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Santo Domingo.— The Judicial Office of Permanent Attention of the National District will hear the request for a coercive measure against Marcos Antonio Frías García, Juan Ismael Frías García and Dagoberto Cabrera, arrested for their alleged connection to an embezzlement of approximately RD$40 million in the company Barra Payán, to the detriment of their own siblings and other partners.
According to the Public Prosecutor's investigation, the accused, who were in charge of the business administration, allegedly withheld part of the money generated by sales for several years without depositing it in the company's accounts. The irregularities were detected after an audit that revealed millionaire differences between what was sold and what was reported.
Nationals
Clash between transport routes leaves injured and vandalized vehicles in Rafey, Santiago
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 […]
Arajet doubled the number of passengers between Argentina and Dominican Republic in 2025
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 […]
Bacteria and high health risk found at El Valle Hospital in Hato Mayor
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 […]
U.S. Embassy clarifies DEA closure in DR is temporary due to internal investigation
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 […]
Meeting between Abinader and Trump will be on March 7 at a presidential summit in Miami
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 […]
Sports
Abadina paves the way for modernization with the launch of its new digital platform
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 […]
Norwegian Sturla Holm Laegreid makes his infidelity public after winning bronze in biathlon
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 […]
The kings of Spain award the best athletes, including the Dominican Marileidy Paulino
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 […]
Boxer Imane Khelif will undergo the necessary trials for the 2028 Olympic Games
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 […]
La Patrulla del Monte celebrates the "El Triángulo" Rally in Constanza
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 […]
Technology
HONOR leads global smartphone growth with 55% and consolidates Latin America as a key market
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 […]
TikTok says it's "categorically false" that it has an addictive design
Technology
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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 unveils AI capable of creating playable models from natural language
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 […]
Scientists confirm that AI has not yet achieved complex human reasoning
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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 goes down globally
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 […]
International
Maduro sends a message to Venezuela: "They are taking the correct steps"
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 runs out of book fair due to the US oil blockade
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". […]
Trump warns that the US will activate a second "tough" phase for Iran if there is no agreement
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 […]
Puerto Rico passes a law that classifies the death of the unborn as murder
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 […]
A man kills his mother in Italy and hides the body in the forest to collect her pension
Rome.- The Carabinieri (Italian militarized police) have arrested a man accused of homicide for allegedly killing his mother and burying the body in a forest to hide the body and continue collecting the woman's pension, the Prosecutor's Office reported this Thursday. The events occurred in mid-January in Piobesi Torinese, a small municipality in Turin (north), […]
Entertainment
Santiago Matías denies that he has thought about Caro Brito for the new season of Sin Filtro
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 […]
From music producer to one of the most important DJs in the Dominican Republic: DJ Patio reveals the secret of his success
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, […]
Beethoven and Promapec's solidarity conquer the National Theater
Santo Domingo.- In an evening where technical perfection merged with social commitment, the main hall Carlos Piantini of the National Theater Eduardo Brito was the stage for the charity gala "All Beethoven", organized by Promoción Apec (Promapec), the event not only filled the audience's ears with glory, but also raised funds for the institution's training […]
Lele Pons and Guaynaa reveal the face of their daughter Eloísa for the first time
After several months of sharing their happiness as parents without showing their baby's face, Lele Pons and Guaynaa decided to take a special step for their followers: officially introduce their daughter Eloísa. The couple, who had chosen to keep the little one's image private since her birth on July 26, 2025, surprised the public with […]
Shakira will offer a free concert in May on the Brazilian beach of Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro.- Shakira will offer a free concert on May 2nd in Copacabana, the most famous beach in Rio de Janeiro, in which, as happened with Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga in 2025, the attendance of at least a million people is expected. "Confirmed", was all that the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, […]
Opinion
The new crisis doesn't start in the media, it starts on WhatsApp
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 […]
When corruption is not protected by the presidential band
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 […]
We have a permanent constitutional back and forth
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 […]
When the slander is coordinated and clumsy
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 […]
The TV changed in DR
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. […]
Economy
The Cuban peso falls in the informal market to 500 per dollar, a historical low
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 […]
Dominican Republic is emerging among the world's fastest-growing economies, according to Harvard
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 […]
Vehicle sales in Venezuela grew by 119.9% in 2025, according to the sector
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 […]
El Salvador anticipates $55 million in tourism revenue due to Shakira's residency
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, […]
Ambassador recognizes contribution of US energy investment in DR during visit to AES Andrés
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 […]
Style
GALA Media Group distinguishes the youngest senator-elect of Chile in a bilateral meeting
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 […]
The trend fever: Why do people follow trends on social media?
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 […]
Dominican National Police link in the US pays tribute in commemoration of the Month of the Homeland
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 […]
They announce the concert “Al Ritmo de la Bahía”, a welcome to the whales
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 […]
Brisas de las Colinas maintains an upward pace after completing the first stage
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 […]
Editorial
Development for the border
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 […]
Tourism continues to grow
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 […]
The Independence of July 4th
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 […]
Four years reporting for you
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 […]
We are connected to the present, focused on the future
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 […]
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