Puerto Plata. – President Luis Abinader announced the construction of 112 apartments to relocate vulnerable families affected by the rains in the municipality of Villa Montellano, Puerto Plata. The president instructed the immediate reconstruction of the bridge over the Camú River and visited the Los Ciruelos sector, where he supervised the assistance and support work […]
Pantoja, Los Alcarrizos. – The Dominican government, through the Directorate of Strategic and Special Projects of the Presidency (Propeep), continued this Thursday the delivery of household goods to families affected by the floods caused by the trough of April 8 in the municipal districts of Pantoja and Palmarejo, in the municipality of Los Alcarrizos. During […]
Bayaguana, Monte Plata. – Two young people lost their lives on Wednesday afternoon after a tragic accident occurred in the community of Cocinero, on the road that connects the municipality of Bayaguana with Copey. The deceased were identified as Jhon Javier Gutiérrez Mejía and Yeison de León Otañe, both residents of Bayaguana. According to preliminary […]
Castañuelas, Montecristi. – A merchant was injured after being attacked inside his business in an event that has generated concern among the residents of this community in the northwest of the country. The incident occurred in a commercial establishment known as Supermercado Toribio, where, according to reports, a man nicknamed “Chito” entered the place and, […]
Santo Domingo Este.- The National Police reported the capture of a man identified as one of the alleged perpetrators of an assault against two students, which occurred in broad daylight and whose video was widely circulated on social media. This is Alex Méndez Batista, alias “Cacón”, 31 years old, who was arrested in the Ensanche […]
Madrid, Spain. – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reaffirmed that transgender athletes will be able to participate in the Olympic Games, as long as they meet the classification criteria, although they must compete in the category corresponding to their biological sex. You may be interested in:The referee of the Copa del Rey final will wear […]
Santo Domingo.- The National District Basketball Association (Abadina) announced this Thursday the 40th Women's Superior Basketball Tournament (TBSF Distrito 2026), which is scheduled to begin on Friday, May 22nd of this year and for the Seaboard Cup. The dedication fell upon the legendary political leader Doña Milagros Ortiz Bosch, general director of Governmental Ethics and […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – With the participation of athletes from more than 20 countries, the Karate Qualifying Championship begins this Thursday, which will award 144 places for the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. You may be interested in: Minister Kelvin Cruz delivers RD$178 million more to the COD for athlete preparation The […]
Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic is preparing to host one of the most innovative events in its history: the Bike Kite Fest 2026, a proposal that fuses sport, music, and culture into a unique experience. You may be interested in:Luis Polonia Jr. takes over as general manager of the Dominican team for Santo Domingo 2026 […]
LIMA, PERU — The Dominican Badminton Team signed an outstanding performance by winning the silver medal at the Pan American Air Badminton Championship, a result that secured their qualification for the next World Championship of the discipline. You may be interested in: Asencio, a surprising absence from Real Madrid's Champions League return list The Quisqueyan […]
On a remote island in northern Norway, archaeologists made a discovery that challenges everything that was known about the history of the Vikings. Under the burial mound of Herlaugshaugen, in Leka, a team of researchers found 29 iron rivets and wooden remains that, according to radiocarbon analyses, date back to the year 700 AD. The […]
The AP-7 highway in Spain has become the first national laboratory where the maximum speed will no longer be a fixed figure, but rather a variable managed by intelligence This will be a significant change in traffic management and road safety, where the traditional speed limits of 120 km/h become flexible, adjusting in real time […]
Moscú.- El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, llega 20 años más tarde que la China comunista a la hora de censurar internet, por lo que se ve obligado a tomar medidas más radicales para garantizar el control absoluto de la red por medio de un nuevo telón de acero digital. Mientras en el cortafuegos chino la […]
Miami (EE.UU.).- La misión Artemis II de la NASA reingresará a la Tierra con una trayectoria más directa que la que tomó Artemis I para reducir las posibilidades de que el escudo térmico sufra daños que pongan en peligro a los cuatro astronautas. "Estamos utilizando un perfil de entrada elevado. La duración de la entrada […]
Miami.- Los cuatro astronautas de Artemis II que hicieron historia esta semana al alcanzar la órbita lunar en más de medio siglo se enfrentan este viernes al reingreso a la Tierra, una maniobra tan crítica como el despegue, con una caída a una velocidad 45 veces mayor que la de un avión y temperaturas que […]
Caracas .- Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado stated this Friday that the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, should focus on seeking peace for his nation instead of «promoting violence» in Venezuela, after the president declared he was against the return of the Venezuelan leader to her homeland. «I recommend Mr. Petro to focus on […]
Caracas.- More than 5,000 Venezuelan migrants returned to their country during the first hundred days of the government of Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed as acting president after the capture of Nicolás Maduro on January 3 by the United States, according to official figures released this Friday. «This logistical and human deployment guarantees the safe and […]
Panama City.- The Government of Panama regularized on-demand ground transportation services on digital platforms, such as Uber or Indrive, as "luxury taxis" to limit them as intermediaries by supervising fares, prohibiting the acquisition of vehicle fleets to operate them and establishing a special license for drivers, who must be Panamanians. The new regulations, through an […]
Buenos Aires.- The Government of the Argentine President, Javier Milei, authorized this Friday by decree the entry of United States troops into the South American country for the conduct of combined military exercises. The decision, signed by the president and published today in the Official Gazette, allows the entry of US Armed Forces personnel and […]
Rio de Janeiro.- Brazil now has a law regulating the shared custody of pets in cases of divorce or dissolution of a stable union, in order to guarantee the well-being of the animals and to organize the division of responsibilities between former partners. The rule, published this Friday in the Official Journal, will only apply […]
The singer-songwriter and urban genre icon "Randy Nota Loca" continues to consolidate his career within Latin music with the release of "Blackout", his most recent single with Dei V, released on April 9th. The song is part of the highly anticipated album Romances de una Nota Vol. 3, a project that culminates one of the […]
Krakow (Poland).- The administrators of the stadium where the concert of the American rapper Kanye West, known as Ye, was to be held in Chorzów (Poland) have canceled the event this Friday, after the Government threatened to prevent the controversial artist from entering the country to prevent the celebration of the event. The owners of […]
Santo Domingo, RD. – Thursday night was marked by unexpected moments in the reality show “Planeta Alofoke”, after technical and electrical failures that affected the normal development of prime time. Everything happened when the broadcast, scheduled for 9:00 p.m., was delayed. Faced with the situation, businessman Santiago Matías, CEO of Alofoke Media Group, explained the […]
MIAMI.- Superstar Shakira, multiple GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® award winner, and rising Colombian artist Beéle, released the video for their new song “ALGO TÚ”. Directed by Shakira and Jaume De Laiguana, the video shows Shakira and Beéle perfectly synchronized as they dance through the streets of Barranquilla, the hometown of both artists.One of the main […]
The artist also sealed a millionaire alliance with Rimas Entertainment to boost their global reach and growth in the industry The singer-songwriter and urban genre icon "Randy Nota Loca" continues to consolidate his career within Latin music with the release of “Blackout”, his most recent single with Dei V, released on April 9th. The song […]
Although the Central Electoral Board has not officially kicked off the presidential pre-campaign for 2028, the Dominican political scene shows unequivocal signs of early activation. The main parties are moving as if the contest were underway, multiplying events, refining speeches and appealing to polls to legitimize positions, in a context where public opinion is beginning […]
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 […]
Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic has set a historic precedent by reaching USD 1,448.6 million in exports during the month of March of this 2026, which represents a year-on-year increase of 20.7% and an absolute variation of USD 248.9 million compared to the same month of 2025, positioning itself as the highest value recorded in the analyzed period for national exports. The export rebound was mainly […]
Through Decree 197-26, the Executive Branch ordered the reactivation of the National Plan for the Regularization of lottery banks, points of sale, agencies, betting shops and other gambling operators, with the aim of completing the process of cleaning up, validating and formalizing the sector. The decision comes in response to the high volume of pending […]
La Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII) reiteró a las Micro, Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (MIPYMES), contribuyentes no clasificados y profesionales liberales que el próximo 15 de mayo de 2026 vence el plazo para acogerse a la Facturación Electrónica, conforme a lo establecido en la Ley núm. 32-23. En ese sentido, la institución llamó a […]
Bruselas.- Los ministros de Economía y Comercio de España, Alemania, Italia, Portugal y Austria, pidieron a la Comisión Europea a través de una carta publicada este sábado un impuesto a los beneficios de las energéticas para distribuir «de manera equitativa» las consecuencias de la guerra en Oriente Medio. «El conflicto en Oriente Medio ha provocado […]
Nueva York.- El precio medio de la gasolina en Estados Unidos superó este jueves los 4,08 dólares por galón (3,78 litros) por primera vez desde agosto de 2022. Según datos de la asociación automovilística AAA, el promedio nacional se situó en 4,081 dólares, lo que supone más de un 30 % de crecimiento desde que […]
Madrid.- Un equipo internacional de investigadores ha comprobado cómo el entorno, tanto físico como social, puede contribuir a acelerar o a retrasar el envejecimiento del cerebro y determinar la edad biológica de este órgano. El trabajo ha demostrado que la edad biológica del cerebro puede acelerarse o retrasarse en función de factores de riesgo y […]
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They have identified 35 genes significantly associated with autism in the Latin American cohort The genes associated with the risk of autism are, to a large extent, the same in people of different ethnic origins, according to research whose conclusions are published this Monday in the journal Nature Medicine. In the last decade, scientists have […]
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Santiago.- The Jesus with the Children Volunteer announced on the afternoon of this Monday the celebration of the fourth edition of the walk “Heroes of the Heart”, a solidarity day that seeks to raise awareness about childhood cancer and raise funds for the treatments of children treated in the Hematology-Oncology Unit of the Dr. Arturo […]
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 […]
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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 […]
Buenos Aires.- The Argentine Government confirmed this Thursday the signing of a Decree of Necessity and Urgency that declares the fire emergency for the Patagonian provinces of Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquén and La Pampa, due to the fires that started at the beginning of the year that have burned more than 45,000 hectares of native forest.
"The Decree of Necessity and Urgency declaring the Fire Emergency in the provinces of Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquén and La Pampa is being signed," reported the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, on his X social media account.
The measure was taken following the request of the Patagonian governors who, last Tuesday, stated that "the magnitude of the fires" demands "exceptional tools" and while the national government's negotiations with the provincial leaders are underway regarding the initiatives that the ruling party seeks to promote in Congress this February, such as labor reform and the modification of the juvenile criminal regime.
The national government allocated this Thursday more than 100.8 billion pesos (approximately 68.8 million dollars) to volunteer fire associations that fight fires.
What does the igneous emergency for Patagonia contemplate?
The measure, published this Thursday in the Official Bulletin, provides for the transfer of funds from the Ministry of National Security to the Volunteer Firefighters Associations of the area, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and to the Council of Federations of Volunteer Firefighters.
According to the official text, the money will be used for "the purchase of equipment, materials, clothing and other items intended for firefighting and civil protection of the population, as well as for the conservation and maintenance in perfect condition and use of the same."
In Los Alerces National Park, in the province of Chubut, 20,000 hectares of mountainous terrain covered in forest and vegetation have been affected by fires attributed to a lightning strike last December, which firefighters and brigades are unable to contain in their advance towards nearby residential areas.
About 200 kilometers further south, a fire in a forested area known as Puerto Patriada exceeded the figure of 23,000 hectares burned in recent days and affected numerous homes in the tourist towns of Epuyén and El Hoyo.
In the El Turbio area, also in Chubut, another 3,000 hectares have burned since the beginning of 2026.
In the province of Santa Cruz, about 700 hectares were burned from the end of December 2025 due to a poorly extinguished bonfire, and in Río Negro, another 3,000 hectares were affected by a grassland fire that started in a controlled manner by agricultural producers but extended far beyond what was expected.
The Budget Problems
Organizations like Greenpeace and the Foundation for Environment and Natural Resources (FARN) point out that, in parallel with the current climatic conditions, the budgetary and strategic decisions of President Javier Milei's government have caused delays in the early fight against fire.
Andrés Nápoli, executive director of FARN, warned in dialogue with EFE that the Executive spent in the last year only 75% of the budget allocated to fire management and that the national funds approved by Congress to prevent and combat forest fires were cut by 71% in 2026.
"The lawmakers representing the provinces affected by the fires approved those reductions through a global agreement with the Government," Napoli emphasized.
According to local press reports, the Government of Chubut received and froze almost 540 million pesos (about $369,863) from a fund of the Forest Law, which should have been applied to programs for the management, protection, and recovery of native forests.
Those funds are in addition to the $600,000 from international organizations such as the Green Climate Fund and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that the provincial government has been withholding since March 2024, according to information provided by the newspaper Tiempo Argentino after accessing the official records of the allocations.
The debut of Dominican Félix Reyes in the Major Leagues was not only impactful, but also places him immediately on one of the most exclusive lists in baseball. With his home run in his first at-bat, the outfielder joins a historic group of players who have achieved this feat since the late 19th century in […]
Colombia.- A urology specialist was captured in Medellín, accused of sexually abusing at least 20 patients, in a case that is being investigated by the Attorney General's Office and that has revealed an alleged criminal pattern in private medical consultations. According to the prosecution, the professional identified as Alberto Posada Peláez was brought to justice […]
The remains found in the Columbia River in the state of Oregon correspond to Kenneth Martin, his wife Barbara and his daughter Barbie, members of the family that disappeared in December of 1958 after leaving Portland to buy Christmas decorations. The Hood River County Sheriff's Office confirmed the identity of the bodies through DNA analysis […]
A life vest used by a Titanic survivor will go on sale this weekend at an unusual auction, described as an opportunity that comes along "once in a generation." The vest — which is expected to fetch a price between US$ 339,000 and US$ 474,000 — is the only one belonging to a survivor of […]
Error en el proceso de traducción The victim was identified as David Carlos Abreu Quesada, 44 years old, who died while receiving medical attention after being assaulted by a group of motorcyclists who intercepted him in the middle of a chase, according to the preliminary report. According to the authorities, the conflict originated when the […]
Sánchez Ramírez. – The Dominican government allocated an investment exceeding 141 million pesos to execute community works in this province, focused on improving funeral services and recovering public spaces for the benefit of the population. The resources were delivered by the administrative minister of the Presidency, Andrés Bautista, representing President Luis Abinader, during activities held […]
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