Santo Domingo.–The Emergency Operations Center (COE) Directorate reported that, according to the meteorological bulletin issued today by the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET), maritime conditions continue to deteriorate significantly on both coasts of the national territory. According to the report, this adverse situation will persist for an estimated period of between 24 and 48 hours, […]
Espaillat.- The National Police reported that agents of the Regional Investigation Sub-Directorate (Dicrim) arrested a man who was found with alleged controlled substances, a scale, and cash, during an intervention carried out in this municipality. The detainee was identified as Ismael Antonio Disla Vásquez, who, according to the police report, tried to flee upon noticing […]
The process will take place between February 16 and 25, 2026, throughout the national territory Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Women announces the Great National Consultation on the Legal and Social Condition of Women 2026, a democratic and participatory process that will take place throughout the national territory, with the aim of identifying barriers, advances […]
Santo Domingo.- A fourth person involved in the machete death of a man in the El Almirante Caña sector, Santo Domingo Este municipality, surrendered on the afternoon of Sunday, February 8, at the National Police headquarters, the law enforcement institution reported. This is Christofer Esmarlin Quezada Castillo, 21 years old, who voluntarily presented himself at […]
Santo Domingo.– The Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) and the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) held a working meeting with the aim of strengthening regional integration through the academic field, by analyzing initiatives aimed at training in Central American Community Law. The meeting was attended by Héctor Pereyra, dean of the Faculty of Legal and Political […]
Paris.- The Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, questioned for her gender and gold in the 66-kilo category at the Paris Olympic Games, stated that she has undergone hormonal treatments to lower her "natural" testosterone level and that she will take the necessary tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. "We all have different genetics, different hormone […]
CONSTANZA. – La Patrulla del Monte celebrated with resounding success, last weekend, the sixth edition of the rally “El Triángulo”, an event that brought together more than 500 competitors and left a significant impact on tourism and the economy of the northern region of the country. You may be interested in:r:INEFI inaugurates the first Community […]
The commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), Roger Goodell, has assured that the Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is aware that the Super Bowl is a platform that promotes unity. «He understands that the Super Bowl platform serves to unite people with their creativity and talent and that he must take advantage of this […]
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican president, Luis Abinader, received this Thursday players from the Leones del Escogido, champions of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League, whom he urged to compete with "patriotism" as representatives of the country in the Caribbean Series to be held from February 1 to 7 in Jalisco, Mexico. The ruler handed the […]
Bayaguana, Monte Plata.– The president of the Bayaguana Sports Union, Isaac Ogando, acknowledged the contributions made by Charlie Mariotti, candidate for the presidential candidacy of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), to the strengthening of the municipality of Bayaguana and the province of Monte Plata, underlining his constant support for sports and community initiatives for several […]
Brussels.- The Chinese platform TikTok said this Friday that the investigation carried out by the European Commission, which concludes that this social network has an "addictive" design for its users, is based on "a categorically false and totally unfounded description". "We will take all necessary measures to challenge these findings by all means at our […]
Roblox has taken a key step in the evolution of video game creation platforms with the launch of its 4D Creation feature. This tool, powered by artificial intelligence, allows users to generate interactive and functional objects simply by describing what they want in natural language. The new feature, currently available in beta, represents a significant […]
Granada (Spain).- An international team of scientists found that artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make mistakes when answering questions that require conceptual reasoning and not mere internet searches, which reveals that it still does not equal human thought in complex academic tasks. As detailed this Thursday in a statement by the University of Granada (UGR), […]
ChatGPT surprised thousands of users this Tuesday, February 3, by presenting failures in its operation, without prior notice. High error rates are occurring in adjustment jobs. "And we have identified that users are experiencing high levels of error in the affected services," OpenAI wrote on its website. "We have identified the problem and applied the […]
Los Ángeles.- Los dos gigantes tecnológicos Meta y YouTube enfrentan esta semana un histórico juicio en el estado de California por acusaciones de que sus plataformas alimentan una crisis de adicción juvenil. The trial will take place in the Los Angeles County Superior Court and marks the first time the companies will present their case […]
Washington.- The United States Department of War announced this Monday that it intercepted in the Indian Ocean an oil tanker that, according to Washington, violated the limitations imposed by the Government of President Donald Trump for crude oil transfers in the Caribbean that affect Venezuela and Cuba. According to a post on X, the U.S. […]
Washington.- The accomplice of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, invoked the Fifth Amendment on Monday in the investigation carried out by the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee and refused to answer questions, as her defense had already anticipated. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her involvement in the […]
New York.- The language learning platform Duolingo recorded a 35% increase compared to the previous week in users who started Spanish lessons after the performance of the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny in the halftime show of the Super Bowl, as announced by the platform this Monday. "Duolingo recorded a 35% increase in the number […]
London. - King Charles III said today that he is "willing" to support the British Police if contacted about the "worrying" accusations against his brother, former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, for his links with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, indicated this Monday a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace in a statement. "The King has made it clear, in […]
Washington.- U.S. President Donald Trump said this Friday that he will not apologize for the publication of a video on his official Truth Social account where former President Barack Obama (2009-2017), and former First Lady Michelle were portrayed as apes, and the video was subsequently removed from the platform after receiving harsh criticism for its […]
The interview with José Luis Rodríguez, "El Puma," on the program Despierta América from Univision, broadcast in early February 2026, left a resounding message that has generated widespread attention on social media and in the media: there are no plans or expectations for reconciliation with his older daughters, Liliana Rodríguez Morillo and Lilibeth Morillo. What […]
Santo Domingo, R.D. — The Dominican film “Animales” registered almost 2,000 viewers on its opening day, marking a particularly significant start within the recent behavior of the box office. The result is particularly relevant when considering its R rating (for those 18 and over) and a proposal that positions itself outside of comedy, a combination […]
Santo Domingo. - In a conversation marked by sincerity and reflection, the prominent Dominican artist Héctor Acosta, "El Torito", shared a testimony that goes beyond music. Throughout the interview, on the program Top 13 by Isaura Taveras, El Torito spoke openly about the health process he overcame in 2025, assuring he felt physically and spiritually […]
The big day has arrived: the long-awaited Super Bowl celebration, the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States. This year, the sporting clash will be played between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, but in addition, the performance of the Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny is expected […]
Miami.- Within the framework of the Barranquilla Carnival celebration, the legendary Grupo Niche presents its new single “Barranquilla está de Moda”, a composition by José Aguirre that exalts the spirit, joy and strength of one of the most emblematic cities in Colombia. With a contagious melody, festive choruses, and a deeply emotional narrative, the song […]
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. […]
AES Dominicana, headed by its president Edwin De los Santos, received the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Leah Campos, at the facilities of the AES Andrés energy complex, as part of an institutional agenda aimed at presenting the company's main investment projects in energy infrastructure, as well as the expansion of the natural […]
The prominent urban music interpreter Bad Bunny used his fame and the Super Bowl halftime stage to once again highlight the electrical crisis that plagues Puerto Rico before the world, by performing one of his songs on top of a power pole with several transformers that simulated having had a failure. For several decades, Puerto […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that establishes the imposition of additional tariffs on imports from nations that maintain trade relations with Iran, a measure that will take effect this Saturday, February 7th. "From the date this order enters into force, an additional 'ad valorem' tariff may be imposed —for example, of […]
Washington.- President Donald Trump signed an executive order this Friday that will allow the import of an additional quota of 80,000 metric tons of lean meat from Argentina in 2026 to guarantee the supply of ground beef in the country. In the order, disclosed by the White House, Trump argues that the measure benefiting Argentina […]
The White House announced this Friday that the U.S. and India have reached a framework agreement for a provisional treaty on "reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade". "Today's framework agreement reaffirms both countries' commitment to the broader negotiations of the U.S.-India Bilateral Trade Agreement, initiated by President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on […]
Santo Domingo.- The trends —whether in fashion, social media, music, or lifestyle— are cultural phenomena that many people adopt, share, and reinvent. But what motivates people to follow them? Trends have become a dominant form of social and cultural interaction in the digital age. Through them, people share ideas, styles, opinions, and behaviors that multiply […]
Providence, Rhode Island. – Representing the Dominican National Police, under the direction of Major General Ramón Antonio Guzmán Peralta, Colonel Sonni Cepeda, Liaison of the institution in the United States based in the cities of Providence and New York, made a solemn floral offering to the bust of Juan Pablo Duarte, located in Roger Williams […]
Samaná.- The Samaná Tourist Cluster (CTS), the Association of Hotels and Tourism Companies of Samaná (AHETSA) announced the welcome concert for humpback whales called "To the Rhythm of the Bay", on February 14th at the Marina of Puerto Bahía Samaná at 6:00 PM, with the stellar participation of Maridalia Hernández, Adalgisa Pantaleón, Roger Zayas and […]
Santo Domingo.- The Brisas de las Colinas housing project has sparked considerable interest in the real estate market, registering more than 300 interested clients and securing more than 100 reservations in a single day, which allowed the complete sale of its first stage and the immediate start of the commercialization of the second phase, with […]
Santiago.– The Ministry of Culture announced this Wednesday the main guidelines of the Cibao Regional Book and Culture Fair, conceived as a space to celebrate reading, thought, and the cultural richness of the north of the country, with the participation of the 14 provinces of the region. The first fair edition will be held on April […]
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 […]
Boca Chica. – Residents of the Invi CEA, Respaldo María Estela, Mi Hogar del Este, Las Mercedes, and the North Margin sectors of the Boca Chica municipality held a protest this Wednesday to reject the way the expansion of the Ecological Avenue is being carried out.
The community members denounced that the current design of the project blocks access to the marginal of Las Américas and Fausto Cruz street, which directly affects the mobility of hundreds of families.
According to the protesters, the work, as it is being built, eliminates the vehicular return at the point where the expansion concludes, forcing drivers to travel to La Caleta to be able to return. This situation represents a serious detriment to residents, merchants, and transporters from the entire north margin.
Despite having met with a vice minister of Public Works, the residents claim that their demands have not been heard.
They demand the construction of at least motorcycle-pedestrian bridges and the non-closure of the Las Américas marginal, warning that the closure would force returns outside the municipality even to access the Municipal Hospital and essential commercial establishments.
Finally, the protesters warned that, if necessary, they will take their fight to the National Palace, so that the President of the Republic directly hears their demands and a consensual solution that does not affect the communities is sought.
New York.- The language learning platform Duolingo recorded a 35% increase compared to the previous week in users who started Spanish lessons after the performance of the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny in the halftime show of the Super Bowl, as announced by the platform this Monday. "Duolingo recorded a 35% increase in the number […]
SAN PEDRO DE MACORÍS.– The Estrellas Orientales announced the signing of shortstop Jorge Mateo for two seasons, an agreement through which the club acquired the player's rights and prevented him from becoming a restricted free agent starting next February 15, in the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). You may be interested in: Four Dominicans […]
Concordia, in collaboration with the Export and Investment Center of the Dominican Republic (ProDominicana), announced the realization of the Concordia Horizon Summit 2026: Dominican Republic, a high-level global forum that will take place from February 18 to 20, 2026 in Punta Cana, and that will bring together leaders from the public, private and civil society […]
Two of the main cookie-producing companies established in the country —which claim to have suffered "serious damage" due to the increase in imports and have requested the Trade Defense Commission (CDC) an additional tariff of 67.1%— registered gross revenues that increased from RD$11,159 million in 2021 to RD$20,515 million in 2024, an accumulated increase of […]
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the US dollar for this Monday, February 9, 2026, as follows: Financial entities set the buying rate of the dollar at RD$62.00 and the selling rate at RD$63.92. These figures reflect a daily appreciation of 0.08% in buying […]
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the euro for this Monday, February 9, 2026, as follows: Financial entities set the buying rate of the euro at RD$72.86 and the selling rate at RD$77.09. These figures represent a daily appreciation of 0.16% in buying and […]
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