Santo Domingo. - The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, and his wife, First Lady Raquel Arbaje, sent a heartfelt Christmas Message to the Dominican Nation, highlighting the importance of unity, solidarity, and the fundamental values that guide the country, but also the dangers of ambition and an excessive love of riches. In an audiovisual, […]
Santo Domingo.– The president Luis Abinader and the first lady Raquel Arbaje released this Wednesday a message of Christmas in which they urged the Dominican people to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas, highlighting unity, solidarity, humility and faith as fundamental pillars for the strengthening of the nation. In his speech, the president pointed […]
During the interventions, five 05 motorcycles were retained and fourteen 14 bladed weapons were seized La Vega. — The Dominican Republic Army (ERD), carried out several operations in the municipality of Constanza, as part of the permanent actions to strengthen security in the national territory. During the interventions, one hundred and 25 Haitian nationals in […]
They maintain restrictions on the Atlantic coast Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic Meteorology Institute (Indomet), reported that this Wednesday, December 24, during Christmas Eve, rains will continue in different provinces of the country, due to the northeast wind flow that drags cloudy fields associated with the remnants of a frontal system located north of the […]
Santo Domingo.– The Ethical Conduct Committee of the Judiciary issued Resolution No. 01-2025, through which it formulates an ethical recommendation to Judge Rigoberto Sena for the judgments and reflections included in the motivation of his decision when imposing coercive measures in the case of alleged fraud in the National Health Insurance (Senasa), considering that these […]
São Paulo.- Isabelle Marciniak, who was the Brazilian youth rhythmic gymnastics champion in 2021 and was a young promise of the discipline, died on Wednesday at the age of 18, reported the Paranaense Gymnastics Federation. Marciniak died from Hodgkin's disease, a type of cancer that attacks the lymphatic system, according to the federation, cited by […]
SANTO DOMINGO.– The 2025 season of world golf was defined by great feats, established figures, and the emergence of new talents. The dominance of American Scottie Scheffler, the historic Grand Slam of Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, and the dramatic victory of Europe over the United States in the Ryder Cup were some of the milestones […]
SANTO DOMINGO.– The Águilas Cibaeñas, leaders of the regular season standings, opened this Wednesday the Re-entry Draft of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) by selecting as their first pick infielder Cristhian Adames, belonging to the Tigres del Licey. You may be interested in:Adames moves from Licey to Águilas as the first pick of […]
Havana.- The Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation described its exclusion from the 2026 Caribbean Series as "disrespectful" after the recent change of its venue, which was previously going to be organized by Venezuela and will now be played in Guadalajara (Mexico), from February 1 to 7. "The change of scenario does not justify Cuba's non-participation, […]
Sports Writing. – Paris Saint-Germain, recent champion of the Intercontinental Cup, confirmed its favoritism and secured its qualification to the round of 32 of the French Cup without any setbacks, after convincingly defeating Vendée Fontenay Foot, a team from the fifth division of French football, 0-4 this Saturday. You may be interested in:Safonov crowns PSG […]
Beijing.- China declared this Thursday that the dispute over the operation of the TikTok video application in the US must be resolved "through cooperation" and "in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations". The spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, He Yongqian, spoke out after information emerged about the platform's agreements with three investors to create […]
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. […]
São Paulo.- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, in prison for an attempted coup, successfully and without complications underwent surgery this Thursday for a bilateral inguinal hernia, according to his family. «Surgery completed successfully! No complications. Now, waiting for the recovery from anesthesia», stated the former president's wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, on her social media. The far-right […]
Madrid.- Two men have died this Christmas Eve in Madrid after being assaulted with a knife: a 17-year-old in the Puente de Vallecas district, whose alleged attackers have already been arrested, and the other, 53, in the Chamberí neighborhood. The first victim, according to SUMA112, reported this Thursday, was in cardiorespiratory arrest as a result […]
San Juan.- More than 25,000 customers of the company in charge of electricity transmission in Puerto Rico, LUMA Energy, were left without electricity service on Wednesday night, Christmas Eve, due to "bad weather", which has increased citizen frustration. "Our crews are actively responding to outages caused by the bad weather in several communities including areas […]
Nairobi.- Five people died after a helicopter crashed on Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and located in northern Tanzania, while carrying out a rescue mission, according to official sources this Thursday. "The aircraft was carrying five people on board. Unfortunately, the accident caused the death of all five people," the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority […]
Tegucigalpa.- Known as ‘Papi a la orden’ for his direct manner and his discourse focused on work, the conservative Nasry Asfura became this Wednesday the virtual president-elect of Honduras, after a career marked by two failed attempts and the public support of the US president, Donald Trump, to his candidacy. Asfura, from the opposition National […]
Santo Domingo.- This Christmas, various personalities used their social media to share messages filled with love, faith, and hope, highlighting the importance of family unity and solidarity amidst the current challenges. Through warm and emotional words, they invited reflection, gratitude, and renewed commitment to the values that give true meaning to these holidays. With photographs […]
Santo Domingo.– The platform Reconocidos will celebrate Christmas in style with a Grand Christmas Concert, scheduled for December 25th, a completely free event that will bring together outstanding exponents of Dominican urban, tropical and popular music. The appointment will be at the corner of Ortega y Gasset and Ovando, in the Cristo Rey sector, starting […]
Madrid.– Christmas arrived loaded with music and emotion at the HM Madrid Río University Hospital thanks to the surprise visit of the singer David Bisbal, who chose this health center to put the finishing touch to his tour with a very special performance dedicated to patients and medical staff. The artist toured different areas of […]
Miami, FL. — Pipe Bueno continues to write his own chapter within Latin American regional music and presents “Si Tu Boquita Fuera”, a reinvented version of the classic that Banda R-15 turned into a popular anthem. With his characteristic style and impeccable production, Pipe transforms this song into a powerful, emotional, and completely his own […]
This concert, conducted by maestro José Antonio Molina and the National Symphony Orchestra, featured the special participation of artists Maridalia Hernández, Frank Ceara, the Koribe choir, and Xiomara Fortuna as a special guest. Hidden, Baní, Peravia province, December 2025. With a masterful concert, the Perelló Cultural Center celebrated the arrival of Christmas in complicity with […]
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 Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic reiterated its strength, stability, and financial solidity, in response to comments and opinions that have recently circulated in different public spaces. The entity reported that, as of the end of November 2025, it presents robust financial indicators, the result of prudent risk management, adequate levels of […]
The Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant, operated by the Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Punta Catalina (EGEPC), closed the 2025 fiscal year —as of December 3— with transfers to the Dominican State for US$258.4 million, consolidating itself as one of the public assets with the greatest cash generation capacity. With this result, the company's accumulated contribution between […]
The AES Foundation concluded a new cycle of the Women Super Entrepreneurs project, through a graduation activity that brought together 152 participants, who completed a training process aimed at strengthening their productive and business capacities. The initiative, developed in partnership with the Supérate Program, is implemented nationwide and has impacted 932 women in more than […]
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 […]
Lima.- More than 10,000 kilometers separate the tables of Peru and Italy, but at Christmas there is a common element on the tablecloth: the panetón or panettone, the sweet bread filled with raisins and candied fruits that is enjoyed on both sides of the Atlantic as a legacy of the migration of the European country […]
During the December holidays, tables are filled with traditional dishes such as turkey, ham, and punch. However, between gatherings, reheated meals, and long preparation days, the risks associated with food safety also increase, especially when food spends too much time out of refrigeration or is handled incorrectly. In fact, the Dominican Republic registers each year […]
Beijing.- A study published this month in the scientific journal Science of Food concludes that a diet with a moderate proportion of lard reduced the accumulation of body fat and inflammation levels in laboratory mice, compared to diets based on certain vegetable oils. The research, led by a team of Chinese scientists from the Hunan […]
The Christmas holidays are accompanied by copious meals, irregular schedules, increased alcohol consumption, and an increase in social and family stress. This can affect our night's rest, a fundamental aspect for physical and mental health. Pulmonologists offer recommendations for better sleep at Christmas. In the year SEPAR 2025-2026 of Sleep Respiratory Disorders (SRD), an initiative […]
Professor Franklin Joseph, a specialist in endocrinology, diabetes and obesity and founder of Dr. Frank's Weight Loss Clinic in London, states that food at Christmas alone rarely causes fat gain, but sitting around doing nothing does. In an article published by Dailymail, the expert points out that inactivity has a huge detrimental effect on our […]
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 Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2025, made its first cut of candidates to 20 finalists.Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic seeks to crown its representative for Miss Universe 2025, in the 69th edition of the national pageant, held at the Eduardo Brito National Theater,
The road to the crown began with a significant reduction phase of candidates. From an initial group of 29 contestants, coming from various provinces and national and international communities, the contest advanced by selecting a Top 20, marking a first stage in the dispute for the title
After this first filter, the participants will continue the competition rounds, including the swimsuit parade and the subsequent reduction to the Top 10 for the evening gown parade.
One of these 20 contestants is getting closer to the Miss Republic crown, seeking to become the successor to Miss Republic Universe 2024, Celineé Santos Frías, who managed to make it to the Top 30 of the international pageant.
Here's the Top 20 of Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2025:
Christ King. – The closing concert of Reconocidos had an undisputed protagonist: Yailin La Más Viral, who caused the biggest explosion of the event and turned her performance into the most euphoric moment of the night. Since she stepped on stage, the urban artist ignited Cristo Rey with overwhelming energy. Thousands of fans, especially her […]
Christ King. – Various figures from art, communication, and entertainment expressed their support and excitement during the closing concert of Reconocidos, held in the Christ King sector, highlighting the social, cultural, and community impact of this platform that was born in the heart of the neighborhood. Communicator Moisés Salcé valued the invitation received and highlighted […]
Christ King. – The influencer and content creator El Dotol Nastra expressed that the concerts organized by Reconocidos should extend beyond the Christmas season and be held throughout the year, due to the positive impact they generate in communities like Cristo Rey. During the Christmas concert closing Reconocidos.net, El Dotol expressed the special bond he […]
Christ King, Santo Domingo. – In an atmosphere charged with music, emotion, and closeness to the public, several of the artists participating in the Christmas concert closing Reconocidos.net, held in the Cristo Rey sector, shared their impressions minutes before going on stage. The singer Brazil expressed his special connection with the community, highlighting that, despite […]
Santo Domingo. – As the night of December 25th progresses, the influx of visitors to Villa Navidad continues to increase, causing long lines at the entrances and a notable concentration of people in the surrounding areas. Entire families, many accompanied by children, are still arriving even after 9:00 p.m., drawn by the festive atmosphere and […]
Santo Domingo. – Among the hundreds of families enjoying the magic of Villa Navidad, the voices of foreign visitors who found in this space a sample of Dominican culture and joy are also heard. Such is the case of Priscila, a young woman of Chinese nationality who celebrated Christmas for the first time in the […]
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