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[...]Business should play a greater role in improving Caribbean society
Opinion October 11, 2019 | 8:46 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Older readers of this column may remember a time when most Caribbean economies were[...]Relating to a much-changed Europe
Opinion October 4, 2019 | 9:43 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor The spectacle of Britain all but tearing itself apart over its future relationship with the European Union ([...]Cuba re-embraces Russia as US sanctions bite
Opinion September 27, 2019 | 8:05 am
The View from Europe By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Sometime next month, Russia’s Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, is ex[...]China’s influence continues to grow
Opinion September 20, 2019 | 9:28 am
By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor A few days ago, the Solomon Islands, Taiwan’s largest ally in the Pacific, recognised China. Beijing’s success in [...]Reassessing the role of cruise tourism
Opinion September 13, 2019 | 8:11 am
The Business of Tourism By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior op-ed contributor Cruise tourism has become a big business, with the Caribbean now accounting f[...]Quantum Babble
Opinion September 9, 2019 | 4:43 pm
By Manuel Armenteros It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the ongoing global situation. Not only is there, on the international level, an incoming global recession, an impending climate catastrophe a[...]A word about an update on tourism and life in the DR….
Opinion September 7, 2019 | 11:02 am
Renn Loren It is clear to me from some of the comments in the comments section of my “Brexit: the crisis facing BritainOpinion September 6, 2019 | 11:17 am
The View from Europe By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Such is the revolutionary fervour of those now in char[...]The retreat from multilateralism
Opinion August 30, 2019 | 9:22 am
The View from Europe By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Last month the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies fa[...]Ito Bisonó says the country is at risk of “becoming a paradise for crime”
Local August 23, 2019 | 2:28 pm
The deputy of the Christian Social Re[...]- August 19, 2019 | 9:35 amBy Carlos Castillo Consul General of the Dominican Republic in New York New York.- Tourism and hospitality have become synonymous in the Dominican Republic. They are the mainstay of the economy, an[...]
- July 27, 2019 | 10:56 amRenn Loren This week I would like to address a subject that comes up many times a week amongst expatriates, locals, and tourists alike: service. Sp[...]
- July 26, 2019 | 12:51 pmThe View from Europe By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor In the last few days new evidence has been published suggesting that scientists [...]
- July 19, 2019 | 9:20 amThe View from Europe By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor In a few days’ time about 160,000 members of Britain’s Conservative Party [...]
- July 12, 2019 | 9:38 amThe View from Europe By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Last month Facebook announced that it will roll out in 2020 a global digital currency to be known as Libra. It i[...]