Santo Domingo. - The Dominican Institute for Evaluation and Research of Educational Quality (Ideice) announced the opening of the Award for Transformative Educational Evaluation and Research (Preiet) 2026. The award, organized in coordination with the Ministry of Education (Minerd), recognizes and rewards studies of impact that have provided key data for the improvement of educational […]
Santo Domingo.– The Public Ministry requested preventive detention, as a coercive measure, against a motorcyclist accused of physically and verbally assaulting a driver of the Student Transportation System (TRAE), in an incident that occurred in the El Café de Herrera sector, Santo Domingo Oeste municipality. The defendant, identified as Gregori Gelabert González, alias “Negro Malo,” […]
Santo Domingo.-The Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services of the National District imposed a year of preventive prison against nine people accused of being part of an alleged criminal structure dedicated to committing fraud against Banco BHD, causing losses exceeding RD$200 million. The coercive measure was ordered by Judge Rigoberto Sena, who also declared the […]
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Santo Domingo.– The Banco de Reservas de la República Dominicana announced its official support for the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, through a strategic alliance with the Organizing Committee of the sporting event that will bring together athletes from across the region from July 24 to August 8, 2026. You may be […]
Santo Domingo, RD.– The Dominican Republic's women's sabre team continues to raise its competitive level in preparation for the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, following its participation in important international events held in Peru and France. The national team comprised of Heyddys Ysabel Valentín, Rossy Félix Lara, Maiber De la Cruz, and […]
SANTO DOMINGO. The selections from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico were victorious in the first date of the Caribbean Women's Handball Cup being held at the Table Tennis Pavilion of Parque del Este, qualifying for the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. The Dominican team decisively defeated their Costa Rican counterparts by […]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. The Dominican Republic's U-17 women's national team will begin their participation this Wednesday in the second edition of the U-17 Pan American Volleyball Cup, facing Puerto Rico at 7:00 PM Dominican time, at the Jorge Galeano Gymnasium in Tegucigalpa. You may be interested in: Caribbean Queens will debut against Turkey in the Nations […]
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The NASA and ESA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed with unprecedented precision the structure of NGC 3137, a spiral galaxy located 53 million light-years away. This observation, built from six different color bands, offers a key perspective to understand the development and life cycle of stars. According to NASA, NGC 3137 is located in the […]
New York.- The tech giant Apple agreed to pay 250 million dollars to settle a class action lawsuit in the United States that accused the company of misleading advertising by exaggerating the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities of its iPhone 15 and 16 devices. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in San Francisco, alleged that […]
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The growing wave of violence in Honduras left a new tragedy on Tuesday afternoon, when three students were murdered in an armed attack in the Suazo Córdova neighborhood, in the municipality of El Progreso, Yoro, in the north of the country. The victims were identified by the authorities as Alex Yahir Padilla, 15 years old; […]
Bogotá.- The race for the Colombian Presidency is in a technical tie between the leftist Iván Cepeda and the far-right Abelardo de la Espriella, for both the first and second rounds, according to the latest poll released this Sunday, one week before the elections. The poll, conducted by the National Consulting Center between May 16 […]
Sudan. — Men carried metal detectors as they explored a mountainous area in northern Sudan in search of gold. One of them knelt to examine the ground with a digging tool in search of the precious metal, in an environment that lacks even the most basic safety measures. This is about unregulated miners working in […]
The Sirio-Libanês Hospital of São Paulo confirmed in a medical bulletin that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva began a preventive treatment of superficial radiotherapy on the scalp to reduce the risk of recurrence of a skin cancer that was recently removed. The institution specified that the indication was defined after the extraction of a basal cell […]
A high-level Iranian delegation, including the country's chief negotiator and the president of the Central Bank, made a visit to Doha this Monday to discuss an agreement with the United States and the release of frozen funds, according to a source familiar with the matter to AFP. Among those sent are the president of the […]
Communicator Gabi Desangles reacted publicly after learning of the sentence that condemns Tamara Martínez to three months in prison for defamation and insult against her, a decision issued by the Second Chamber of the Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the National District. Through her Instagram stories, Desangles expressed her gratitude to […]
Miami.- Dominican rapper J Noa releases “ANTISISTEMA”, transforming the frustration, pressure, and contradictions of the music industry into a direct declaration about identity, conviction, and permanence.Built from a raw narrative, “ANTISISTEMA” talks about trying to grow within the industry without losing control of who you are in the process. In bars like “I didn't send […]
Santo Domingo, RD - Judge Clara Luz Almonte, of the Second Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the National District, sentenced communicator Tamara Martínez to three months in prison this Wednesday, after finding her guilty of defamation and insult to the detriment of presenter Gabi Desangles. The sentence must be served at […]
French actor Pierre Deny died at the age of 69 after battling aggressive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that rapidly deteriorated his health in recent months. The information was confirmed by relatives of the interpreter through a statement released to international media. The artist's death occurred on May 25th, according to his relatives, […]
The Dominican capital will be the scene of a night dedicated to romanticism with the concert "Eternally Mom", an event that will bring together Danny Daniel and King Clave this May 31 at Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo. The show has been organized as a special tribute to mothers, betting on a selection of songs […]
In this tropical country, where even silences sweat politics, the Central Electoral Board has just discovered a wonderful medicine: banning polls to cure electoral anxiety. The fever isn't lowered, the thermometer is kept in a locked drawer and the patient is declared democratically stable. The JCE says it seeks equity, transparency, and order. Beautiful words. […]
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 […]
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and SMEs (MICM), and the Specialized Corps for the Control of Fuels and Merchandise Trade (CECCOM) closed the operations of two liquefied petroleum gas bottling plants, after detecting multiple non-compliances with the safety standards established in Resolution 201-17. The closure was carried out due to the absence of several critical […]
The Dominican Accreditation Body (ODAC) accredited the company MARIDOM as an inspection body in accordance with the NORDOM ISO/IEC 17020:2012 standard, a certification that strengthens the technical controls in the inspection of goods and provides greater reliability to the country's logistics chain. The accreditation validates MARIDOM's competence to inspect isotanks used in the transportation of […]
Seguros Reservas carried out the process corresponding to the Selection Procedure for Buyers and Disposal of Salvaged Vehicle Lots, developed under a structured scheme of transparency, objectivity, and institutional control, in accordance with the provisions of the Terms of Reference SR-SALV-001-2026. This contest constitutes the first process carried out by the institution under the modality […]
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Higüey. – The bishop of the Diocese Nuestra Señora de La Altagracia, Jesús Castro Marte, led this Wednesday the presentation of the book “Strategic Plan La Altagracia 2030”, in an event held at the Museum of La Altagracia that was described as a historic event for the province. The activity was organized by the Bishopric […]
Both institutions honor their 45-year career and the international impact of Dominican fashion Miami. — Renowned Dominican designer Giannina Azar was declared a “Distinguished Visitor” by Miami-Dade County, in the state of Florida, during an event in which she also presented a charity fashion show in support of a non-profit organization. The recognition was presented […]
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Punta Cana.– Crafts and local cultural expressions continue to gain space within Dominican tourism, as was evidenced during the development of the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) 2026, fair organized by the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores) with the support of the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic. Event […]
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 […]
Santo Domingo. -The Community Social and Food Assistance Directorate (DASAC) and the General Directorate of Penitentiary and Correctional Services (DGSPC), held a coordination meeting with the purpose of strengthening the joint work in favor of the feeding of people deprived of liberty.
The meeting marks the beginning of an inter-institutional agenda for the year 2026, aimed at optimizing the planning, supervision, and execution of the food service in the country's penitentiary centers.
During the meeting, key aspects were addressed to continue strengthening the delivery logistics, quality, transportation, and supervision mechanisms in the assistance that this new institution also offers in a dignified manner to the prison population.
The director of DASAC, Edgar Augusto Félix Arbona, reiterated that food assistance to people deprived of their liberty is an institutional priority, in compliance with the guidelines of President Luis Abinader Corona and the government's food security policy.
He highlighted that this coordination will allow for the optimization of resources, the raising of quality standards, and the assurance of a dignified, timely, and efficient service throughout the national penitentiary system.
From his side, Roberto Santana Sánchez, maintained that this meeting comes to continue strengthening the penitentiary system by guaranteeing adequate and quality food, as part of the State's commitment to human dignity and continuous improvements in the penitentiary system.
Representatives from both entities also participated in the meeting, including Executive Deputy Director Luz Estrella; the Deputy Director and liaison on penitentiary matters, José Perdomo, and the Deputy Director of Penitentiary and Correctional Services, Julio García, among others.
Both institutions reaffirmed their commitment to maintain permanent coordination to ensure sustainable improvements for those deprived of their liberty throughout the national territory.
Santo Domingo.– Higüey municipality councilwoman, Noemí Delgado Ruiz, formalized her entry into the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) this Wednesday, after submitting her resignation to the political organization País Posible. The swearing-in ceremony was led by the former President of the Republic and president of the PLD, Danilo Medina, in his political office, accompanied by leaders […]
Santo Domingo. The Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU) will be the setting for the launch of the initiative “The Value of Being an Architect. Mission of Dominican Architects in Barcelona”, a project that seeks to promote the talent, creativity and contributions of Dominican architecture in the international arena. The official presentation will take place […]
El Seibo. – Councilor María Antonia Estévez Trinidad formally warned the accountant of the El Cedro de Miches District Council, Daniel de la Rosa, after denouncing an alleged refusal to provide public documentation related to the budget for the 2025-2026 period. The summons was made through warning act No. 197/2026, executed by an ordinary bailiff […]
Santo Domingo.– The Prado Alto San Luis Residential began the delivery of 208 new housing units corresponding to its second stage, reaching a total of 560 homes delivered to date. The event was led by the Minister of Housing, Habitat and Buildings (Mivhed), Víctor Bisonó Haza, along with representatives from the financial sector and the […]
Santo Domingo.- The US dollar rate has experienced a substantial reduction, and continues with a downward trend against the Dominican peso, reflecting the macroeconomic stability and the strengthening of the confidence of economic agents in the Dominican Republic, according to the reference exchange rate published by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) for this Wednesday May 27 of 2026. According to the monetary organization, the […]
Former US First Lady Jill Biden said she thought her husband, former President Joe Biden, was suffering a stroke during his infamous 2024 presidential debate. "I was scared, because I had never, ever, seen Joe like that, neither before nor after. Never," Jill Biden told CBS News, BBC's American partner. "I don't know what happened," […]
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