Santo Domingo.- The Fourth Instruction Court of the National District confirmed this Thursday the validation of the medical license granted to former senator Rafael Calderón after receiving the corresponding report from the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif). Magistrate Altagracia Ramírez, presiding judge of the court, reported that the medical examiner appointed by the court […]
Santo Domingo.- The Public Ministry arrested, along with the National Police, a married couple considered among the "dangerous" members of a network dedicated to kidnapping and money laundering. Tairi Vásquez Severino and her partner Jhan Carlos Rivera Martínez were arrested by the Specialized Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prosecutor's Office and the Prosecutor's Office of […]
Santo Domingo.– Since the beginning of 2024 to the present, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has made several announcements and adjustments regarding the process of renewal and printing of the new identity and electoral card of the Dominican Republic, a key project that has experienced changes in its original schedule. On January 4, 2024, the […]
SANTO DOMINGO.– Lady González, of Venezuelan nationality, made an urgent call to the authorities to request support for her nephew, who is three years old, who suffers from leukemia and is receiving chemotherapy treatment at the Robert Reid Cabral Pediatric Hospital. González explained that the minor has been admitted for about a month and a […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – The director of RD Vial, Hostos Rizik Lugo, announced the start of the National Road Lighting Program, an initiative that seeks to reinforce security on the country's main highways and guarantee safer transit for all citizens. Rizik Lugo explained that the program's main objective is to improve nighttime visibility, reduce traffic accidents, […]
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Athletes Commission of the Dominican Olympic Committee concluded this Tuesday the First Athletes Forum “Vision beyond the goal”, which was held for two days at the Olympic Hostel with the participation of about 200 athletes from different disciplines. You may be interested in:Detroit and RD: tickets available from today; here are the prices […]
Sports Writing (EFE).— The month of May 2025 was marked as one of the most intense and memorable on the sports calendar in America, with historic comebacks, absolute consecrations and world-class protagonists such as Carlo Ancelotti, Álex Palou, Shohei Ohtani, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, as well as the teams Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. You […]
PHILADELPHIA.- The Philadelphia Phillies reached an agreement for one season and $10 million with free agent outfielder Adolis García, as confirmed by a source to MLB.com. The club has not yet made the official announcement of the deal, which was initially reported by journalist Francys Romero. You may be interested inr: Soto returns to wear […]
Santo Domingo.- The Giants of Cibao outfielder, Johan Rojas, spoke after last night's game and reacted to the boos he received from the Tigres del Licey fans, assuring that he is not affected and that, on the contrary, he takes it as an additional motivation on the field. “Well, I never… I haven't been the […]
Madrid (EFE).- Manchester City took the victory from the Bernabéu, in the sixth matchday of the Champions League group stage, after coming back from the initial goal by Brazilian Rodrygo Goes in the 28th minute thanks to goals by English Nico O’Rilley in the 35th and Norwegian Erling Haaland in the 43rd, from a penalty. […]
Science Writing- An Ariane 6 rocket from the European Space Agency (ESA) has taken off from the spaceport in French Guiana with two new satellites on board that will join the Galileo constellation and provide greater robustness to the European navigation program, which serves more than half of the world's population. At 5:01 (GMT), as […]
New York .- The technology OpenAI has denied being responsible for the suicide of a 16-year-old who took his own life after interacting with ChatGPT for months, and has attributed his case to an "improper use" of the tool. "The injuries and damages alleged by the plaintiffs were caused or contributed (…) by the misuse, […]
Miami (USA).- NASA launched three missions into space this Wednesday that seek to map the heliosphere, the layer that surrounds and protects the solar system, to critically monitor space weather and to study how the Earth's upper atmosphere responds to the solar wind. The three missions took off from Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
Nvidia is no longer just a graphics card manufacturer. The company founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, which was born with the vision of bringing 3D graphics to video games, has become the most valuable company on the planet, surpassing Apple and Microsoft with a capitalization of around $4.3 trillion. […]
New York.- Apple equips its AirPods with live translation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German thanks to its new operating system, iOS 26, which launches this Monday on compatible devices. Starting today, the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with noise cancellation, paired with iPhones compatible with Apple Intelligence - Apple's artificial intelligence - […]
Santo Domingo.- Less than two months before the official end date of its mandate, set for February 7, 2026, the Haitian Presidential Transition Council (CPT) acknowledged that its institutional cycle is nearing its end, although its members would not be willing to completely withdraw from control of the Executive Branch. As reported by the Haitian […]
Bogotá.- The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, stated this Thursday that Nicolás Maduro should not give orders to the Colombian Army, in response to a call from the Venezuelan ruler for the military of the two countries to protect sovereignty. "No, he doesn't have to give orders to the military", Petro affirmed when asked if […]
Caracas.- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, insisted this Thursday on his call to the Colombian military to join the people and the Venezuelan Armed Forces to defend sovereignty "as a single Army", in a context marked by the military deployment of the United States in the Caribbean Sea, rejected by both Caracas and Bogotá. […]
The Peruvian National Police arrested members of the criminal gang known as El Terror de la Timba this Wednesday, which operated in the Callao area extorting musical groups and local owners, local media reported. In addition, they are being investigated for the murder of a singer and a dancer committed last October. The procedure carried […]
Washington.- The United States Government included this Thursday 29 ships and their management companies on its sanctions list for their alleged participation in the so-called "ghost fleet" of Iran, accused of transporting Iranian crude oil and petroleum products through deceptive maritime practices to evade international sanctions and channel revenue to Tehran. The U.S. Treasury Department's […]
Santo Domingo, RD.- Dotol Nastra officially said goodbye to the first season of his reality show “Only the strong survive”, a project that marked a milestone in his career as a content creator and communicator. The program, broadcast through his official Youtube channel, achieved great acceptance from the public in just 9 days. The communicator […]
San Juan, PR - Urban artist DALEX presents his highly anticipated new single "Honguito", a collaboration with the renowned singer Farruko that officially marks the beginning of a new stage in his artistic career. The theme fuses reggaeton with R&B, resulting in a modern and enveloping sound. The song is distinguished by its rhythm and […]
Santo Domingo, RD.- This Thursday, the long-awaited fifth season of "Emily in Paris", the followed and successful Netflix series, premiered amidst the euphoria of millions of fans, in a new edition where the American marketing executive Emily faces professional and sentimental challenges while learning to navigate a new city: Rome. After being appointed head of […]
Santo Domingo. – The renowned maestro Amaury Sánchez will stage the Rock Sinfónico concert on Saturday, December 20th at 8:30 pm, in the Carlos Piantini Hall of the Eduardo Brito National Theater. The proposal will feature the participation of the Santo Domingo Philharmonic under his direction, to offer a night that will fuse the power […]
The Puerto Rican rapper, writer, and filmmaker René Pérez Joglar, known worldwide as Residente, returns to the Sundance Film Festival in 2026 with Frank & Louis, marking his second participation in the event as an actor. The project represents another step in the artist's evolution towards acting, directing, and audiovisual production. The film, directed by […]
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. […]
"I am a tolerant and democratic president, but everything has a limit... We will continue to govern for the people and, for that reason, I say to all pre-candidates and their coordinators: proselitizing acts to officials are not allowed. If they want to campaign, they must leave their positions." Thus spoke the head of state, […]
Santo Domingo,.- The Dominican Association of Poultry Farming (ADA) reported this Thursday that the national production of broiler chickens for this month reaches 24.7 million units, a volume that allows covering the expected demand and the supply of the market during the season of greatest consumption of the year, such as Christmas and New Year. […]
Santo Domingo.- The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) approved the granting of two loans to the Dominican Republic, totaling 566 million dollars, aimed at enhancing water security in the capital and the province of Santo Domingo, and modernizing the penitentiary system. The initiatives respond to strategic national priorities and will improve […]
Santo Domingo,.- The Central Bank stated this Monday that there are 5,149,829 people employed in the country, for a year-on-year increase of 2.4%, equivalent to 119,965 net employed compared to the July-September 2024 period. The employment rate, that is, the ratio between the total employed and the working-age population, stood at 63.1% for July-September 2025, […]
As a grim, somber, scandalous, extremely serious, cruel to the extreme case, a kind of collective frenzy and collective holocaust, the permanent attention judge Rigoberto Sena Ferreras, qualified the case of the multimillion-dollar fraud in the National Health Insurance (SENASA). "When one goes to the State to drain its institutions, it constitutes an act of […]
Santo Domingo,.- The Government decided today to maintain the prices of gasoline, diesel and propane gas for the week of December 13 to 19, for which, it assured, allocated a subsidy of 227.4 million pesos. In that order, premium gasoline will remain at 290.10 per gallon, while regular gasoline will be at RD$272.50 per gallon. […]
The Family Integration Center (CIF) graduated more than 3,700 people during the year 2025, after completing training processes in 30 training areas. 17 technical courses and 11 workshops of human-social and family training were carried out, developed in coordination with public institutions, through the Center for the Promotion and Promotion of Non-Profit Associations and the Ministry […]
Punta Cana. - The hotel chain RIU Hotels & Resorts held a new edition of its traditional Local Agencies Awards, an event that took place on December 14th in the recently renovated Riu Palace Bávaro. The activity brought together more than 60 attendees, including representatives from travel agencies, business partners, and media, and aimed to […]
Santo Domingo.- The town hall of the municipal district of El Puerto, in San Pedro de Macorís, recognized doctor Ulrick Gaillard, founder and president of the North American organization Batey Relief Alliance (BRA), for his almost three decades of tireless humanitarian service in favor of the most vulnerable populations in the country. The distinction was […]
A single pair of used socks can contain between eight and nine million bacteria Microbiologist Primrose Freestone, from the University of Leicester, warned that not changing your socks every day not only increases foot odor, but could also pose a risk to overall health. In that sense, he explained that the prolonged use of socks […]
Gaining weight during Christmas seems almost an inevitable tradition. Abundant meals, sweets, drinks, and less physical activity fuel the feeling that the holidays leave lasting consequences on the scale. However, scientific evidence shows that the real impact is usually much less than what is believed. Various studies have analyzed how much weight people actually gain […]
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 […]
The new electronic passport will have an encrypted chip, advanced physical security, and laser personalization.Santo Domingo.– The General Directorate of Passports announced that it is advancing in the implementation of the new biometric passport, which is being developed under a self-financing model that will not involve expenses for the national budget, since the State only pays for each booklet issued, not for the technology.
The technological project is in charge of the EMT consortium, who presented the advances during the thematic lunch "Beyond the document: The new identity republic", aimed at media outlets.
MIDAS Dominicana, responsible for the design, integration, and operation of the system, highlighted that the new document complies with the security standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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Carlos Montás, executive vice president, emphasized that the project demonstrates the potential of national technical talent and consolidates alliances with global leaders to ensure a robust and reliable solution.
"Es un modelo eficiente, transparente y sin costo presupuestario", destacó Montás.
The EMT consortium is composed of MIDAS Dominicana, responsible for technological integration and local operation; Thales, which provides the software infrastructure and passport production; and Entrust, in charge of industrial printers and chip engraving. IXLA also participates, for personalization at decentralized points, and CECOMSA, as technological and data center support.
The biometric passport includes a chip with encrypted information, physical security elements, and components printed with laser technology. This new format will improve migration controls, reduce the risk of identity theft, and facilitate the international mobility of Dominicans.
The implementation of the new document contemplates a network of care centers for the capture of biometric data, secure issuance and digital registration.
Santo Domingo. – The General Directorate of Community Development (DGDC) and the General Directorate of Penitentiary and Correctional Services (DGSPC) signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement for the implementation of joint actions aimed at adolescents in conflict with criminal law. The agreement aims to strengthen training and education processes, as well as the provision of basic […]
Washington.- U.S. Police identified this Thursday a 48-year-old Portuguese citizen as the main suspect in the shooting that occurred on Saturday at Brown University, who was found dead with a gunshot wound that authorities consider self-inflicted. The suspect identified as Claudio Neves, of Portuguese nationality, was found dead in a warehouse in the state of […]
Los Angeles.- Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced an agreement to acquire the 41% that the Canadian company WildBrain owns of the 'Peanuts' brand, the franchise of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, as reported by the company in a statement. Sony will pay 630 million Canadian dollars to WildBrain for the 41% stake, equivalent […]
Santo Domingo.– The National Institute of Transit and Terrestrial Transportation (Intrant) reported that it will carry out more than 10,000 visual vehicle inspections of buses, minibuses, family vehicles and, as a novelty, cargo transport units, nationwide, as part of the Conciencia por la Vida: Navidad Segura y Año Nuevo 2025-2026 operation, with the aim of […]
On this occasion, the meeting took place in the municipal district of El Limón, where the senator was accompanied by Mayor Fernando Mercado. Similarly, in the tourist municipality of Las Terrenas, Catrain shared with various political and religious personalities in an unprecedented activity, during which hundreds of gifts were given to women from different sectors. […]
Santo Domingo.- In the framework of its recent plenary assembly held in this capital, the Union of Latin American Parties (UPLA) announced the election of its new board for the period 2026-2028, highlighting the designation of Pelegrín Castillo Semán as political vice president of the organization. Castillo Semán, current president of the National Progressive Force […]
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