Santo Domingo. – Personnel from the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) carried out on Sunday evening the removal of the body of a Canadian citizen who died after falling from a residential tower located in the Ensanche Paraíso sector, in the National District. The woman, estimated to be between 60 and 70 years old, […]
Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinader, through Decree No. 66-26, appointed César Enmanuel Cerda Minaya as general director of the Corporación del Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Monseñor Nouel (CORAMON). In the same decree, the president repealed article 4 of Decree No. 514-20, dated September 29, 2020, and ordered that the measure be sent to the corresponding […]
Santo Domingo, R.D. – The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, appointed engineer Jimmy Rosario Bernard as the new rector of the Instituto Tecnológico de Las Américas (ITLA), through Decree No. 65-26, issued on January 31, 2026. The provision was adopted in exercise of the powers conferred by article 128 of the Constitution and Law […]
Santo Domingo. – The remains of the engineer, former senator and political leader Ramón Alburquerque were buried this Sunday in the Jardín Memorial cemetery, after receiving extensive funeral honors at the Dominican Municipal League (LMD), the National Congress and the National House of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), in recognition of his political, intellectual and […]
Santo Domingo. – The former president of the Republic and president of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD), Danilo Medina, announced this Sunday the beginning of a broad internal restructuring process of that political organization, with the purpose of strengthening its territorial structure and moving towards the selection of its next presidential candidate. The […]
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 […]
Madrid, Spain.– Within the framework of the International Tourism Fair (FITUR), the president of the Organizing Committee of the Central American and Caribbean Games, José Monegro, stated that the integration of sports and major events into the national tourism strategy consolidates the Dominican Republic as a comprehensive, competitive, and diversified destination. You may be interested […]
Santiago.– The Águilas Cibaeñas team called the decision by the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) to annul the game they won last Friday against the Toros del Este surprising and disproportionate, after the latter team requested the confiscation of the game alleging a supposed violation of the limit of imported players allowed on the roster. […]
Santo Domingo. – The Minister of Sports, Kelvin Cruz, guaranteed that the Dominican Republic will have all sports facilities ready “100%” before the inauguration of the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, assuring that the country is working with record time and with a planning that avoids last-minute improvisations. During the balance offered […]
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 […]
New York.- The tech giant Microsoft presented this Monday Maia 200, the second generation of its artificial intelligence (AI) chip with which it seeks to reduce dependence on Nvidia and compete against those of Google and Amazon in the cloud. This new model has been presented two years after its first version, the Maia 100, […]
New York.- Billionaire Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, one of the most ruthless figures in Silicon Valley and the new 'czar' of the media in the United States, managed to become the guardian of the algorithm of the renewed American TikTok. Ellison, who is 81 years old and lives on the Hawaiian island of Lanai […]
New York.- Blue Origin, the space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced this Wednesday that it plans to launch a network of 5,408 satellites by the end of 2027 to provide high-speed internet service to governments, data centers and companies. The satellite network, called TeraWave, is designed to offer "symmetrical data speeds of up […]
Santa Cruz de Tenerife.- An international team of astronomers, with participation from the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has captured for the first time the details of the "adolescence" of planetary systems, an era that has been surrounded by mystery for a long time. The study, called […]
Bogotá.- The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, travels this Sunday to Washington for his crucial meeting with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, who will receive him on Tuesday at the White House with the aim of rebuilding the bilateral relationship deteriorated in the last year by mutual verbal attacks. Before starting his trip to the […]
Washington,.- The president of the United States, Donald Trump, once again threatened an attack on Iran if the Islamic Republic does not agree to close a nuclear deal that prevents it from developing atomic weapons. The Republican made these statements at his private residence in Mar-a-Lago (Florida) when questioned by the press about the words […]
San José.- The polling stations in Costa Rica for the election of the country's president and deputies for the period 2026-2030 closed this Sunday and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) began receiving the results, which it will publish starting at 8:45 p.m. local time (2:45 GMT on Monday). After a 12-hour day that passed normally […]
San José. - The elections in Costa Rica to choose the President of the Republic and the 57 deputies of the Legislative Assembly for the period 2026-2030 are advancing this Sunday in "absolute normality" and "without incidents of relevance", indicated the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). "We have not had any incidents of relevance during the […]
Port-au-Prince.- At least eight alleged gang members died in an operation carried out in Port-au-Prince in areas controlled by the Base 400 Mawozo gang, led by Lanmò SanJou, the Haitian National Police (PNH) reported this Sunday. In the police operation, carried out on Saturday, an M16 rifle and a Kalashnikov rifle were also seized, according […]
Los Angeles (USA).- Colombian J Balvin confirmed this Sunday that he has reconciled with Puerto Rican Bad Bunny, whom he will go to see next weekend at the halftime show of the Super Bowl. "We spoke the other day. Super happy. I think he's a man who is very mature, he knows what he wants," […]
La Vega, R.D.– The communicators Caroline Aquino and Oliver Peña expressed their enthusiasm in taking on this year the stellar conduction of the traditional Vegano Carnival, one of the most important cultural and folkloric manifestations of the country. With more than 15 years of experience linked to hosting the event, Caroline Aquino highlighted that her […]
The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards are already here. Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, kicked off the Grammy voting season today with a series of star-studded recorded announcements, including Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, and Sharon Osbourne. The gala awards the best music published during a period that this year covers from […]
La Vega.– This Sunday, February 1, 2026, officially began the Vegano Carnival 2026, with an explosion of magic, color, and fantasy that filled the main streets of the city, opening the first of the four Sundays of celebration of this emblematic cultural manifestation. Dozens of carnival groups paraded for the first time, exhibiting elaborate costumes […]
La Vega.- The Unión Carnavalesca Vegana (UCAVE), the Carnaval Vegano Organizing Committee (COCAVE), and the other organizations that make up the structure of the world-famous Carnaval Vegano confirmed that everything is ready for the start of this folkloric and cultural celebration, one of the most important in the country. On this first Sunday of Carnival, […]
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. […]
Santo Domingo.- The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reported this Sunday that, according to preliminary figures, foreign direct investment (FDI) reached 5,032.3 million U.S. dollars at the end of 2025, which represented an increase of 509.1 million, 11.3% more, compared to 2024. By sector, half of the FDI revenue went to the tourism […]
Santo Domingo.- Mass consumption fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and propane gas, will maintain their prices for the week of January 31 to February 6, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM) reported this Friday. Premium gasoline will remain at 290.10 pesos per gallon and regular at RD$272.50 per gallon. You may be interested […]
Berlin.- The euro was trading at 1.1899 dollars this Friday, below the barrier of 1.1900 dollars, on a day marked by negative employment data in Germany, the largest European economy, with 3,085,000 unemployed, the highest figure since 2014. The community currency was trading around 4:00 PM GMT at 1.1899 dollars, compared to 1.1926 dollars the […]
Washington.- The US President, Donald Trump, announced this Friday that he has nominated the American banker and economist Kevin Warsh to chair the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve to replace Jerome Powell. "I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Kevin Warsh" to chair the Federal Reserve, Trump said on the Truth […]
The Dominican Republic recorded a year-on-year increase of 3.74% in direct costs for housing construction at the end of 2025, driven by the rise in materials, labor, and services associated with the sector, according to the most recent report of the Housing Construction Direct Cost Index (ICDV), published by the National Statistics Office (ONE). According […]
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 […]
London.- A two-year-old boy from Manchester has broken two Guinness World Records for billiards by performing two tricks that no one had done before at such a young age. Jude Owens performed a first trick, called "pool bank shot" at two years and 302 days old and another called "snooker double pot" at two years […]
Santo Domingo.– This Monday, January 26th, the Dominican Republic commemorates the 213th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, Father of the Nation and main ideologue of National Independence, whose thought and sacrifice laid the foundations of the Republic proclaimed on February 27, 1844. Juan Pablo Duarte was born on January 26, 1813, in […]
Santo Domingo, RD.– The agency OK Casting announced the celebration of the second edition of the OK Casting Award, which will be held in virtual format on January 31, 2026, consolidating itself as a platform for promotion, training and visibility for acting talents in audiovisual productions of television and cinema in the Dominican Republic. The […]
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 […]
Skyscraper Live, the live broadcast of climber Alex Honnold, managed to capture the attention of millions of viewers worldwide.
The special, which showed the renowned athlete performing a rope-free climb (free solo) up one of the tallest skyscrapers on the planet, reached 6.2 million views on Netflix and was positioned as one of the most-watched content of the week on the platform.
The climb took place at the Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan, an emblematic building that for years held the title of being the tallest in the world. The event was originally scheduled to be broadcast live on Friday, January 23, but weather conditions forced it to be postponed to the following night.
Due to the time difference, the delay meant that in Taiwan the climb went from Saturday morning to Sunday morning. This change significantly reduced the time margin to accumulate audience within Netflix's weekly measurement period.
Despite having only one day —from Saturday night to Sunday night— to accumulate views within the ranking of January 19 to 25, Skyscraper Live managed to rank third in the Top 10 series and programs in English.
The result was considered remarkable, especially considering it was a live, high-risk event, in an unusual format for the platform.
In an interview given to Variety after completing the feat, Alex Honnold explained that neither the height nor the weather conditions were the main stress factor during the day. “Climbing is always at the mercy of nature”, he stated.
According to the athlete, his entire career has been conditioned by variables such as heat, cold, wind, or rain. "That's not what made it different," he pointed out, highlighting that what was truly stressful was the pressure of being a live broadcast.
As if that weren't enough, the mountaineer confessed that the possibility of postponing the event caused him concern due to the logistical impact it would have on the technical team.
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"I was thinking about the number of people involved, the flights that had to be changed and the hotels that had to be reorganized," he explained. That tension, more than the physical challenge, made the difference with other climbs in his career.
In Netflix's weekly ranking, the top two spots were again for His & Hers, which topped the list with 17.2 million views, and Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, which took second place with 8.7 million.
Behind Skyscraper Live, other notable titles included Finding Her Edge in fourth place with 5.5 million views. Bert Kreischer's scripted comedy, Free Bert, debuted in the Top 10 in eighth place with 3.2 million.
Regarding the ranking of English-language films, The Rip, starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, held the top spot for the second consecutive week. The film registered 40.4 million views, a slight decrease from the 41.6 million obtained in its first three days on the platform.
San Juan.- The president of the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation, José Quiles, said this Saturday that they are considering withdrawing the team from the 2026 World Baseball Classic, after several star players did not receive permission to participate in the tournament. "If our players are not going to participate, if we cannot participate on equal […]
Los ángeles .— Journalist Don Lemon was released on Friday after being arrested and charged with violating civil rights at the federal level for his coverage of a protest against immigration that disrupted a service in a Minnesota church. Lemon was arrested overnight in Los Angeles, while another independent journalist and two protesters were arrested […]
Washington.- The United States and Argentina are in advanced talks to close an agreement that would allow the Donald Trump administration, U.S. president, to deport immigrants from other countries to the South American nation. It's not the first time the US executive has resorted to deportation agreements with third countries, as this is one of […]
Blue Origin, the space exploration company founded by Jeff Bezos, announced on January 30th the temporary suspension of its space tourism flights aboard the suborbital rocket New Shepard. The company's new focus will be to accelerate the development of technologies and capabilities for manned missions to the Moon, in line with NASA 's plans to return and establish a stable […]
The CEO of the Piñero group states that she witnessed how her strategic vision is raising the standard of the sector Santo Domingo.- The president of Inverotel, an association that brings together the 16 Spanish families that own hotels in the country and Mexico, expressed her congratulations to the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, for […]
María Corina Machado, opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, assured on Friday that the general amnesty law proposed by the acting president Delcy Rodríguez was not celebrated by Venezuelans, although “it is already an irreversible and unstoppable path towards democracy and towards reconciliation” in Venezuela. During the talk 'Let's Talk About Venezuela' at the Hay Festival in Cartagena […]
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