The process will take place between February 16 and 25, 2026, throughout the national territory Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Women announces the Great National Consultation on the Legal and Social Condition of Women 2026, a democratic and participatory process that will take place throughout the national territory, with the aim of identifying barriers, advances […]
Santo Domingo.- A fourth person involved in the machete death of a man in the El Almirante Caña sector, Santo Domingo Este municipality, surrendered on the afternoon of Sunday, February 8, at the National Police headquarters, the law enforcement institution reported. This is Christofer Esmarlin Quezada Castillo, 21 years old, who voluntarily presented himself at […]
Santo Domingo.– The Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) and the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) held a working meeting with the aim of strengthening regional integration through the academic field, by analyzing initiatives aimed at training in Central American Community Law. The meeting was attended by Héctor Pereyra, dean of the Faculty of Legal and Political […]
Cataloged as one of the most atrocious cases that had emerged in the country, the Llenas Aybar case is an open wound that will never close. The murder of the child José Rafael Llenas Aybar that occurred in May 1996, constitutes one of the most shocking criminal events in Dominican history, revealing a level of […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – It transpired on the afternoon of this Friday that the dangerous criminal known as “Tulile Palomeria”, who was actively sought by the police authorities and the Public Ministry, accused of participating in several criminal acts, including homicides, was killed. The antisocial individual was identified as responsible for the death of Dayron Reyes […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Moscow.- Russia showed this Monday disappointment with the policies of the American president Donald Trump, for withdrawing his proposals in relation to Ukraine made in the meeting in Alaska and not removing the sanctions to Moscow, although it celebrates "the understandings reached". «In Anchorage (Alaska), we accept the proposal of United States (…), in addition […]
London.- The Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine, are «deeply concerned» about the ongoing revelations regarding the scandal of the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Kensington Palace in London reported this Monday. This is the first time the opinion of Prince William, heir to the British crown, and his wife, the Princess of Wales, […]
Miami.- Millions of people in the United States are preparing for a new cold wave due to the arrival of a new arctic front this weekend, which threatens to reach real temperatures of -34 degrees Celsius in areas of the northwest and break records in New York. "A dangerously cold arctic air mass" will spread […]
Bogotá.- At least 14 people have died and 9,000 homes were destroyed by the floods caused by the intense rains that have fallen in recent days in the Colombian departments of Córdoba and Sucre, reported this Friday President Gustavo Petro. "There are 14 dead, 9,000 destroyed homes, almost 50,000 affected families, 35,000 flooded hectares and […]
New York.- New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law this Friday a bill that legalizes assisted death for terminally ill people with less than six months to live, with additional protection than expected, and which will come into effect in July. The original project included provisions to ensure that "no patient is forced to […]
The interview with José Luis Rodríguez, "El Puma," on the program Despierta América from Univision, broadcast in early February 2026, left a resounding message that has generated widespread attention on social media and in the media: there are no plans or expectations for reconciliation with his older daughters, Liliana Rodríguez Morillo and Lilibeth Morillo. What […]
Santo Domingo, R.D. — The Dominican film “Animales” registered almost 2,000 viewers on its opening day, marking a particularly significant start within the recent behavior of the box office. The result is particularly relevant when considering its R rating (for those 18 and over) and a proposal that positions itself outside of comedy, a combination […]
Santo Domingo. - In a conversation marked by sincerity and reflection, the prominent Dominican artist Héctor Acosta, "El Torito", shared a testimony that goes beyond music. Throughout the interview, on the program Top 13 by Isaura Taveras, El Torito spoke openly about the health process he overcame in 2025, assuring he felt physically and spiritually […]
The big day has arrived: the long-awaited Super Bowl celebration, the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States. This year, the sporting clash will be played between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, but in addition, the performance of the Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny is expected […]
Miami.- Within the framework of the Barranquilla Carnival celebration, the legendary Grupo Niche presents its new single “Barranquilla está de Moda”, a composition by José Aguirre that exalts the spirit, joy and strength of one of the most emblematic cities in Colombia. With a contagious melody, festive choruses, and a deeply emotional narrative, the song […]
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. […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that establishes the imposition of additional tariffs on imports from nations that maintain trade relations with Iran, a measure that will take effect this Saturday, February 7th. "From the date this order enters into force, an additional 'ad valorem' tariff may be imposed —for example, of […]
Washington.- President Donald Trump signed an executive order this Friday that will allow the import of an additional quota of 80,000 metric tons of lean meat from Argentina in 2026 to guarantee the supply of ground beef in the country. In the order, disclosed by the White House, Trump argues that the measure benefiting Argentina […]
The White House announced this Friday that the U.S. and India have reached a framework agreement for a provisional treaty on "reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade". "Today's framework agreement reaffirms both countries' commitment to the broader negotiations of the U.S.-India Bilateral Trade Agreement, initiated by President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on […]
Santo Domingo.- The Price Stabilization Institute (Inespre) began this Friday the sale of 1,730,000 pounds of chicken at 55 pesos per 16 ounces, through the different programs executed by the organization. "We began receiving 32 containers of frozen chickens that will be sold whole in the Ruta Alimentaria programs, Mobile Bodegas, Producer Markets, and in […]
Santo Domingo - Dominican Republic participated in the 1st Ministerial Meeting on Critical Minerals convened by the U.S. Government, held in Washington, where the country projected itself as a player within the global strategy to strengthen and diversify supply chains. The official delegation was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Álvarez, and comprised […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 General Directorate of Ethics and Governmental Integrity (DIGEIG), in coordination with the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of the United States Department of Commerce, began this Thursday a series of technical works aimed at consolidating the laws of Conflict of Interest and Protection of Whistleblowers, witnesses and victims, fundamental for the strengthening of the public integrity system of the Dominican Republic.
Furthermore, in these working tables, the transformation process aimed at creating the system that structures and supports the legal and juridical basis for the operation of the General Directorate of Ethics and Governmental Integrity (DIGEIG) was addressed.
During the opening of the works, the general director of DIGEIG, Dr. Milagros Ortiz Bosch, highlighted the importance of having clear, coherent rules aligned with the best international practices, which allow to prevent conflicts of interest, sanction their non-compliance and guarantee the effective protection of people who report acts of corruption. The sessions also have the technical support of the CLDP and the Ministry of Public Administration.
The working tables are also made up of representatives from the Senatorial Office of the Congressman for the province of Santo Domingo, Antonio Taveras, specifically in the elaboration of the Conflicts of Interest in Public Function Law Project, with the aim of providing the national legal system with such an important legal instrument for the strengthening of transparency, prevention and combating corruption.
The working day will be analyzing in depth the preliminary draft law on conflicts of interest, addressing issues such as the general conflict regime, revolving doors, lobbying, cooling-off periods, the sanctions regime, the definition of gifts to public officials and transparency obligations in declarations of interests. These exchanges will allow progress towards an almost definitive version of the legislative text.
In addition, technical discussions will be held on whistleblower protection, its principles, scope of application, secure reporting channels, identity protection, measures against retaliation, and institutional responsibilities.
At the close of the sessions, a clear roadmap is expected to be defined for the completion of both preliminary drafts and their articulation with the future Organic Law Project for the creation of the Superintendency of Integrity, Transparency and Governmental Ethics (SITEG).
In addition to representatives from the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of the United States Department of Commerce, representatives from key public sector entities linked to the integrity system of the Dominican Republic also work at those tables, as part of an inter-institutional effort aimed at consolidating the regulatory and prevention framework for corruption in the country.
Two of the main cookie-producing companies established in the country —which claim to have suffered "serious damage" due to the increase in imports and have requested the Trade Defense Commission (CDC) an additional tariff of 67.1%— registered gross revenues that increased from RD$11,159 million in 2021 to RD$20,515 million in 2024, an accumulated increase of […]
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the US dollar for this Monday, February 9, 2026, as follows: Financial entities set the buying rate of the dollar at RD$62.00 and the selling rate at RD$63.92. These figures reflect a daily appreciation of 0.08% in buying […]
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the euro for this Monday, February 9, 2026, as follows: Financial entities set the buying rate of the euro at RD$72.86 and the selling rate at RD$77.09. These figures represent a daily appreciation of 0.16% in buying and […]
The talent of the Dominican Republic made its presence felt strongly tonight in the halftime show of the most-watched spectacle on the planet, the Super Bowl, thanks to Bad Bunny. The Dominican presence was marked not only by the music, but also by the culture: from dembow, the clothing used by Lady Gaga designed by […]
Dominican designer Raúl López, known in the fashion world as Luar, elevated Dominican talent and fashion by dressing the renowned artist Lady Gaga for her performance with Bad Bunny during the Super Bowl halftime show. López, a Dominican-American designer based in Brooklyn and founder of the luxury brand LUAR, continues to establish himself as one […]
Santa Clara.- United States President Donald Trump, stated this Sunday that Bad Bunny's halftime show at Super Bowl LX was one of the worst in history and that nobody understood a word from the Puerto Rican artist. "The Super Bowl halftime show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst in history!. It's a slap in […]
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