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, 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 […]
Santo Domingo. – The reality show Planeta Alofoke celebrated this Tuesday one of the most impactful nights in its history by awarding a total of US$375,000 dollars in prizes to the most outstanding participants of the competition, consolidating itself as one of the digital projects with the greatest reach and support in Latin American entertainment. […]
Cuban content creator Gino Montalvo obtained third place in the reality show Planeta Alofoke, after prevailing in the super chats battle against singer and beauty queen Diana Laiz. As Cuba's representative in the competition, Gino received a prize of $50,000 for reaching third position, establishing himself among the most outstanding participants of the successful program. […]
Miami.- Cuban urban music is in mourning after the death of reggaeton singer El Dizzy, known offstage as Abraham Fernández, who lost his life in a traffic accident in Miami Beach. Local authorities are investigating the case as a hit-and-run, after the artist was hit by a vehicle on Saturday morning in an area near […]
The 2026 edition of the American Music Awards 2026 brought together some of the most important figures in the music industry in Las Vegas on a night filled with performances, recognitions, and viral moments. The event had the South Korean group BTS as its main protagonists, who dominated several of the main categories of the […]
With four successful dates in different cities Bogotá, Ibagué, Medellín and Cali, the artist Kany García gathered more than 50 thousand people during her visit, demonstrating once again the unique connection she has with her followers in Colombia. Each concert was filled with emotion, unforgettable songs, and a completely devoted audience, solidifying Kany García as […]
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 Chamber of Deputies approved this Wednesday the modifications introduced by the Senate to the bill that creates the National Alert for the Search of Missing Persons in the Dominican Republic (Alerts RD), leaving the initiative ready for its promulgation by the Executive Branch.
The new legislation aims to establish an immediate response mechanism at the national level for the location, assistance, and protection of people reported as missing, strengthening coordination between authorities and citizens in these cases.
The project contemplates the creation of different types of alerts according to the characteristics of the missing person. These include the Amber Alert, aimed at the search for children and adolescents; the Silver Alert, for older adults; the Blue Alert, focused on people with disabilities; and the Pink Alert, aimed at missing women in contexts of violence or human trafficking.
During the legislative session, the deputies also approved several resolutions through which they request the Government to execute works and services in different provinces of the country. Among these initiatives are the habilitation and installation of Comprehensive Early Childhood Care Centers (CAIPI) in communities of Santiago and Espaillat, as well as the commissioning of a vocational school in the municipal district of Quita Sueño, in San Cristóbal.
Likewise, lawmakers supported requests for the construction of an electrical substation in Villa Hermosa, La Romana; the installation of a Promipyme office in San Rafael del Yuma, La Altagracia; an extension of the Santo Domingo Metro line to Pedro Brand, La Guáyiga and Villa Altagracia; and the reconstruction of the sanitary sewer system of the municipality of Barahona.
At the end of the day, the Chamber of Deputies convened a joint session of the National Assembly for June 2nd, in which it will receive the official visit of the constitutional president of Jennifer Geerlings-Simons. In addition, the legislators were summoned for a new ordinary session of the plenary on June 3rd.
National District. – The Central Investigation Directorate (DICRIM) reported the activation of the search for several men identified as alleged responsible for the death of Julio Esterling Lebrón Piña, which occurred in the Los Girasoles sector, in the National District. Among the individuals sought is Deyvi Luis Cruz, known as “Deivi,” who is considered by […]
Santo Domingo. – The Senate of the Republic approved a bill that modifies Law 33-18 on Parties, Groups and Political Movements, with the aim of strengthening transparency, reinforcing the mechanisms of control of political financing and preventing the infiltration of resources and people linked to illicit activities in party organizations. The initiative introduces changes to […]
Santo Domingo. Family members of the child Ariangel Hernández made a solidarity call to the citizenry to raise funds to cover specialized medical studies that he urgently needs. Through a message spread on social media, the minor's relatives explained that the baby is admitted to a health center and requires high-cost diagnostic procedures to accurately […]
Santo Domingo.– The National Police reported the dismantling of an alleged criminal gang dedicated to committing armed robberies in sectors of the National District and Santo Domingo East, achieving the arrest and submission to justice of two of its members, linked to a robbery in the Guachupita sector where a citizen was shot. The detainees […]
They are yellow, they speak an impossible-to-decipher language, and they have been conquering screens around the world for decades. But there is a characteristic of the Minions that went years without an official explanation: they are all male. Not a single female figure among the ranks of the most popular creatures in the Despicable Me […]
Santo Domingo. – The Senate of the Republic sent to the Public Health Commission the bill that proposes the creation of the General Directorate of Oral Health (DIGESABUC), an initiative aimed at strengthening public policies related to oral health in the Dominican Republic. The legislative proposal is authored by Senator Lía Díaz de Díaz, who […]
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