The Dominican Association of Professors called its teachers to go on strike on Thursday. The duration of the strike is indefinite. The union is demanding the government double the wages of public school teachers. High tech hospitals to be studied carefully by Deputies The President of the Chamber of Deputies Rafaela Alburquerque promised that the deputies will carefully study the US$49.3 million loan the Dominican government would underwrite with Jamco Medical Inc. of Miami, Florida. The company wants to build ten so-called “American-style Smart Hospitals” throughout the DR. The hospitals would be custom designed, prefabricated and delivered fully equipped as part of the turnkey contract. Reportedly, the hospitals could begin operations this year. Hoy newspaper’s editorial criticizes the loan, saying it is strange that the Ministry of Public Health is not involved in the project. According to the Jamco Medical web site, the Dominican hospitals would be the company’s first such venture since its incorporation in 1994. The company founder cites as a major accomplishment that his father fully equipped the hospital of King Faisal in Saudi Arabia. For more information, see the company’s website at http://www.jamcomedical.com
