2009 – Page 57

The deficiencies in the country’s educational standards are now becoming even more apparent. A recent recruitment drive for new public school staff held 19 to 21 October showed that of 2,534 teachers who applied for 2,584 academic posts, only 594 qualified, most with scores of 50 and 60%. Deputy Minister Nelsa Chavez said that of …

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Campaigning for the presidency of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) in 2010, Dr. Enriquillo Matos promised that public hospital doctors would receive wage increases in 2010. During a press conference, the candidate said that if elected, doctors would receive a wage increase. He said this was a promise he received from President Leonel Fernandez. The …

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Power distribution company EdeSur says that all electricity users found stealing power will have their names published in newspapers and online. The company says this will happen if these users do not pay up within the next few days. EdeSur said they would begin dismantling illegal connections beginning on 2 November. Public shaming is the …

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Crimes went down by 8% during the first 9 months of the year, with residents reporting 29,604 crimes from January through September. This is 2,868 fewer than during the same period in 2008. Car theft is also down 17%. 4,505 units were reported stolen, down 931 cars from 2008. General theft is also down by …

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One hundred and thirty Dominicans have received kidney, liver, lung and bone marrow transplants at Colombian hospitals. The patients underwent surgery at the San Vicente de Paul, Pablo Tobom Uribe and Somer Clinics in Medellin. Dominican Ambassador to Colombia Angel Lockward said that, “Colombia and its authorities have been very generous to Dominicans.” He added …

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Sarton Dominicana, which owns the DR Ikea franchise, was seeking to fill 72 jobs at a recent Ministry of Labor job fair. As reported in Diario Libre, 500 jobs will be available at the mega retailer. Ikea, located on Santo Domingo’s Av. John F Kennedy, plans to open in February 2010.

New vehicle sales have been the lowest in recent years and don’t appear to be picking up, according to ACOFAVE president Enrique Fernandez. Fernandez says that car sales have dropped around 60% so far this year. He says September was the second worst month of the year, with only 948 units sold. In February only …

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This is an important year for Al Horford of the Atlanta Hawks. The forward is going into his third year with the Hawks, and the once rebuilding franchise now has heavy expectations to make it to the next level. The season will be long for Horford, but if his first games are an indication of …

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There is an admitted air of excitement in baseball tonight as the improbable is now a reality. What was almost unthinkable less than six months ago is now the talk of the town, as Pedro Martinez is facing the Goliath of pro sports, the New York Yankees. Shakespeare couldn’t write a better play. The storyline …

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Despite what Aguilas fans are saying and despite the glee with which Escogido fans are waking up to today, the world is not ending, the universe is not about to collapse. With a Yankee loss in the World Series and the Escogido taking first place in this year’s winter league standings, some baseball fans are …

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