CNMI Office of the Governor Chief of Staff Wil Castro on Wednesday released a statement regarding the 22nd House of Representatives’ subpoena relating to the Building Optimism, Opportunity and Stability Together (BOOST) program. 

The CNMI Office of the Governor and the CNMI Office of Veterans Affairs invite all Veterans residing on Saipan to attend a Village Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the American Memorial Park Theater. 

On Saturday, November 19, 2022, seventeen child care providers from two child care centers across Saipan participated in a training on Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning for Natural Disasters and Human-caused Emergencies. The training was conducted by Maricar I. Pena, Evergreen Learning’s Quality Care Specialist, at Evergreen Learning’s training center in Chalan Kanoa. 

From November 15 to 16, 2022, CNMI Labor officials attended a two-day State Administrator’s Meeting with key officials from the U.S. Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration in San Francisco, California.

Following the results of the Runoff Election held on November 25, 2022, Governor Ralph DLG. Torres issued the following statement:

Yesterday, Governor Ralph DLG. Torres at a welcoming event for Hollywood film producer Brad Krevoy announced that he is committing $1 million dollars to the Northern Marianas College (NMC) for the creation of their film program, in anticipation of the CNMI’s upcoming film industry, made possible with the partnership of Mr. Krevoy. 

The Department of Public Works, Energy Division Office will be hosting its “2022 Tinian Energy Educational Awareness and Community Outreach Program Campaign Drive-Thru Distribution Event”. With the continuing rise in fuel costs and utility rates in the Commonwealth, the Division of Energy will be promoting energy conservation to encourage implementation of energy measures to assist residents reduce energy use and save money by distributing 16-inch standing fans or LED light bulbs (10 ea.) to residential households.     

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres on Wednesday announced that a $300 utility stimulus credit will be applied to Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) active residential electric accounts for the months of November and December 2022. 

The Department of Public Lands (DPL) would like to provide an update to the public on the status of Managaha Pier Rehabilitation Project. Tentatively, the completion for the environmentally and historically sensitive project is due by next year, May 2023. DPL recently acquired a one-year extension for the project by Costal Resource Management (CRM) – for period of September 30, 2022, to September 30, 2023. We anticipate, after approval of Change Work Order that is being routed and with complete and qualified documentations, the Department of Public Works (DPW)-Technical Service Division will issue Notice to Proceed (NTP) to the contractor to proceed with Managaha Pier Rehabilitation Project, within the nearest future.

The Department of Public Lands (DPL) would like to inform the general public that it continues to operate Managaha Island providing maintenance, janitorial services, lifeguards and daily security services until it finalizes and awards a master concessionaire. In the meantime, DPL has temporarily authorized several concessionaires for food and beverage, gift and retail merchandise and beach equipment rentals.