Santo Domingo.- Marienny Villar, mother of little Lucas David, made a call for solidarity from the population to raise funds to cover the cost of a genetic study indispensable before her son undergoes surgery for congenital heart disease. Villar explained that his son was diagnosed from an early age with this heart condition and that, […]
They advocate for strengthening border security and clarifying the event Santo Domingo.- Faced with the discovery of decapitated women's bodies in the La Caña River, in the province of Elías Piña, legislators expressed their concern about the security situation in the border area and warned that these deaths could be an intimidating message from the […]
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported the arrest of six people linked to an alleged criminal network dedicated to the distribution of narcotics and trafficking of firearms in the states of Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, which, according to the authorities, was coordinated by a Dominican citizen residing in the Dominican Republic. […]
Santo Domingo,.- The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources launched the Ozama Cabinet, an inter-institutional entity designated by the president, Luis Abinader, which will be in charge of promoting the integral recovery of the Ozama and Isabela rivers, through sanitation actions, control of polluting sources, waste valorization and ecological restoration, the institution reported this Tuesday. […]
The former honorary advisor to the Dominican government for Free Zones, Fabio Augusto Jorge-Puras, voluntarily surrendered to United States authorities to answer accusations related to his alleged participation in an international drug trafficking network. The delivery took place last Friday in the city of Miami, where it was taken into custody by agents of the […]
The commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), Roger Goodell, has assured that the Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is aware that the Super Bowl is a platform that promotes unity. «He understands that the Super Bowl platform serves to unite people with their creativity and talent and that he must take advantage of this […]
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican president, Luis Abinader, received this Thursday players from the Leones del Escogido, champions of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League, whom he urged to compete with "patriotism" as representatives of the country in the Caribbean Series to be held from February 1 to 7 in Jalisco, Mexico. The ruler handed the […]
Bayaguana, Monte Plata.– The president of the Bayaguana Sports Union, Isaac Ogando, acknowledged the contributions made by Charlie Mariotti, candidate for the presidential candidacy of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), to the strengthening of the municipality of Bayaguana and the province of Monte Plata, underlining his constant support for sports and community initiatives for several […]
Madrid, Spain.– Within the framework of the International Tourism Fair (FITUR), the president of the Organizing Committee of the Central American and Caribbean Games, José Monegro, stated that the integration of sports and major events into the national tourism strategy consolidates the Dominican Republic as a comprehensive, competitive, and diversified destination. You may be interested […]
Santiago.– The Águilas Cibaeñas team called the decision by the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) to annul the game they won last Friday against the Toros del Este surprising and disproportionate, after the latter team requested the confiscation of the game alleging a supposed violation of the limit of imported players allowed on the roster. […]
Los Ángeles.- Los dos gigantes tecnológicos Meta y YouTube enfrentan esta semana un histórico juicio en el estado de California por acusaciones de que sus plataformas alimentan una crisis de adicción juvenil. The trial will take place in the Los Angeles County Superior Court and marks the first time the companies will present their case […]
New York.- The tech giant Microsoft presented this Monday Maia 200, the second generation of its artificial intelligence (AI) chip with which it seeks to reduce dependence on Nvidia and compete against those of Google and Amazon in the cloud. This new model has been presented two years after its first version, the Maia 100, […]
New York.- Billionaire Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, one of the most ruthless figures in Silicon Valley and the new 'czar' of the media in the United States, managed to become the guardian of the algorithm of the renewed American TikTok. Ellison, who is 81 years old and lives on the Hawaiian island of Lanai […]
New York.- Blue Origin, the space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced this Wednesday that it plans to launch a network of 5,408 satellites by the end of 2027 to provide high-speed internet service to governments, data centers and companies. The satellite network, called TeraWave, is designed to offer "symmetrical data speeds of up […]
Santa Cruz de Tenerife.- An international team of astronomers, with participation from the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has captured for the first time the details of the "adolescence" of planetary systems, an era that has been surrounded by mystery for a long time. The study, called […]
Washington,.- The spokeswoman for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, attacked this Tuesday artists like the Puerto Rican Bad Bunny for his criticisms against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the Grammy awards gala, and called "ironic" the attempt to "demonize" federal agents. "It's ironic and frankly sad to see celebrities who live in gated […]
Bogotá.- The president of the United States, Donald Trump, told his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, this Tuesday that it was a "great honor" to meet him and that he loves Colombia, in the dedication of a card he gave him during the meeting of more than two hours they had in Washington. "Gustavo. A great […]
The U.S. House of Representatives approved this Tuesday a spending package of approximately $1.2 trillion, ending the partial government shutdown, reports AP. The measure was approved with a bipartisan vote at the insistence of President Donald Trump. The legislation provides for the funding of most of the federal government until September 30. However, the Department […]
The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, met with his American counterpart Donald Trump. The greeting between the leaders took place this Tuesday in the East Room of the White House, on the eve of a private meeting. Later, the officials went to the Oval Office, where they held an expanded meeting with the participation of the […]
Copenhagen. - The Norwegian Nobel Institute confirmed this Tuesday that investigations have concluded that the news of the awarding of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was leaked illegally but they have not been able to determine how. "Since several people placed significant amounts of money on prediction […]
Santo Domingo, RD - Digital content creator and urban music interpreter Angélica Gutiérrez, better known as La Gigi, has been one of the big surprises in the announcement of the nominations for the 41st edition of the Soberano Awards. La Gigi, one of the most outstanding participants of the first season of the reality show, […]
Romeo Santos and Prince Royce confirmed through their social media that their joint tour "Better Late Than Never" inspired by their collaborative production will arrive in Latin America. The tour will begin on April 1st in the United States, where both artists will visit various cities, and then continue with a confirmed stage in Europe. […]
The commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), Roger Goodell, has assured that the Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is aware that the Super Bowl is a platform that promotes unity. «He understands that the Super Bowl platform serves to unite people with their creativity and talent and that he must take advantage of this […]
Santo Domingo, RD.- On Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM, the Association of Art Chroniclers (Acroarte), will officially announce the nominees for the 2026 edition of Soberano Awards, the highest award of the artistic class of the Dominican Republic. The announcement will be made through the official digital platforms of Acroarte and of the awards ceremony, […]
The Dominican-born rapper, Cardi B, filled all Dominicans with pride this past weekend after her performance on Saturday Night Live, alongside the renowned traditional merengue artist El Prodigio, once again publicly displaying the unbreakable bond that unites her to Dominican culture. In a video posted by Manolo Pujols, better known as Manolo Güira, one of […]
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. […]
Santo Domingo.- Economist Daniel Toribio warned that the Dominican Republic closed 2025 with a worrying turn compared to Central America: it went from leading the regional growth to lagging behind, while food inflation continued to strongly pressure low-income households. Toribio pointed out that, according to the comparative performance, in 2025 several countries in the region […]
Santo Domingo.- The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reported this Sunday that, according to preliminary figures, foreign direct investment (FDI) reached 5,032.3 million U.S. dollars at the end of 2025, which represented an increase of 509.1 million, 11.3% more, compared to 2024. By sector, half of the FDI revenue went to the tourism […]
Santo Domingo.- Mass consumption fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and propane gas, will maintain their prices for the week of January 31 to February 6, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM) reported this Friday. Premium gasoline will remain at 290.10 pesos per gallon and regular at RD$272.50 per gallon. You may be interested […]
Berlin.- The euro was trading at 1.1899 dollars this Friday, below the barrier of 1.1900 dollars, on a day marked by negative employment data in Germany, the largest European economy, with 3,085,000 unemployed, the highest figure since 2014. The community currency was trading around 4:00 PM GMT at 1.1899 dollars, compared to 1.1926 dollars the […]
Washington.- The US President, Donald Trump, announced this Friday that he has nominated the American banker and economist Kevin Warsh to chair the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve to replace Jerome Powell. "I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Kevin Warsh" to chair the Federal Reserve, Trump said on the Truth […]
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 […]
Santiago.– The Ministry of Culture announced this Wednesday the main guidelines of the Cibao Regional Book and Culture Fair, conceived as a space to celebrate reading, thought, and the cultural richness of the north of the country, with the participation of the 14 provinces of the region. The first fair edition will be held on April […]
London.- A two-year-old boy from Manchester has broken two Guinness World Records for billiards by performing two tricks that no one had done before at such a young age. Jude Owens performed a first trick, called "pool bank shot" at two years and 302 days old and another called "snooker double pot" at two years […]
Santo Domingo.– This Monday, January 26th, the Dominican Republic commemorates the 213th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, Father of the Nation and main ideologue of National Independence, whose thought and sacrifice laid the foundations of the Republic proclaimed on February 27, 1844. Juan Pablo Duarte was born on January 26, 1813, in […]
Santo Domingo, RD.– The agency OK Casting announced the celebration of the second edition of the OK Casting Award, which will be held in virtual format on January 31, 2026, consolidating itself as a platform for promotion, training and visibility for acting talents in audiovisual productions of television and cinema in the Dominican Republic. The […]
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 […]
Santiago. — The President-elect of Chile, José Antonio Kast, valued this Saturday the development, economic growth and security levels exhibited by the Dominican Republic, upon beginning an official visit to the country with an agenda in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
Kast arrived accompanied by his wife, María Pía Adriasola, and was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Álvarez; the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre; and the Minister of Housing and Buildings, Víctor Ito Bisonó, who welcomed the delegation and participate in the coordination of the agenda of the elected president during his stay.
During his visit, the president-elect recalled that he has been to the Dominican Republic on several occasions and highlighted that the country's progress continues to draw his attention, noting the sustained advances in development, growth, and security in different areas.
"I met the Dominican Republic 35 years ago and it never ceases to amaze us with its development, growth and levels of security in all areas," he said.
He indicated that for Chile, it is key to observe successful experiences in strategic areas, especially in sectors such as tourism and infrastructure, with the purpose of knowing firsthand the factors that have driven national development and evaluating lessons that can be applied to the Chilean reality.
Likewise, he highlighted the exchanges previously held with Dominican authorities in international forums, which facilitated the organization of this institutional approach to learn about the Dominican model of growth and public management.
In immigration matters, he highlighted that the Dominican Republic has developed a relevant and exemplary policy, in line with the complex reality shared by two nations in the same island territory, characterized by marked social, economic, and structural differences.
Upon his arrival in Santiago, the president-elect was also received by a delegation of deputies and officials. The visit is part of a tour of Central America and the Caribbean that includes meetings and activities related to regional cooperation, security, and migration.
Representatives from a Chinese business sector in the Dominican Republic reiterated their willingness to work in a coordinated manner with the authorities and productive sectors, under a spirit of brotherhood and strict adherence to current regulations. Jessica Peng, spokesperson for the business group, stated that the sector's objective is to collaborate openly and constructively on […]
The General Directorate of Public Procurement (DGCP) clarified that the exception procedure for the hiring of advertising through social and digital media or communication platforms remains unchanged in the new Law no. 47-25 on Public Procurement, regarding its conditions of application. Indeed, said exception procedure only applies when the hiring is done directly with the […]
Rio de Janeiro (EFE).- Rio de Janeiro will host this year the first edition of the World Legends Cup, the Legends World Cup whose title will be disputed by 160 figures from 8 countries, among which the Brazilian Romário, the Spanish Carles Puyol, the Argentine Sergio Agüero and the French Thierry Henry stand out. You […]
The dividends obtained by partners or shareholders of companies operating in the Dominican Republic, as a result of their operations, fell in the year 2025, according to the annual collection report of the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII). This drop reflects that companies distributed fewer dividends, a key indicator of the profits they obtained […]
The Association of Housing Developers and Builders of Cibao (Aprocovici) identified that one of the main challenges currently facing the construction sector is a permit system that presents significant opportunities for modernization, particularly in terms of inter-institutional coordination, the consolidation of requirements, and the standardization of procedures, factors that currently hinder the progress of technically […]
At the 2026 World Government Summit, it is highlighted that the country's geographical location makes it a natural bridge between the Caribbean, Latin America, and the east coast of the United States, which drives new business opportunities and job creation. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - Within the framework of the World Governments Summit 2026 (World […]
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