Press Releases

CNMI transitioning to next phase of community-based testing

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, antimicrobial pesticides are essential to controlling and preventing the spread of the coronavirus. BECQ’s Pesticides Branch along with partnering agencies Department of Lands and Natural Resources, and Division of Customs, monitors and regulates the use and import of pesticides in the CNMI. Antimicrobials and pesticides that are not registered by U.S. EPA are illegal to import, sell, and use in the CNMI. 

BECQ has observed an increasing amount of trash and debris on remote beach sites and beaches located on the east side of the island. BECQ is pleading to the community to please clean up before and after utilizing a beach site. Trash in our ocean is a serious problem that threatens the marine environment and dependent livelihoods. 

The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality, Division of Coastal Resources Management (DCRM) would like to announce an opportunity for the general public to participate in a series of competitions hosted by The Living Archive, an organization based out of Australia that provides a platform for individuals to tell stories and raise awareness about extinction in their communities.

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres and Lt. Governor Arnold I. Palacios, through the Department of Commerce’s Central Statistics Division announce the beginning of data collection for the 2020 CNMI Prevailing Wage Study (PWS), utilizing an online data collection portal system.  

The CNMI Department of Labor would like to inform the business community, government agencies, and the general public that it will host a virtual conference from 9:00 am – 10:00 am via Zoom on Monday, June 15, 2020.

The CNMI Department of Labor (DOL) officially announces that it will be accepting applications for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) as a result of COVID-19 for workers in the CNMI starting June 17, 2020 through December 26, 2020.

The Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to inform the public that two (2) additional persons have been confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, bringing CNMI’s cumulative case count to 30.

The Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to inform the public that one (1) additional person has been recently confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, bringing CNMI’s confirmed case count to 28* since March 28, 2020.

The Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to inform the public that one (1) additional person has been recently confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, bringing CNMI’s current case count to 27 since March 28, 2020.