Dominican Republic needs to reach out to the anglophone Caribbean on a sustained basis

By David Jessop

In the early hours of May 17 it became apparent that the Dominican Republic’s President, Leonel Fernandez, had won an outright victory in the first round of his nation’s presidential race, taking 53 per cent of the popular vote against the 41 per cent of his main rival, Miguel Vargas.

In doing so President Fernandez secured a second consecutive term in office, an achievement only matched previously by the late President Joaquin Balaguer who served eight terms in all.