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Washington.- United States President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to request the death penalty in Washington DC in all cases that meet the "applicable factors", in another measure justified under the federal takeover of the capital due to the alleged "uncontrolled crime" it is going through.
With this memorandum, Trump seeks to revive the death penalty in the capital, which had been abolished in 1981.
The order stipulates that the Attorney General for the District of Columbia shall seek the death penalty in all judicial proceedings where "applicable factors" exist.
Furthermore, add that giving priority to this measure deserves special attention in the face of the "threats to public safety" facing the city.
Nationals
Arajet boosts medical tourism through alliance with Médico Express
Santo Domingo,. – Médico Express and Arajet signed a collaboration agreement aimed at strengthening medical and wellness tourism, positioning Santo Domingo as a competitive, accessible, and reliable destination for international medical care. The agreement, signed by Dr. Alejandro Cambiaso, executive president of Médico Express, and Víctor Pacheco, CEO and Founder of Arajet, seeks to generate […]
Fines of up to three minimum wages will be applied for misuse of electric scooters
Santo Domingo. – The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (INTRANT) announced the strengthening of controls and oversight to ensure strict compliance with the rules governing the use of electric scooters and other personal mobility devices in public spaces in the country, prioritizing pedestrian protection and road safety. The institution reminded that, in accordance […]
Fine Arts is working on the complete recovery of the electrical system of the Palace
Santo Domingo.- The General Directorate of Fine Arts (DGBA) reported that, following the short circuit registered at the end of last year in the Palace of Fine Arts of Santo Domingo, the necessary measures were immediately adopted to guarantee the continuity of administrative work and the artistic programming of the venue. As part of the […]
National Police captures "El Ojú" for multiple arrest warrants in Los Guaricanos, SDN
Santo Domingo.– Agents of the Central Investigation Directorate (DICRIM), attached to the Santo Domingo Norte Regional Directorate, captured José Ángel de la Cruz Rodríguez, alias “El Ojú”, who was actively sought for his alleged involvement in various criminal acts in the Los Guaricanos sector. According to the official report, the detainee had arrest warrants against […]
23-year-old fights for life after allegedly being stabbed by partner
Santo Domingo.- A 23-year-old woman is in critical condition after being the victim of a violent knife attack, allegedly perpetrated by her partner, in an incident that occurred early this Tuesday in the batey Santa Rita, of the municipal district of Santa Lucía, municipality of Santa Cruz de El Seibo. The victim was identified as […]
Sports
Norwegian Sturla Holm Laegreid makes his infidelity public after winning bronze in biathlon
Sports writing (EFE).- Norwegian Sturla Holm Laegreid, who won the bronze medal on Tuesday in the combined cross-country skiing and rifle shooting event of twenty kilometers in the Olympic Games of Milan Cortina (Italy), made public with tears an infidelity to his partner. You may be interested in:Samu Aghehowa, confirmed absence from Spain for the 2026 World […]
The kings of Spain award the best athletes, including the Dominican Marileidy Paulino
Madrid.- The kings of Spain awarded the best athletes of 2023 and 2024 this Wednesday, including Dominican athlete Marileidy Paulino, who received the Ibero-American Community Trophy of 2023 in recognition of the successes achieved that year, in which she won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the Budapest World Championships. Paulino, 29, became […]
Boxer Imane Khelif will undergo the necessary trials for the 2028 Olympic Games
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 […]
La Patrulla del Monte celebrates the "El Triángulo" Rally in Constanza
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 […]
Bad Bunny understands that the Super Bowl is a platform for unión, says the NFL boss
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 […]
Technology
TikTok says it's "categorically false" that it has an addictive design
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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 unveils AI capable of creating playable models from natural language
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 […]
Scientists confirm that AI has not yet achieved complex human reasoning
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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 goes down globally
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 […]
Meta and YouTube face a historic trial over accusations of youth addiction
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 […]
International
A woman and two students hospitalized after a shooting at a school in Thailand
Bangkok.- At least one woman and two students, one of them a 14-year-old girl, were admitted to hospitals in southern Thailand after being injured in a shooting recorded this Wednesday at a school in the southern province of Songkhla. The Ministry of Public Health announced on Facebook that a woman was shot in the chest […]
Haitian police say they are carrying out an offensive to eradicate gangs
Port-au-Prince.- The Haitian National Police (PNH) reported this Tuesday that it is executing 'Operation Non-Stop' in order to eradicate gangs, unblock the main roads and restore the authority of the State with the support of the Gang Repression Force (FRG). The operation was announced by the PNH on its Facebook account, which offers some details […]
Spain, among the EU countries with the most women scientists and engineers
Brussels.- Spain is the fourth country in the European Union with the highest proportion of female scientists and engineers (47.6%), above the community average (40.5%) and surpassed only by Latvia (50.9%), Denmark (48.8%) and Estonia (47.9%), reported today the community statistics office, Eurostat, coinciding with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Furthermore, […]
France will have a woman at the head of its Court of Auditors for the first time
Paris.- The French Court of Auditors will have a woman in its presidency for the first time since its creation in 1807: the current Minister of Finance, Amélie de Montchalin, informed this Wednesday the Government spokeswoman, Maud Bregeon, after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. The 40-year-old Macronist minister will assume her duties on […]
A man bursts into a school and opens fire, taking students hostage in Thailand
Bangkok.- An armed man stormed a school in southern Thailand on Wednesday and opened fire, taking students and teachers hostage, provincial authorities reported. The armed assailant entered the Patong Prathan Kiriwat school in Hat Yai city, in the southern province of Songkhla, around 4:45 p.m. local time (09:45 GMT) and fired two or three rounds […]
Entertainment
Daddy Yankee will have a road named after him in Puerto Rico
The current governor of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González, announced this Wednesday the ratification of a legislative proposal that designates the PR-36 state road, located in San Juan, with the name of the iconic artist Daddy Yankee. This initiative seeks to exalt the international footprint of the singer and his close relationship with the popular sector […]
Sergio Vargas responds to the controversy over his statements about Luis "El Terror" Días
Santo Domingo, RD - Merengue singer Sergio Vargas broke the silence and responded to the controversy generated after his comments during the tribute dedicated to Luis "El Terror" Días, sending an extensive message to the radio program "El Vacilón de la Mañana". In his intervention, the artist attributed the public outrage to a manipulation of […]
Bad Bunny gathers 128 million viewers at Super Bowl and ranks fourth in history
Washington.- Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show became the fourth most-watched in history, with an average of 128.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen data, surpassing this year's overall average and consolidating the artist as one of the main references who have performed on this stage. Nielsen, the company that measures television viewership in the United […]
Carlos Vives announces his return to the Colombian stages with his 'Tour al Sol' tour
Bogotá.- Singer Carlos Vives announced this Tuesday that after eight years without touring Colombia, he is returning to the stages of his country with the 'Tour al Sol', which will stop in six cities starting next September. This is how the singer from Santa Marta (north) explained it at an event held at the Bogotá […]
El Blachy after being declared Distinguished Municipality of SD: “I am very happy and grateful”
Santo Domingo, RD - After being declared a Distinguished Municipality of the city of Santo Domingo by the National District City Council, the typical merengue singer Blas Dario Fragoso, better known as El Blachy, expressed the emotion and pride he feels upon receiving this distinction from the mayor Carolina Mejía, a recognition that comes as […]
Opinion
The new crisis doesn't start in the media, it starts on WhatsApp
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 […]
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. […]
Economy
The Cuban peso falls in the informal market to 500 per dollar, a historical low
Havana,.- The Cuban peso marked a historic low in the informal market this Tuesday, depreciating to 500 units per US dollar, amid growing pressure from Washington on the island. The benchmark indicator of the informal market, published daily by the independent media outlet El Toque, reached this mark after a 15% decrease in the relative […]
Dominican Republic is emerging among the world's fastest-growing economies, according to Harvard
The Dominican Republic is positioned among the countries with the best economic growth prospects globally, according to projections from the "Harvard Growth Lab," a research center at Harvard University. According to the Atlas of Economic Complexity, the country would register an average annual growth of 3.82% in its real GDP between 2024 and 2034, placing […]
Vehicle sales in Venezuela grew by 119.9% in 2025, according to the sector
Caracas.- In Venezuela 38,610 new vehicles were sold last year, an increase of 119.9% compared to 2024, when 17,558 were sold, the sector reported this Tuesday, which predicts a growth of over 29% for 2026, with more than 50,000 units. From the total sold last year, 41% -16,030 vehicles- were assembled in the country, the […]
El Salvador anticipates $55 million in tourism revenue due to Shakira's residency
San Salvador.- The Government of El Salvador anticipates approximately $55 million in tourism revenue from the Central American residency of Colombian singer Shakira, which consists of five concerts in San Salvador, two of which took place this past weekend, according to official projections shared this Monday. The head of the Ministry of Tourism, Morena Valdez, […]
Ambassador recognizes contribution of US energy investment in DR during visit to AES Andrés
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 […]
Style
The trend fever: Why do people follow trends on social media?
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 […]
Dominican National Police link in the US pays tribute in commemoration of the Month of the Homeland
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 […]
They announce the concert “Al Ritmo de la Bahía”, a welcome to the whales
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 […]
Brisas de las Colinas maintains an upward pace after completing the first stage
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 […]
Announcing the First Regional Book and Culture Fair Cibao from April 20 to 26
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 […]
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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