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Santo Domingo.-The Central Electoral Board (JCE) presented its official schedule for the renewal of the Identity and Electoral Card, which will begin on January 8, 2026 with an internal phase aimed at the institution's staff. This stage will serve as preparation for the implementation of the new document.
On January 26, 2026, coinciding with the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, the symbolic delivery of the first identity card will take place, which will be received by President Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona.
Between February and March 2026, a phase aimed at focused groups and authorized entities will be carried out, including the promotion, capture, and delivery of the document.
The massive renewal will begin in April 2026, organized according to the month of birth of the citizens, and will extend until March 31, 2027.
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The plan prioritizes senators, deputies, judges, heads of constitutional bodies, communicators, athletes, entrepreneurs, religious leaders, academics, representatives of civil society, and public servants, with the aim of guaranteeing an orderly and efficient process.
Nationals
Public Health warns about scams in La Romana carried out by fake inspectors
La Romana.– The Provincial Health Directorate (DPS) of La Romana warned citizens and the commercial sector about the presence of individuals posing as employees of the Ministry of Public Health to request undue payments through transfers or bank deposits, under threats of closing establishments. Through an official statement, the entity clarified that these people do […]
2025-2026 Sticker Renewal: Digital option expires this Sunday the 18th and in-person continues until January 31st
Santo Domingo.- The General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) reminded that this Sunday, January 18, is the deadline to renew the vehicle circulation tax (marbete) 2025-2026 through digital platforms, while the in-person renewal will be available until Saturday, January 31. Taxpayers can carry out the process online through the web portal or the mobile application […]
Scattered showers will continue tonight and the weather will improve on Sunday, reports Indomet
Santo Domingo.- A trough has been affecting the national territory during today, causing scattered and passing showers in different areas of the country, including sectors of Greater Santo Domingo, according to predictor José Medina, from the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet). According to the report, these rains will continue until the early hours of the […]
Young man dies in Hato Mayor after alleged complications associated with the use of vaper and hookah
A 22-year-old man died this Saturday morning after presenting serious health complications that, preliminarily, would presumably be linked to the prolonged use of electronic devices such as vapers and hookahs. The deceased was identified as Frank Sosa, a resident of the Puerto Rico sector, in the municipality of Hato Mayor. According to information obtained, the […]
Surfers take advantage of the waves in Güibia due to unstable weather conditions
Santo Domingo.- Despite the unstable atmospheric conditions recorded this weekend, some surfers took advantage of the waves at the Güibia boardwalk, in the National District, to practice this water sport, attracting the attention of passers-by and onlookers who were in the area. The gusts of wind and the movement of the sea created a favorable […]
Sports
Federations participate in Transparency and Accountability workshop
SANTO DOMINGO.- The National Sports Federations participated this Friday morning in the workshop on Good Practices of Transparency and Accountability, jointly given by the Ministry of the Presidency and the Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic. You may be interestedr:They hold a panel with Nelson Cruz, recognize Yasser González and invite Luis Arraez Around 70 […]
Dominican Olympic Committee will hold a mass in memory of Polón Muñoz
SANTO DOMINGO. The Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) will hold a mass this Thursday, January 15, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the death of engineer Roque Napoleón Muñoz (Polón), a prominent sports leader and former president of that organization. You may be interested in: Courtney and the bullfighting relief hold the Toros against […]
Abinader presents progress in the organization of the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026
Santo Domingo.– The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, assured this Tuesday that the preparations for the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 are progressing as planned and with satisfactory results, after heading a meeting with the members of the Organizing Committee and officials of entities linked to the event. The president […]
U.S. Supreme Court leans toward upholding ban on trans athletes on women's teams
WASHINGTON.– The U.S. Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, showed a clear inclination this Tuesday to support state laws that prohibit transgender athletes from competing on women's teams in schools and universities. You may be interested in:Borja Iglesias responds with irony to homophobic insults received in Seville During more than three hours of hearing, the […]
Defense Minister swears in Organizing Committee for the 55th Sports Games of the Armed Forces and the National Police
Santo Domingo.– The Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre, ERD, swore in the members of the Organizing Committee for the 55th edition of the Sports Games of the Armed Forces and the National Police, in an act held on the front esplanade of the Ministry of Defense. During the ceremony, the high […]
Technology
Spotify raises the price of its plans in the United States starting in February
The music streaming company Spotify announced an increase in the cost of its Premium subscriptions for the United States, effective from February 2026, which will directly impact millions of platform users. The adjustment covers the Individual, Duo, Family, and Student plans, and subscribers were notified through official channels. This move, announced on the company's press portal, […]
Samsung would supply 5G chips to Tesla's Robotaxis
Samsung is ready to become a provider of 5G modem chips for Tesla's electric vehicles, starting with its Robotaxi line in Texas, United States. This was announced by The Elec. Although the South Korean company already supplied components to Tesla, this will be the first time it supplies 5G connectivity chips to the electric car manufacturer, […]
Truth Social: How Donald Trump's social network works
Truth Social is presented as Donald Trump's alternative in the social media ecosystem, aiming for a space of conversation without restrictions and with a structure that resembles Twitter in many ways. Launched by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the platform emerges as a direct response to the blocks suffered by Trump on other networks and […]
Social network X stops working normally in several countries, including the US and Spain
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Madrid.- The social network X, formerly Twitter, has stopped working normally in several countries, including the United States, Spain, and France, around 3:15 p.m. (2:15 p.m. GMT) for reasons still unknown. Users of the social network have reported to the page Downdetector problems with the service both in the mobile application and in its web […]
‘Have you died?’: The viral app in China for lonely people to confirm they are still alive
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Beijing.- A Chinese application called '‘Have you died?’, created so that people who live alone periodically confirm their status through a simple daily registration, has become one of the most downloaded paid apps in the country and has reopened the debate on loneliness in a society marked by aging and the rise of single-person households. […]
International
Seven members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel are arrested in western Mexico
Morelia (Mexico),.- A total of seven alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), were arrested in an air and ground operation deployed by federal and state authorities in the Mexican state of Michoacán (west). The Civil Guard (State Police) reported that the operation took place last Friday, in towns in the municipality of […]
China monitors the transit of two U.S. military ships through the Taiwan Strait.
Beijing.- The Chinese military deployed naval and air assets to monitor the passage of a U.S. destroyer and an oceanographic vessel through the Taiwan Strait, amid the escalation of tensions between Taipei and Beijing. The guided-missile destroyer USS VJohn Finn and the oceanographic research vessel USNS (United States Naval USNS Mary Sears sailed through these […]
Eight dead in three avalanches in the Austrian Alps
Eight people died this Saturday after being hit and swept away by three large snow avalanches in the Austrian Alps, in the federal states of Salzburg and Styria, reported the public radio and television ORF. In the first accident, in the well-known alpine center of Bad Hofgastein, in Salzburg, a woman practicing ski touring, that […]
One of the FBI's 10 most wanted is captured in Mexico after nearly a decade on the run.
Mexican federal authorities arrested in the state of Hidalgo Alejandro Rosales Castillo, who was on the list of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted for various crimes such as homicide, robbery, and kidnapping. According to information from the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, the detainee had a red notice issued by Interpol and an arrest […]
Guatemala rules out negotiating with gang members holding 46 guards in 3 prisons
Guatemala City.- The Government of Guatemala affirmed this Saturday that "it will not negotiate" with the leaders of the Barrio 18 gang who are staging simultaneous riots in three prisons in the country, where they are holding 46 employees of the Penitentiary System as a pressure measure to regain their privileges. Riots are reported at […]
Entertainment
Wilfrido Vargas' team denies the news of his death
Through social media, the team of the legendary artist Wilfrido Vargas shared a statement denying the false information that the artist had died after losing the battle against cancer. In the statement, the artist's office publicly thanked the displays of affection and concern, followed by categorically denying the false information that has circulated on social […]
Lemar pays tribute to Kany García with a salsa adaptation of "Para Siempre"
Gets ready to start his successful European tour Santo Domingo, RD. — Venezuelan salsa singer Lemar presents his most recent musical release, “Para Siempre,” a salsa adaptation of the renowned song by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Kany García, in an artistic exercise that honors the essence of the original song from a new sound. Based in […]
Julián Gil will be part of 'Somos Familia', a new TelevisaUnivision production
Mexico City, Start the year with everything! Julián Gil takes the stage in 2026 with Somos Familia, a new production by TelevisaUnivision, by joining the cast of the new proposal by producer Ignacio Sada, whose premiere is scheduled for Las Estrellas and ViX in the second quarter of the year. With this project, the actor […]
Daddy Yankee faces lawsuit for alleged fraud in millionaire padel business
Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee is once again in the spotlight of controversy after being linked to a lawsuit for alleged fraud, conspiracy, and breach of trust, related to a million-dollar business of padel courts. The legal action was filed by the Spanish businessman León Fernando Fixman, who claims to have been irregularly excluded from […]
Juan Carlos Pichardo announces the birth of his second son, Juan Manuel
Santo Domingo.- The humorist and actor Juan Carlos Pichardo Jr. celebrated this Thursday the arrival of his second child, a boy who will be named Juan Manuel Pichardo Paniagua, the result of his marriage to Carmen Paniagua. The news was shared by Pichardo himself through his social media, where he published several photographs with his […]
Opinion
The new crisis doesn't start in the media, it starts on WhatsApp
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 […]
When corruption is not protected by the presidential band
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 […]
We have a permanent constitutional back and forth
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 […]
When the slander is coordinated and clumsy
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 […]
The TV changed in DR
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. […]
Economy
Dominican Republic leads GDP growth projection in Latin America for 2026
Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic leads the ranking of projected growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) real in Latin America for the year 2026, with an estimate of 4.5%, according to data published by the magazine Mercado, based on the World Economic Outlook of the World Bank. According to the report, the country is […]
Gasoline, diesel, and LPG will maintain their prices from January 17th to 23rd
Santo Domingo.- The most consumed fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, and propane gas, will maintain their prices for the week of January 17 to 23, 2026, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes informed this Friday. In that order, premium gasoline will be sold at RD$290.10 per gallon; regular at RD$272.50 per gallon; optimal diesel […]
Trump suggests he might raise tariffs on countries that don't accept his plans in Greenland
Washington.- US President Donald Trump said Friday that he might impose a tariff increase on nations that do not accept his plans to take control of Greenland, arguing that the island is central to US interests. "I may put a tariff on countries that don't accept the Greenland thing because we need Greenland for national […]
IDB Invest and Banco Promerica RD partner to expand financing for SMEs and projects in the Dominican Republic
IDB Invest approved a financing package of up to US$80 million for Banco Múltiple Promerica de la República Dominicana, S.A. (“Promerica RD”) with the aim of expanding access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and for green sustainability projects. The operation seeks to boost economic growth, supporting underserved segments and promoting sustainable investments. […]
Dollar price in the Dominican Republic this Thursday, January 15, 2026
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the US dollar for this Thursday, January 15, 2026, as follows: In financial institutions, the dollar was quoted for purchase at RD$62.35 and for sale at RD$64.11. These figures represent almost total stability compared to the previous day, […]
Style
The Ocean Paradise project officially begins with its first groundbreaking in Uvero Alto
On Saturday afternoon, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ocean Paradise project took place, officially marking the start of construction of one of the most promising real estate and tourism proposals in the Dominican Republic, strategically located in the Uvero Alto area, east of the country. The event took place in a pleasant and formal atmosphere, […]
The 25 years of the Altagraciano Concert, a musical evening of faith, culture, and Dominican identity
La Altagracia.- The twenty-fifth edition of the Gran Concierto Altagraciano in the Basilica of Our Lady of La Altagracia, paid tribute to the patron saint of the Dominican people, through the musical excellence of the National Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of maestro José Antonio Molina, and the special performance of the renowned saxophonist and […]
Puntacana Foundation celebrates a year of looking after the health and well-being of its community
More than 1,600 people impacted by their 2025 Community Medical Missions La Altagracia.- The Puntacana Group reaffirms, once again, its commitment to the health and well-being of the communities in its environment, through the free medical care provided by its Puntacana Foundation (FPC). During the last year, the foundation carried out four Community Medical Missions, […]
SNTP announces 2026 Work Plan including meetings, QR code ID card, and conferences
Santo Domingo.- The National Press Workers' Union (SNTP) announced this Thursday its action plan for the year 2026, with a view to strengthening that organization and defending the labor rights of its members. Manuel Ureña, general secretary of the SNTP, said to strengthen ties with the union's bases, for which they propose to hold the […]
Puerto Plata, where the Atlantic surrenders to the island
A place between the Loma and the Atlantic Ocean that becomes a refuge for the traveler's soul. There is a corner located on the north coast, caressed by the breeze that tastes of salt and nostalgia, where the Atlantic merges with the land and leaves its mark on every stone, every wave, every soul. That […]
Editorial
Development for the border
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 […]
Tourism continues to grow
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 […]
The Independence of July 4th
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 […]
Four years reporting for you
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 […]
We are connected to the present, focused on the future
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 […]
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