consumed fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, and propane gas, will maintain their prices for the week of December 6 to 12, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM) informed this Friday. The agency stated in a note that the Government provided a subsidy of 173.6 million pesos so that these […]
The Superintendency of Banks (SB) presented this Wednesday the report "Towards an inclusive and sustainable financial system 2025", in which it exposes significant advances, but also persistent gaps in the participation of vulnerable groups within the Dominican financial system. The study, based on surveys of financial intermediation entities and users, indicates that although progress has […]
Washington.- Costco sued this Monday the Administration of President Donald Trump, in an effort to obtain a full refund of the tariffs paid by the retail giant this year and to prevent those levies from continuing to be imposed while a Supreme Court case unfolds. In the lawsuit, the company indicated that the December 15 […]
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader denied this Monday that his administration plans to submit a tax reform at the beginning of 2026, clarifying that the rumors that have arisen in recent days do not correspond to any official decision. During his weekly meeting with the press, the president explained that the issue originated from a […]
Santo Domingo. - The Dominican Republic received 10,284,251 visitors between January and November this year, which represents a growth of 3.1% compared to the same period of 2024 and 13% compared to that of 2023, the Ministry of Tourism of the Caribbean country reported this Monday. By air, from January to November 2025, the Dominican […]
Miami (USA).- The American digital artist Beeple unleashed a "pack" of robotic dogs at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair with hyperrealistic heads of tech magnates and art legends such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Mark Zuckerberg. The installation titled 'Regular Animals' captured attention at the fair that was inaugurated […]
San Francisco de Macorís, RD. – On December 2nd, the Health Mi Luz brand celebrated the official opening of its new branch in Plaza Caribbean, in an event that brought together authorities, strategic allies, influencers and figures from the social sphere, marking a significant step in its evolution as a platform for integral well-being. The […]
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has, since this month, one of the most innovative artistic exhibitions of the year: “Miguel Ángel Vivo”, an immersive exhibition that brings together the most emblematic works of the Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti, including recreations of the Sistine Chapel, the David and the Moses. The exhibition will be available until […]
Santo Domingo.- Benito Antonio, one of the most prominent Dominican designers nationally and internationally, who has turned fashion into a vehicle of identity, purpose, and patriotic pride. From the age of nine, when he watched his mother sew, Benito Antonio discovered a fascination that would shape the course of his life. By eleven, he already […]
Santo Domingo. - The Senate of the Republic sponsored the master conference “Understanding gender violence: concepts, contexts and cases”, given by the Spanish specialist Miguel Lorente, who warned about the persistence of cultural stereotypes that continue to justify violence against women in different social environments. When offering the welcoming words, Senator Rafael Barón Duluc expressed […]
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 […]
In a new business twist that combines politics, national identity, and consumer technology, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the official launch of Trump Mobile and its T1 Phone smartphone, his own brand of telephone services.
During the presentation, Trump detailed the vision behind the project. The proposal targets a defined audience: conservatives and supporters of the former president who are looking for an alternative aligned with their values.
"**We want to serve Americans who have been ignored by the big tech and telecom companies**," he declared.
With a single plan available, Trump Mobile offers its service at a monthly price of $47.25, almost double that of competitors like Mint Mobile or Boost Mobile. However, the company justifies this higher cost with the inclusion of three additional benefits that seek to turn the service into a “value package”: telemedicine: remote access to health services through a partnership with Doctegrity; roadside assistance: support in the event of mechanical failures through Drive America; and equipment protection: coverage for device damage, thanks to Omega Mobile Care.
The T1 Phone: Technology and Political Symbol
The emblem of the new venture is the T1 Phone, a device with a patriotic design that includes gold details and is promoted as "made in the United States." According to data published on the official website and confirmed by Bloomberg, the T1 is positioned in the mid-to-high range with an estimated price of $500 dollars.
More than a consumer product, Trump Mobile is shaping up to be a political symbol. Its strategy doesn't compete with low prices, but with identity, ideological loyalty, and added benefits. In a saturated telecommunications market dominated by traditional brands, the project's success will depend on its ability to mobilize a user base willing to pay more for a product presented as "authentically American".
This launch represents a new chapter at the intersection of politics and business. While some analysts consider it a risky move in a competitive sector, others see in Trump Mobile a demonstration of the brand power that the Trump surname still retains.
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 - […]
Madrid.- Teenagers have integrated AI into their daily lives, whether for studies or as a confidant in personal matters, although the majority also express reservations, including the use of images to create fake sexual content, according to 84% of them and 76% of them. These are some of the data revealed by the 'Así somos' […]
Santo Domingo. – Less than a year after its launch, the Dominican startup COMFY already has 300 vehicles listed on its platform, consolidating itself as a driving force for youth entrepreneurship in the Dominican Republic. According to a recent analysis of its database, 73% of its partners are in the 18 to 35 age range, […]
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