A region-wide debate on Caribbean oil and gas is overdue
Opinion February 14, 2020 | 10:11 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Two weeks ago, Trinidad’s Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, del[...]Dominican Congress should ratify pact with post-Brexit UK
Opinion February 13, 2020 | 8:56 am
Press Release Santo Domingo. The President of the Roundtable of Commonwealth Countries in the Dominican Republic on Wed. urged Congress to ratify the agreement signed by the Dominican Republic on t[...]Brexit – the Caribbean must seize the moment
Opinion February 7, 2020 | 9:19 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Last month Britain held an Africa investment summit. It was live streamed and hosted by the country’s Prime Minister[...]How might the Caribbean respond to US pressure?
Opinion January 31, 2020 | 8:25 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor A little over a week ago the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, met in Kingston with Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andr[...]Reimagining the Caribbean’s identity
Opinion January 24, 2020 | 10:45 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor The Caribbean has the potential to do much more to develop its identity, spur growth, soft power and competitiveness, [...]E. Government: a step towards a more citizen-centred Caribbean
Opinion January 17, 2020 | 10:06 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Politicians love to promise a better and brighter future. They tend to say little [...]Can a negotiated settlement be reached in Venezuela?
Opinion January 10, 2020 | 9:46 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor On Thursday the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo proposed a new approach to the po[...]WTO’s future in doubt – no easy answers for the Caribbean
Opinion January 3, 2020 | 9:47 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor In the slow news period between Christmas and the new year, the Financial Times publ[...]Cayman cruise pier a matter of regional environmental significance
Opinion December 13, 2019 | 8:43 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Regional news coverage can be patchy. While electoral politics, [...]IDA: Partnering with the Eastern Caribbean Small States
Opinion December 10, 2019 | 3:38 pm
by Tahseen Sayed, World Bank Director for the Caribbean With its natural beauty, blue seas, and white sands, the Caribbean has long been a prized destination for visitors. The region's location a[...]The last chance for CARICOM sugar?
Opinion December 6, 2019 | 10:47 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Last month CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) took a decision that will likely determine w[...]Preparing Caribbean tourism for the world of tomorrow
Opinion November 22, 2019 | 8:54 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Although the statistics vary, reliable Caribbean and international entities suggest[...]Security, development and the pursuit of the possible
Opinion November 15, 2019 | 8:38 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor A long-standing precept of diplomacy has been that nations and their representatives do not intervene directly in the [...]Time to transform the CSME and CARICOM
Opinion November 8, 2019 | 9:38 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor In the last few days Barbados’ Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, has reiterated her belief that to progress the region [...]Putting the “DR is a dangerous vacation destination” notion to rest
Opinion November 2, 2019 | 12:26 pm
Renn Loren With the results of the October 21st, 2019, findings of the FBI's toxicology tests supporting the conclusions of the Dominican authorities, it's[...]Brexit will continue to divide Britain for many years to come
Opinion November 1, 2019 | 8:17 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Britain is to hold a general election on December 12. It is a decision that the cou[...]Reader cries out as Boca Chica languishes
Opinion October 30, 2019 | 10:43 am
A DT reader who wishes to remain anonymous has informed us of a spate of fatal incidents in Boca Chica, a town that was the country’s first tourist resort, in the 1950s and 60s. His concerns: “[...]The time for equality in Latin America and the Caribbean has arrived: With urgency and without delay
Opinion October 29, 2019 | 1:49 pm
ECLAC Op-Ed By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC On October 24th, we commemorated the 74th anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter. This represents the most[...]An opportunity to advance Caribbean thinking about tourism
Opinion October 18, 2019 | 10:19 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor A few days ago, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) announced that it is to restructure its operations in the fac[...]
