Call centers growing.The DR is tapping into its returning immigrant population who speak good English 1. English - (Obsolete) The source code for a program, which may be in any language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary produced from it by a compiler. The idea behind the term is that to a real hacker, a program written in his favourite programming language is to become the Caribbean's leader in the call center industry, reports The Miami Herald (April 22, 2008). "The government in Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, pueblo, United States Santo Domingo (sän'tə dəmĭng`gō), pueblo (1990 pop. 2,866), Sandoval co., N central N.Mex., on the Rio Grande; founded c.1700 after earlier pueblos were destroyed by floods. is offering incentives, sending thousands of young people to English immersion immersion /im·mer·sion/ (i-mer´zhun) 1. the plunging of a body into a liquid. 2. the use of the microscope with the object and object glass both covered with a liquid. school and clearing out failed textile factories to make room for one of the biggest trends in telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. : the Caribbean", the article adds. Business in the DR has increased in recent years, from 11 call centers four years ago to 56 and nearly 25,000 employees of an estimated 60,000 in the entire Caribbean, said Eddy Martinez of the Center for Export & Investment. Government hopes to fill more posts with the thousands of students who have benefited from scholarships for nine-month English immersion courses. |
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