Bayaguana, Monte Plata. – Two young people lost their lives on Wednesday afternoon after a tragic accident occurred in the community of Cocinero, on the road that connects the municipality of Bayaguana with Copey. The deceased were identified as Jhon Javier Gutiérrez Mejía and Yeison de León Otañe, both residents of Bayaguana. According to preliminary […]
Castañuelas, Montecristi. – A merchant was injured after being attacked inside his business in an event that has generated concern among the residents of this community in the northwest of the country. The incident occurred in a commercial establishment known as Supermercado Toribio, where, according to reports, a man nicknamed “Chito” entered the place and, […]
Santo Domingo Este.- The National Police reported the capture of a man identified as one of the alleged perpetrators of an assault against two students, which occurred in broad daylight and whose video was widely circulated on social media. This is Alex Méndez Batista, alias “Cacón”, 31 years old, who was arrested in the Ensanche […]
Santo Domingo.- At the request of the Public Ministry, a court of the National District imposed three months of preventive detention, as a coercive measure, in two of four processes against a Dominican deported from the United States, linked to the death of at least four people in different violent events. The Judicial Office of […]
Santo Domingo. – The Emergency Operations Center (COE) indicated this Monday that it maintains one province on red alert, 21 provinces and the National District on yellow alert, while five provinces remain on green alert, due to the incidence of a trough that maintains unstable atmospheric conditions over a large part of the national territory. […]
SANTO DOMINGO. – With the participation of athletes from more than 20 countries, the Karate Qualifying Championship begins this Thursday, which will award 144 places for the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. You may be interested in: Minister Kelvin Cruz delivers RD$178 million more to the COD for athlete preparation The […]
Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic is preparing to host one of the most innovative events in its history: the Bike Kite Fest 2026, a proposal that fuses sport, music, and culture into a unique experience. You may be interested in:Luis Polonia Jr. takes over as general manager of the Dominican team for Santo Domingo 2026 […]
LIMA, PERU — The Dominican Badminton Team signed an outstanding performance by winning the silver medal at the Pan American Air Badminton Championship, a result that secured their qualification for the next World Championship of the discipline. You may be interested in: Asencio, a surprising absence from Real Madrid's Champions League return list The Quisqueyan […]
SANTO DOMINGO. — The Dominican Karate Federation announced the holding of the Karate Qualifying Championship towards the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, an event that will take place from April 16 to 18 at the Fencing Pavilion of the Olympic Center. You may be interested in:McIlroy revalidates the green jacket and conquers his second […]
Augusta, EE.UU. — El norirlandés Rory McIlroy volvió a imponer su jerarquía en el Masters de Augusta al proclamarse campeón por segundo año consecutivo, tras resistir la presión de sus rivales en una dramática jornada final. Te puede interesar: McIlroy pierde ventaja y comparte liderato con Cameron Young en Augusta McIlroy cerró el torneo con […]
The AP-7 highway in Spain has become the first national laboratory where the maximum speed will no longer be a fixed figure, but rather a variable managed by intelligence This will be a significant change in traffic management and road safety, where the traditional speed limits of 120 km/h become flexible, adjusting in real time […]
Moscú.- El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, llega 20 años más tarde que la China comunista a la hora de censurar internet, por lo que se ve obligado a tomar medidas más radicales para garantizar el control absoluto de la red por medio de un nuevo telón de acero digital. Mientras en el cortafuegos chino la […]
Miami (EE.UU.).- La misión Artemis II de la NASA reingresará a la Tierra con una trayectoria más directa que la que tomó Artemis I para reducir las posibilidades de que el escudo térmico sufra daños que pongan en peligro a los cuatro astronautas. "Estamos utilizando un perfil de entrada elevado. La duración de la entrada […]
Miami.- Los cuatro astronautas de Artemis II que hicieron historia esta semana al alcanzar la órbita lunar en más de medio siglo se enfrentan este viernes al reingreso a la Tierra, una maniobra tan crítica como el despegue, con una caída a una velocidad 45 veces mayor que la de un avión y temperaturas que […]
Miami.- El administrador de la NASA, Jared Isaacman, reportó este jueves que van "bien" los cuatro astronautas de Artemis II mientras orbitan la Tierra, un paso que deben cumplir antes de evaluar si continúan con su viaje hacia la Luna o abortan la misión. "Los astronautas de Artemis II lo están haciendo genial. La nave […]
Nairobi.- The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Tribunal in Kenya sentenced this Wednesday a Chinese citizen to one year in prison and to the payment of a fine of one million Kenyan shillings (about 7,100 euros) for attempting to illegally take at least 2,200 live ants out of the country. Magistrate Irene Gichobi delivered the sentence […]
A 63-year-old man died after falling from a boat while sailing with his family in waters near St. Petersburg, Florida. The victim, identified as Tony Le, was reported missing on Saturday morning, which generated a large search operation by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, according to official information. The incident occurred while state and federal […]
Caracas .- A total of 4,919 people have been arrested in Venezuela this year, reported the director of the Scientific, Criminal, and Criminalistic Investigations Corps (CICPC), Douglas Rico, according to a note published this Tuesday by the Ministry of Interior, which does not specify the crimes of those arrested. In his Telegram channel, the State […]
Bogotá.- The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, warned this Monday that mayors who do not promote adjustments in property tax rates may be removed from office, one week after protests and blockades in the department of Santander (east) over the increase in cadastral valuations. "Mayors who do not present the agreement initiatives, disrupt public order […]
Caracas.- La líder opositora de Venezuela y nobel de la paz 2025, María Corina Machado, aseguró este domingo que los venezolanos están listos para participar en unas nuevas elecciones que permitan la transición hacia la democracia y reiteró que pronto volverá a su país. "Hoy estamos listos para avanzar porque no hay otra sociedad en […]
The song will be part of his highly anticipated album "The Last Return", available in May 2026 Miami.- The renowned singer-songwriter Ricardo Montaner presents his new single “Para que seas feliz” (So That You May Be Happy), a song that comes from the deepest sincerity and reflects one of the noblest forms of love: letting […]
Santo Domingo.- Psychologist Gilanny Firpo expressed her concern about the difficulties faced by older people in accessing the labor market. The participant from Planeta Alofoke highlighted that, in many cases, age becomes an obstacle both for getting a job and for performing other trades, due to the lack of opportunities. Firpo also explained that, despite […]
Santo Domingo, RD. – Just hours before the official premiere of the new project from Alofoke Media Group, Planeta Alofoke, social media hasn't stopped, with messages and videos from platform fans reacting to the first mission carried out this Monday, in which some of the confirmed participants had to complete challenges assigned by the production. […]
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. - El nombrado astro de la música latina, Chayanne, cantante y bailarín puertorriqueño, demostró una vez más ante el público dominicano su grandeza, encanto y carisma con su actuación del sábado por la noche en el Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal de Santo Domingo, luego de siete años de su última presentación […]
Miami, FL.- La legendaria agrupación colombiana Grupo Niche presenta “Realidad-Es”, su nuevo lanzamiento musical: una canción que se atreve a mirar la vida tal como es, sin maquillajes ni discursos vacíos. Con una letra reflexiva y provocadora, el tema propone una mirada crítica sobre las verdades que muchas veces damos por sentadas y sobre las […]
Although the Central Electoral Board has not officially kicked off the presidential pre-campaign for 2028, the Dominican political scene shows unequivocal signs of early activation. The main parties are moving as if the contest were underway, multiplying events, refining speeches and appealing to polls to legitimize positions, in a context where public opinion is beginning […]
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 […]
Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic has set a historic precedent by reaching USD 1,448.6 million in exports during the month of March of this 2026, which represents a year-on-year increase of 20.7% and an absolute variation of USD 248.9 million compared to the same month of 2025, positioning itself as the highest value recorded in the analyzed period for national exports. The export rebound was mainly […]
Through Decree 197-26, the Executive Branch ordered the reactivation of the National Plan for the Regularization of lottery banks, points of sale, agencies, betting shops and other gambling operators, with the aim of completing the process of cleaning up, validating and formalizing the sector. The decision comes in response to the high volume of pending […]
La Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII) reiteró a las Micro, Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (MIPYMES), contribuyentes no clasificados y profesionales liberales que el próximo 15 de mayo de 2026 vence el plazo para acogerse a la Facturación Electrónica, conforme a lo establecido en la Ley núm. 32-23. En ese sentido, la institución llamó a […]
Bruselas.- Los ministros de Economía y Comercio de España, Alemania, Italia, Portugal y Austria, pidieron a la Comisión Europea a través de una carta publicada este sábado un impuesto a los beneficios de las energéticas para distribuir «de manera equitativa» las consecuencias de la guerra en Oriente Medio. «El conflicto en Oriente Medio ha provocado […]
Nueva York.- El precio medio de la gasolina en Estados Unidos superó este jueves los 4,08 dólares por galón (3,78 litros) por primera vez desde agosto de 2022. Según datos de la asociación automovilística AAA, el promedio nacional se situó en 4,081 dólares, lo que supone más de un 30 % de crecimiento desde que […]
Madrid.- Un equipo internacional de investigadores ha comprobado cómo el entorno, tanto físico como social, puede contribuir a acelerar o a retrasar el envejecimiento del cerebro y determinar la edad biológica de este órgano. El trabajo ha demostrado que la edad biológica del cerebro puede acelerarse o retrasarse en función de factores de riesgo y […]
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They have identified 35 genes significantly associated with autism in the Latin American cohort The genes associated with the risk of autism are, to a large extent, the same in people of different ethnic origins, according to research whose conclusions are published this Monday in the journal Nature Medicine. In the last decade, scientists have […]
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Santiago.- The Jesus with the Children Volunteer announced on the afternoon of this Monday the celebration of the fourth edition of the walk “Heroes of the Heart”, a solidarity day that seeks to raise awareness about childhood cancer and raise funds for the treatments of children treated in the Hematology-Oncology Unit of the Dr. Arturo […]
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 […]
Washington.- The White House officially presented this Wednesday the plans of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to build a large triumphal arch in Washington on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the country's independence, which is commemorated this year.
In her weekly press conference, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt showed a rendered image of the project, which will be 250 feet tall (76.2 meters) for each of the 250 years of the United States, crowned by a winged victory figure and flanked at its base by golden lions.
"In honor of this historic occasion, President Trump and the Department of the Interior will unveil plans for the United States Arch of Triumph, which will be an architectural masterpiece destined to celebrate our history, right here in Washington," he declared.
La portavoz de la Casa Blanca, Karoline Leavitt, presenta los planes del presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, para construir un arco del triunfo en Washington con motivo del 250 aniversario de la independencia del país. EFE/ Shawn Thew
Criticism of the proposal
The arch will be erected in a roundabout known as Memorial Circle, at one of the entrances to the city, between the Abraham Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, the country's main military pantheon.
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"Long after everyone in this room is gone, our children and grandchildren will continue to be inspired by this national monument," Leavitt said.
Trump's critics have called the initiative a vain project to consolidate his own legacy, as well as warning of the distortion it may cause in the urban landscape of the capital.
Since his return to power, Trump, a former real estate magnate, has promoted several projects to leave his mark on the city, including the construction of a large ballroom at the White House, his flagship project.
President Luis Abinader informed that the Government continues to hold meetings with the productive sectors with the aim of reaching agreements and consensus to mitigate the impact of the international crisis on the prices of essential goods, especially those related to hydrocarbons and their derivatives. During the meeting with representatives from various industrial and commercial […]
The Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa) reported that during the first quarter of 2026, it registered significant growth in the volume of fuel sales, consolidating an outstanding operational performance and strengthening its position in the national market. This growth in sales volume occurred in a context of stable operations and continuous supply, allowing the institution to […]
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the US dollar for this Thursday, April 16, 2026, as follows: In banks and other financial institutions, the buying rate of the dollar was RD$58.54, while the selling rate reached RD$61.47. These figures represent a daily depreciation of […]
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the euro for this Thursday, April 16, as follows: In the windows of commercial banks, the buying rate of the euro was RD$68.13, while the selling rate reached RD$73.21. These values represent a slight daily depreciation of the […]
Santo Domingo. – On the third day of interrupted transmission of the reality show Planeta Alofoke, where the artist Nacho is positioned in first place on the possession table with 6,821 votes. In second place is Gino Montalvo, with 6,621 votes, followed by La Orquídea, who has 5,400. Completing the top five are La Fruta […]
Santo Domingo.- Sports journalist Héctor Gómez shared how difficult it was for him to take over the hosting of the program “Con los Famosos”, after the death of Carlos Batista Matos, who for years was its main figure. Gómez explained that, like a large part of the country, he experienced a “collective grief” at the […]
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