Governor Ralph DLG. Torres and Lt. Governor Arnold I. Palacios recently proposed draft legislation that would effectively suspend evictions and foreclosures in the Commonwealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency and CNMI state of significant emergency to the Twenty-First Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature.
WHEREAS, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel virus that is the cause of severe acute respiratory illness. It was first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China in December of 2019. As of April 13, 2020, over 1.91 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories, with major outbreaks in mainland China, Europe, Iran, South Korea, and the United States among others. More than 118,000 people have died from the disease.
Governor Ralph DLG. Torres announced on Wednesday that CNMI Government employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are officially eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Please be advised that the Administrative Leave Memorandum dated December 29, 2022 regarding Administrative Leave on December 30, 2022 and numbered GOV22-264 is to be recalled and disregarded, effective immediately.
