CNMI to begin community-based testing for COVID-19
STOP THE SPREAD! CHCC Contact Tracers in Action
The Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to inform the public of the CNMI’s ongoing efforts to ensure the transmission of coronavirus is broken.
Tinian Marine Water Quality Report for the Week of April 23, 2020
The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ) analyzed water samples collected from Tinian’s recreational beaches this week. Samples collected from the following locations contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria (enterococci) that exceeded the CNMI Marine Water Quality Standards. These bacteria can indicate the presence of human and animal waste in the water. However, studies have shown that storm water runoff in tropical environments may also contain these bacteria from the natural environment, which may not be directly associated with public health concerns.
Saipan West Beach Marine Water Quality Report for the Week of April 23, 2020
The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ) analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s recreational western beaches and storm drainages every week as part of a regularly scheduled sampling program. None of the samples collected from Saipan’s west beaches contained excessive concentration of fecal indicator bacteria nor did they exceed the CNMI Marine Water Quality Standards. Therefore, BECQ assigns all of the sampled beach sites a GREEN FLAG.
Welcoming Remarks by Governor Ralph DLG. Torres at the CNMI Fiscal Response Summit – Opening Plenary Session
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DCCA Child Care and Development Fund program to continue full reimbursements to providers during COVID-19 pandemic
The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program under the CNMI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs (DCCA) will be able to continue full reimbursements to all its CCDF-approved providers in spite of program closures.
DPS: Companies conducting business during curfew hours asked to have employees to carry proper ID and have a designated company point of contact
The CNMI Department of Public Safety (DPS) has noticed a slight increase in vehicles driving through the roadways claiming that they are heading to or from work during curfew hours.
Governor Torres to host summit in response to fiscal challenges brought upon by COVID-19
Governor Ralph DLG. Torres, in collaboration with Graduate School USA, will host a Fiscal Response Summit from April 23, 2020 to April 28, 2020 with the Legislature, business leaders, and members of the public to address the fiscal challenges in the CNMI caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
CNMI Energy Division Office Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program services to remain suspended for the next 30 days
In light of the recent Governor’s Executive Order 2020-06, issued on April 15, 2020, renewing the Declaration of State of Public Health Emergency and continued Declaration of a State of Significant Emergency for thirty (30) days, which also includes all memoranda, directives, waivers of regulations, and other measures taken in accordance with Executive Order 2020-04, as amended, due to the imminent threat posed by COVID-19, the CNMI Energy Division Office under the CNMI Department of Public Works regrets to inform the public that all program services for the Weatherization Assistance Program and the State Energy Program shall remain temporarily suspended for another thirty (30) days.
