Güaymate, La Romana.– Moments of alarm and concern were experienced in the municipality of Güaymate, La Romana province, after a woman tried to take a child from the Profesora Ramona E. Cotes Morales school, being surprised in time by the school porter. According to versions offered by residents and staff of the school, the woman […]
Santo Domingo.- The Minister of the Presidency, José Ignacio Paliza, and the Executive Director of the Airport Department, Víctor Pichardo, supervised this Thursday the modernization and expansion works being carried out at the Las Américas International Airport (AILA). During the tour, the authorities learned firsthand about the progress of the modernization project of the Baggage […]
Santo Domingo.– Survivors and family members of the victims of the tragedy that occurred at the Jet Set nightclub called for a peaceful march for next Sunday, January 25, with the aim of demanding justice for the 236 deceased and more than 100 injured left by the collapse of the establishment's roof. The call was […]
Santo Domingo,. – The Administrative Minister of the Presidency, Andrés Bautista, appointed this Thursday Víctor- Ito- Bisonó as the new Minister of Housing, Habitat and Buildings (MIVHED) following the disposition of President Luis Abinader, contained in Decree 3-26. During the protocol ceremony, Bautista acknowledged the demonstrated effectiveness of the new minister of MIVHED in his […]
Santo Domingo. – The meteorological analyst Jean Suriel reported that from this January 15 the coldest period of the year began in the Dominican Republic, which will last until March 15, a period in which the lowest temperatures of the national territory will be recorded. Suriel explained that over the next two months the environment […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MIAMI (EFE).– The legendary boxer Mohamed Ali, considered one of the greatest athletes of all time, will be immortalized by the United States Postal Service (USPS) with the issuance of two commemorative stamps that will go on sale starting this January 15, almost a decade after his death. You may be interested in:LeBron James will […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
During this beginning of 2026, an unusual activity related to massive password reset requests has been detected. Both regular users and profiles with a large number of followers have been targeted by these messages, which appear completely legitimate and come from the social network's usual channel. In most cases, recipients had not requested the password […]
Arlindo de Souza, who was called the 'Brazilian Popeye' due to comparisons with the character, died at the age of 55 in the city of Recife, local media reported. Dedicated to bodybuilding, De Souza was known for injecting mineral oil into his arms, biceps, and trapezius muscles to increase his muscles. You may be interested […]
Miami (USA) - A bill that aims to lower the minimum age to buy or transfer rifles, shotguns, and other long guns from 21 to 18 advanced this Thursday in the Florida Legislature, thus reversing one of the restrictions imposed after the shooting at Parkland school that left 14 students and three teachers dead. The […]
Washington.- The death of Cuban migrant Geraldo Lunas Campos, which occurred on January 3 while in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a detention center in Texas, could be classified as homicide, according to an employee of the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office who spoke to The Washington Post. In […]
Austin,.- The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified this Thursday the migrant accused of crashing his car into two ICE vehicles in Texas. In a statement, the Government indicated that the individual, identified as Robyn Argote Crooks, is of Cuban origin and entered the U.S. in 2024, through the CBP One program, which […]
Washington.- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado stated this Thursday that during the meeting at the White House with the president of the United States, Donald Trump, she "presented" the Nobel Peace Prize medal she won last year, implying that she offered it to him. "I presented the Nobel Peace Prize medal to the U.S. […]
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 […]
Julio Iglesias has hired the lawyer José Antonio Choclán to face the complaint of sexual abuse filed by two former employees of his houses in the Caribbean, as confirmed this Thursday by legal sources. The Spanish National Court Prosecutor's Office will take statements as protected witnesses from the two women who, on January 5, reported, represented by the Women's Link […]
Los Ángeles (EE.UU.).- The entertainment giant Netflix reported this Thursday a historic global licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) to expand the rights of the films on the online content platform once released in theaters. "Under this exclusive multi-year agreement, SPE films will stream on Netflix worldwide, an industry first for subscription payment, following […]
Santo Domingo.- A total of 30 people will seek to win a new jeep in the new project of Alofoke Media Group, titled “Live Extendido: the last one to remove their hand from the vehicle, gets to keep it”, which is scheduled to premiere on Tuesday, January 20, at 9:00 p.m., through the official YouTube […]
Juan Dolio, San Pedro de Macorís. – This Thursday, the signing of an agreement between Lantica Studios and La Muvie RD, a digital platform dedicated exclusively to Dominican film productions, an initiative of filmmaker Ángel Muñiz, in alliance with the artistic producer Mon Lluberes, took place. Through this agreement signed at the facilities of Lantica […]
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. […]
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, […]
Washington,.- The president of the U.S., Donald Trump, approved this Wednesday to impose a 25% tariff on a limited list of foreign semiconductors, in a measure aimed at taxing the sale of chips used in artificial intelligence (AI). According to a document published by the White House, the 25% tariff will apply to AI chips […]
Santo Domingo.– The Agricultural Bank of the Dominican Republic (Bagrícola) reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, regulation, and the strengthening of the agricultural sector, highlighting the progress made during the last five years of management, a period in which the entity has recorded historic growth in its loan portfolio and in the resources allocated to the […]
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the euro for this Friday, January 9, 2026, as follows: In financial institutions, the euro's buying rate was RD$72.52, while the selling rate reached RD$76.82. These values reflect a slight depreciation compared to the close of the year […]
Shanghai (China).- The consumer price index (CPI), the main indicator of inflation in China, continued to accelerate in December to 0.8%, its highest in almost three years, thus ending the year 2025 at the same levels with which the previous one closed, according to official data released this Friday. The figures from the National Statistics […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the same pride with which they have carried the stories, tradition, and voice of the Mexican people around the world, Los Tigres del Norte are preparing to write a new chapter in their career with their first performance in Santo Domingo.
The long-awaited concert will take place on May 16, 2026, starting at 8:00 PM, at the Óvalo de la Ciudad Ganadera, constituting a historic event for Latin American music and culture. Tickets are now available at TodoTickets.do.
In a meeting with the media at the Dominican Republic Consulate in New York - headed by businessman Pedro Zamora, president of @ZamoraLiveoficial; associate producers Lenin Ramírez and Víctor Minaya; the Dominican consul in New York, Jesús “Chu” Vásquez Martínez; and hosted by music producer Andrés Salce - the updated details of the world tour “La Lotería” were presented, which continues to fill large stages internationally.
“Friends of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, your friends Los Tigres del Norte greet you. We are very excited because we will have the opportunity to be there for the first time with you to sing all your songs this May 16th”, expressed the famous group in a short video broadcast during the press conference.
The band arrives at this new stage after a recent artistic consecration, obtaining recognition at the Latin Grammy Awards for “La Lotería” in the categories of Best Norteña Music Album and Best Regional Mexican Song, distinctions that reaffirm their leadership in regional Mexican music.
Coinciding with International Bachata Day, Pedro Zamora highlighted the deep cultural connection between Mexico and the Dominican Republic, pointing out the influence that genres such as the ranchera ballad and the corrido have exerted on the evolution of bachata and on some of its most emblematic hits. In that sense, the production announced that the concert will include special participations by stellar figures of bachata.
The Dominican consul in New York, Jesús “Chu” Vásquez Martínez, thanked Los Tigres del Norte for their openness to strengthen ties with the Dominican public; to the organizers, for their vision and commitment; and to the public, for being an essential part of the announcement.
"Today we celebrate a very special moment: the presentation of the details of the world tour of the renowned Mexican group Los Tigres del Norte, a musical reference that has marked generations and continues to bring Mexican art, history, and identity to the world's stages," he expressed.
The filmmakers also highlighted that this tour will contribute to cultural tourism, artistic collaboration, and creative exchange in the region.
With over 30 million copies sold, 6 Grammy Awards, 14 Latin Grammys, and a legacy of over 80 albums and multiple film productions, Los Tigres del Norte have taken regional Mexican music to all continents, becoming a symbol of identity for the Mexican diaspora worldwide.
Pedro Zamora's strategic vision, recognized by Billboard as part of the Billboard Latin Power Players and with a successful career in the entertainment industry, drives this new stage of the group, which promises to mark a milestone in Latin show business.
The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias categorically rejected the accusations made by two people who previously worked at his residence, assuring that the accusations against him are "absolutely false" and have caused him deep sadness. In a statement posted on his social media, the artist denied having engaged in abuse, coercion, or disrespect towards any woman, […]
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reported this Thursday that the green alert level was discontinued for several communities in the provinces of Barahona and Bahoruco, after the completion of the work carried out on the gates of the Monte Grande dam. The preventive measure had been adopted due to the risk of rising […]
The platform Epic Games Store announced the free availability of the popular video game “Dumb Ways to Die” for mobile devices, as part of its expansion strategy in the smartphone games market. The promotion will be valid for a limited time and allows users to download the title at no cost. The game, known for […]
Santo Domingo.- The Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewerage Corporation (Caasd) approved a new tariff scheme for the drinking water service, which establishes the charge per cubic meter (m³) and applies progressive increases according to the level of consumption, both for residential, commercial and industrial users. The measure, contained in a resolution of the Board of […]
Santiago.- The Council of Councilors of the municipality of Santiago declared Adoptive Son of the city to the pitcher of the Aguilas Cibaeñas Yunesky Maya, through Resolution No. 3494-25, in recognition of his outstanding career in professional baseball and the values of discipline, perseverance and commitment that have marked his sporting career. The recognition was […]
The successful animated saga Hotel Transylvania is preparing to return to the big screen with a fifth installment that is already in development, as confirmed by actor Keegan-Michael Key, who voices the character of Murray, the mummy, within the franchise. Although Sony Pictures Animation has not yet offered official details about the plot or the […]
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