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La Alatagracia. – Foot patrol agents of the New Police Model apprehended a man in the act of attempting to steal merchandise from a store located in this province, reported the Regional Directorate La Altagracia of the National Police.
According to the official report, the individual was caught attempting to leave the commercial establishment with three pairs of jeans without having made the corresponding payment. The rapid intervention of the agents prevented the criminal act from being completed.
Nationals
Abinader leads Council of Ministers to evaluate goals of the Government Plan and define actions for 2026
Santo Domingo,.– The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, along with Vice President Raquel Peña, led this Wednesday the fifty-fourth Council of Ministers, held at the National Palace, with the aim of evaluating the progress of the prioritized goals of the 2024–2028 Government Plan and coordinating the strategic actions that will mark the management during […]
MIVED closes Plaza Zehao in Las Terrenas for operating without construction permits
Las Terrenas, Samaná. – The Ministry of Housing and Buildings (MIVED) ordered the closure of Plaza Zehao, located on Boulevard Las Terrenas avenue, after verifying that the project was operating without a construction license or the technical inspections required by law. The measure was executed through the Private Works Inspection Directorate (DIOP), which reported that […]
Magisterial Current rejects merger between the MINERD and the MESCyT
Santo Domingo.- The Juan Pablo Duarte Magisterial Current declared today that it is inappropriate to allocate resources from public schools to finance universities with 4% of the GDP and warned that the proposed merger of the Ministries of Education and Higher Education will deepen the deterioration of the national education system. He pointed out that […]
Deputies approve public debt issuance in record time for more than RD$401 billion
Santo Domingo.- The Chamber of Deputies approved this Wednesday, in two consecutive readings, a bill that authorizes the Executive Branch to issue and place public debt securities for a maximum amount of RD$401,767,814,730, or its equivalent in foreign currency. The initiative, submitted by President Luis Abinader, establishes that the issuance will be carried out through […]
ASODEMU rejects merger of the Ministries of Education
Santo Domingo.- The University Employees Association (ASODEMU) called on government authorities to act with prudence regarding the proposal to merge the Ministry of Education (MINERD) with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT), considering that it is an initiative that must be widely studied and agreed upon. José Rosario, president of ASODEMU, maintained […]
Sports
May 2025 left indelible marks on American sport
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 […]
Adolis García agrees to one-year contract with the Phillies
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 […]
Johan Rojas responds to boos and avoids controversy over statements about Lidom umpires
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 […]
Champions League: Real Madrid and Villarreal defeats and Athletic draw
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. […]
Johan Rojas is heavily booed after his criticism of the Lidom umpires
Santo Domingo.– The outfielder for the Gigantes del Cibao, Johan Rojas, was received this Wednesday with strong boos from the blue fans at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, in the first match of the francomacorisano team against the Tigres del Licey after his controversial statements of last December 3. Licey fans reacted with loud whistles […]
Technology
An Ariane 6 rocket launches two new Galileo system satellites from Guiana.
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 […]
OpenAI denies responsibility for a young man's suicide after interacting with ChatGPT
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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, […]
NASA launches three missions to map the heliosphere and study the solar wind
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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: From Video Games to the World's Summit as a Colossus of Artificial Intelligence
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. […]
Apple equips its AirPods with translation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German
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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 - […]
International
"No" to war, Maduro asks while promising to maintain oil exports after the blockade
Caracas.- The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reiterated this Wednesday that his country opposes a war with the United States amid the escalation of tensions due to the military deployment of that country in the Caribbean Sea, while promising to continue complying with oil exports after the announcement by President Donald Trump to block all […]
Ukraine is on the verge of bankruptcy
Ukraine is on the verge of bankruptcy, according to data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reports AP. The international organization estimates that in 2026 and 2027 the country will need a total of 137 billion euros (160 billion dollars) and, according to the agency's assessment, to stabilize the economic situation, the Kyiv authorities must ensure the obtaining of […]
Sanctioned oil tankers move away from Venezuela after Donald Trump's announcement of a "total blockade"
Several oil tankers have begun to divert from Venezuela after the President of the United States, Donald Trump, threatened to impose a “total and absolute blockade” on sanctioned vessels entering or leaving the South American country. The warning marks an escalation in the White House's pressure strategy against the Nicolás Maduro regime. Trump said on Tuesday that […]
US House rejects motions to withdraw troops in case of war with Venezuela
Washington.- The United States House of Representatives today rejected two resolutions to withdraw US troops in the event of a conflict with Venezuela or "terrorist organizations designated by the president" Donald Trump in Latin America, a challenge that comes amid the escalation of Washington's pressure campaign on Caracas. The House first rejected, by 216 votes […]
They find the body of a Guatemalan journalist on an abandoned lot
Guatemala City.- The lifeless body of Guatemalan journalist Jorge Zapeta, who had been missing since last Sunday, was found in an abandoned lot in the southwest of the Central American country, according to official sources confirmed this Wednesday. Authorities are investigating the case to determine the circumstances of the communicator's death, according to local media. […]
Entertainment
THE KILLERS will return to the Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, RD.- The iconic American band The Killers confirms its much-awaited return to the Dominican Republic with an unmissable concert on March 27, at the Softball Stadium of the Olympic Center. Formed in Las Vegas in 2001, The Killers, composed of Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, and Ronnie Vannucci Jr., has established itself […]
Tania Báez celebrates her 60th birthday in a big way with her family
Santo Domingo, RD - The renowned Dominican television presenter and coach Tania Báez celebrated her 60th birthday in style, accompanied by family, friends, and prominent figures from the national entertainment industry. The celebration turned into an intimate gathering, filled with emotions, gratitude, and shared joy. Among those present were her daughters, singer Techy Fatule and […]
"Avatar: Fire and Ashes" premieres in the Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO. – The long-awaited film “Avatar: Fire and Ashes”, directed by James Cameron, arrives in Dominican theaters with a story that once again transports the audience to the amazing world of Pandora, where emotion, conflict and once again amazing visual effects are mixed. Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña return as Jake and Neytiri. The […]
Melina Díaz puts the Dominican Republic on high in the Red Bull Tetris International Final in Dubai
Santo Domingo, Dubai – Dominican gamer Melina Díaz concluded her participation in the Red Bull Tetris International Final, an event that brought together the most outstanding competitors in the world and was held in the city of Dubai. With her classification, the national champion placed the country within the global panorama of competitive Tetris. Díaz […]
Cristina Casado remains in first place in the Anglo ranking in the Dominican Republic of Monitor Latino
Santo Domingo.– Dominican singer and songwriter Cristina Casado continues to strengthen her presence in the country's music scene by retaining for the second consecutive week the first place on the Anglo chart monitored by the specialized company Monitor Latino. The positioning corresponds to the diffusion of his most recent single, “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”, a […]
Opinion
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. […]
¿To govern or campaign? Abinader made it difficult
"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, […]
Economy
Dominican Republic to receive $566 million in loans from CAF
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 […]
The country registers 5,149,829 formal and informal jobs, states the Central Bank
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, […]
Judge considered the Senasa case as treason and a collective holocaust
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 […]
Gasoline, diesel, and LPG will maintain their prices during the coming week.
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. […]
Clinton and InterEnergy oversee Jamaica's energy recovery
Former US President Bill Clinton traveled to Jamaica with Rolando González Bunster, President and CEO of InterEnergy Group, to see firsthand the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, the most severe weather event to have impacted the country in its recent history, and the reconstruction progress led by the energy company in key areas of the […]
Style
From Christmas Village, values are promoted to strengthen family harmony
In the festive atmosphere that surrounds Villa Navidad, one of the most popular and anticipated spaces for Dominican families in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, a silent but deeply significant work is carried out: the promotion of values that strengthen coexistence, harmony in the home, and the protection of women. Amidst lights, music, and […]
The colors that will make your outfit capture attention in the autumn-winter 2025/2026 season
Santo Domingo.- Each season brings a different vibe and colors are the easiest way to feel it. Knowing which tones will be trending is not just to "look fashionable", but to inspire you, refresh your closet and give your style a twist without complicating your life. The autumn-winter 2025/2026 palette arrives with a mix designed […]
Robotic dogs with Musk, Bezos, and Picasso faces grab attention at Art Basel
Miami (USA).- The American digital artist Beeple unleashed a "pack" of robotic dogs at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair with hyperrealistic heads of tech magnates and art legends such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Mark Zuckerberg. The installation titled 'Regular Animals' captured attention at the fair that was inaugurated […]
Health Mi Luz opens a new branch in Plaza Caribbean and marks a milestone in integral well-being
San Francisco de Macorís, RD. – On December 2nd, the Health Mi Luz brand celebrated the official opening of its new branch in Plaza Caribbean, in an event that brought together authorities, strategic allies, influencers and figures from the social sphere, marking a significant step in its evolution as a platform for integral well-being. The […]
“Living Michelangelo” exhibition arrives in the country with immersive experience in the Plaza de la Cultura
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has, since this month, one of the most innovative artistic exhibitions of the year: “Miguel Ángel Vivo”, an immersive exhibition that brings together the most emblematic works of the Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti, including recreations of the Sistine Chapel, the David and the Moses. The exhibition will be available until […]
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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