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Berlin.— The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saw out the year 2025 with a message in which he reaffirmed his country's commitment to peace, despite the fact that the war caused by the Russian invasion is approaching its fourth year.
"We believe in peace, we fight for it and we work to achieve it," the president expressed in a message broadcast through his social networks, accompanied by a photograph with his wife, Olena Zelenska. Zelensky highlighted the effort and resistance of the Ukrainian forces against the military aggression initiated in February 2022 and took the opportunity to send a message of hope and wish the population a happy new year. The pronouncement came amid new attacks, after bombings were recorded in different areas of the country. In the port city of Odesa, several people were injured after an air strike, while Ukrainian defenses intercepted dozens of drones launched during the night, although some managed to hit different regions.Nationals
Traffic normalized after vehicle fire in 27 de Febrero tunnel
SANTO DOMINGO. – The traffic was fully restored on 27 de Febrero Avenue, in the National District, after a vehicle caught fire this Tuesday morning inside the tunnel in the west-east direction, causing heavy traffic congestion. The incident caused significant delays and affected traffic on several alternate routes, while authorities worked to control the situation […]
Dies "Minguito" after facing gunfire from the Police in Los Alcarrizos
Los Alcarrizos.– A man who was actively wanted by the authorities died after being injured when he exchanged gunfire with National Police officers, during an intervention carried out on the afternoon of this Sunday near the 18th kilometer of the Duarte highway. The deceased was identified as Martín Díaz Martínez, alias “Mingo” or “Minguito”. According […]
Ramón Alburquerque's assistant denies rumors about his death and confirms his return to the country
Santo Domingo.– The assistant to engineer Ramón Alburquerque, Omar Wright, denied the rumors spread in unauthorized media about the supposed death of the political leader, assuring that he is alive, stable and lucid, although in a delicate state of health. During a press conference, Wright clarified that engineer Alburquerque "is talking and conscious", therefore he […]
Young man from Caleta drowns while working on public beach in Bayahibe
Bayahíbe, La Altagracia. – A tragic event mourns the municipal district of Caleta after the death of a young man who drowned while working on the public beach of Bayahíbe, in the province of La Altagracia. The victim was identified as Keynmer Daniel Beltré Ubiera, 21 years old, who died of asphyxiation by immersion, according […]
Abinader returns to Deputies law on payment for works without a contract with formal observations
Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinader returned to the Chamber of Deputies the bill authorizing the payment of debts for works executed without a contract, approved last week under an urgent procedure and without being previously studied in committees. The return of the piece includes a series of observations from the Executive Branch, which must be […]
Sports
Eagles call the cancellation of the game against the Bulls excessive
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. […]
Kelvin Cruz guarantees "100%" installations before the 2026 Games and highlights volunteering for maintenance
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 […]
Federations participate in Transparency and Accountability workshop
SANTO DOMINGO.- The National Sports Federations participated this Friday morning in the workshop on Good Practices of Transparency and Accountability, jointly given by the Ministry of the Presidency and the Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic. You may be interestedr:They hold a panel with Nelson Cruz, recognize Yasser González and invite Luis Arraez Around 70 […]
Dominican Olympic Committee will hold a mass in memory of Polón Muñoz
SANTO DOMINGO. The Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) will hold a mass this Thursday, January 15, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the death of engineer Roque Napoleón Muñoz (Polón), a prominent sports leader and former president of that organization. You may be interested in: Courtney and the bullfighting relief hold the Toros against […]
Abinader presents progress in the organization of the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026
Santo Domingo.– The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, assured this Tuesday that the preparations for the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 are progressing as planned and with satisfactory results, after heading a meeting with the members of the Organizing Committee and officials of entities linked to the event. The president […]
Technology
Spotify raises the price of its plans in the United States starting in February
The music streaming company Spotify announced an increase in the cost of its Premium subscriptions for the United States, effective from February 2026, which will directly impact millions of platform users. The adjustment covers the Individual, Duo, Family, and Student plans, and subscribers were notified through official channels. This move, announced on the company's press portal, […]
Samsung would supply 5G chips to Tesla's Robotaxis
Samsung is ready to become a provider of 5G modem chips for Tesla's electric vehicles, starting with its Robotaxi line in Texas, United States. This was announced by The Elec. Although the South Korean company already supplied components to Tesla, this will be the first time it supplies 5G connectivity chips to the electric car manufacturer, […]
Truth Social: How Donald Trump's social network works
Truth Social is presented as Donald Trump's alternative in the social media ecosystem, aiming for a space of conversation without restrictions and with a structure that resembles Twitter in many ways. Launched by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the platform emerges as a direct response to the blocks suffered by Trump on other networks and […]
Social network X stops working normally in several countries, including the US and Spain
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Madrid.- The social network X, formerly Twitter, has stopped working normally in several countries, including the United States, Spain, and France, around 3:15 p.m. (2:15 p.m. GMT) for reasons still unknown. Users of the social network have reported to the page Downdetector problems with the service both in the mobile application and in its web […]
‘Have you died?’: The viral app in China for lonely people to confirm they are still alive
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Beijing.- A Chinese application called '‘Have you died?’, created so that people who live alone periodically confirm their status through a simple daily registration, has become one of the most downloaded paid apps in the country and has reopened the debate on loneliness in a society marked by aging and the rise of single-person households. […]
International
Macron proposes a G7 summit in Paris with Russians, Ukrainians, and Danes to Trump
Paris.- French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed to his American counterpart, Donald Trump, to hold a G7 summit in Paris next Thursday, to which he could invite Russia, when the fourth anniversary of its war in Ukraine is about to be reached, as well as Ukrainians and Danes, sources from the Élysée Palace confirmed today. […]
Chile expresses "its regret" for fatalities and injuries in Spanish train accident
Santiago de Chile,.- The Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed this Monday "its regret" for the fatalities and the injured in the serious railway accident that occurred in Córdoba, Spain. "We send our condolences to the families of the deceased, and express our solidarity with the Government of the Kingdom of Spain", stated the Chilean […]
The death toll rises to six in an explosion at a steel factory in northern China
Beijing.- The deceased in an explosion recorded this Sunday at a steel plate plant in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia (north) have risen to six after the confirmation of the death of four of the eight people who remained missing after the accident. More than 1,100 members of the rescue teams are still trying […]
The US would have spied on military installations in Greenland
In January 2025, the United States secretly attempted to obtain information about military installations, ports, and air bases in Greenland, reported this Sunday Berlingske, citing documents from the Danish Ministry of Defense. The documentation indicates that a U.S. military officer requested relevant information twice, with six days in between, from the Danish military command in […]
A migrant dies at the largest US detention center, the third this year.
Washington,.- A 36-year-old Nicaraguan migrant died this week at the largest detention center for immigrants in United States, raising to three the number of people who have died in these facilities, located on a military base south of Texas. The man, identified this Sunday by the authorities as Victor Manuel Díaz, died by suicide, according […]
Entertainment
Among 300 models, a Dominican was chosen to walk for Armani in Milan
Dominican model Juanel Hernández once again raised the name of the Dominican Republic this Monday by shining in the Giorgio Armani show in Milan, one of the most prestigious men's fashion stages worldwide. His participation marks a new milestone in his career and reaffirms the presence of Dominican talent in the great fashion capitals. Juanel […]
Movie about merengue singer Milly Quezada to open the Santo Domingo Global Film Festival
Santo Domingo.- A film about the Dominican singer Milly Quezada, known as 'The Queen of Merengue', will inaugurate the 18th edition of the Santo Domingo Global Film Festival on January 28, the Global Democracy and Development Foundation (Funglode), which organizes the film exhibition, reported this Monday. Directed by Leticia Tonos, the film 'Milly, the Queen […]
Toxic Crow defends his girlfriend after controversy over RD$1,000 with La Insuperable
Santo Domingo, RD. – Urban music artist Toxic Crow publicly defended his partner, communicator Hisbely Soto, after the uproar that arose over the weekend on social media due to a gift of RD$1,000 pesos that she had given to the youngest daughter that the artist had with the also artist La Insuperable. Through a message […]
Raphy Pina dedicates emotional words to Mireddys González for her birthday
Santo Domingo, RD.- Producer Rafael Pina, artistically known as Raphy Pina, dedicated a heartfelt birthday message to Mireddys González, ex-wife of singer and composer Daddy Yankee, through a story published on his social media. Pina shared a photograph in which she appears with Mireddys and Jasselys, the daughter she had with the performer of “Gasolina”, […]
Specialist report warns of "negligence" by authorities in private registration of the National Anthem
Santo Domingo, DR - A report prepared by a specialist hired by businessman Santiago Matías warns of an alleged oversight by the Dominican authorities in the registration and control of the Dominican National Anthem on digital platforms such as YouTube and other music streaming services. According to the document, there was a "lack of institutional […]
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
President of Panama boosts economic relations with Switzerland and Singapore at Davos Forum
Davos (Switzerland).- The President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, held bilateral meetings this Monday with his counterparts from Switzerland and Singapore at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, with the aim of strengthening economic relations and promoting new investment opportunities for the country. Mulino first met with the President of Switzerland, Guy Parmelin, with whom […]
China keeps its benchmark interest rate at 3% for the ninth consecutive month
Shanghai (China).- The People's Bank of China (PBOC, central bank) announced this Tuesday that it will maintain its benchmark interest rate at 3% for the ninth consecutive month, thus fulfilling the most widespread forecasts among analysts, who did not anticipate any change. In the monthly update published on its official website, the institution indicated that […]
Banreservas unveils strategic agenda at Fitur 2026 to boost tourism investment and financing
Madrid, Spain. – The Banco de Reservas de la República Dominicana (Banreservas) began an intense strategic agenda at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) 2026, with the aim of attracting foreign investment and promoting financing mechanisms for new projects that strengthen the development of Dominican tourism, considered one of the main drivers of the national economy. […]
IMF approves $415 million for Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa impact in 2025
San Juan.- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced this Monday that it approved on Friday a disbursement of 415 million U.S. dollars for Jamaica, in order to alleviate the effects of Hurricane Melissa that impacted the country in October 2025 as category 5 and caused the death of at least 45 people and devastating damage […]
Dominican Republic leads GDP growth projection in Latin America for 2026
Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic leads the ranking of projected growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) real in Latin America for the year 2026, with an estimate of 4.5%, according to data published by the magazine Mercado, based on the World Economic Outlook of the World Bank. According to the report, the country is […]
Style
More than 40 outstanding young Dominicans abroad are recognized
New York. – More than 40 young Dominicans residing in the United States were awarded during the fourth edition of the National Youth Award, in the category “Outstanding Young Dominican Abroad,” held in New York City by the Ministry of Youth of the Dominican Republic, in collaboration with the Dominican Consulate General in New York […]
The salad is perceived as feminine and the meat as masculine, according to a study in Spain and Ecuador
Valencia (Spain).- Salad or fruits are associated with the feminine, while meat is perceived as masculine. That is the main conclusion of a study by the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) conducted in Spain and Ecuador that analyzes how gender and age stereotypes influence the way we perceive food. The research, published in the International […]
The Ocean Paradise project officially begins with its first groundbreaking in Uvero Alto
On Saturday afternoon, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ocean Paradise project took place, officially marking the start of construction of one of the most promising real estate and tourism proposals in the Dominican Republic, strategically located in the Uvero Alto area, east of the country. The event took place in a pleasant and formal atmosphere, […]
The 25 years of the Altagraciano Concert, a musical evening of faith, culture, and Dominican identity
La Altagracia.- The twenty-fifth edition of the Gran Concierto Altagraciano in the Basilica of Our Lady of La Altagracia, paid tribute to the patron saint of the Dominican people, through the musical excellence of the National Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of maestro José Antonio Molina, and the special performance of the renowned saxophonist and […]
Puntacana Foundation celebrates a year of looking after the health and well-being of its community
More than 1,600 people impacted by their 2025 Community Medical Missions La Altagracia.- The Puntacana Group reaffirms, once again, its commitment to the health and well-being of the communities in its environment, through the free medical care provided by its Puntacana Foundation (FPC). During the last year, the foundation carried out four Community Medical Missions, […]
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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