Press Releases

In the September 26, 2022 news release in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of $7,508,990 million in a Dislocated Worker Grant to the CNMI’s DOL Workforce Investment Agency to support its proposed project SkillUp CNMI.  

WHEREAS, the CNMI Department of Finance’s Office of Information Technology recognizes that it plays a vital role in identifying, protecting its citizens from, and responding to cybersecurity threats that may have significant impact to our individual and collective safety and privacy; and

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres issued a statement on Monday on the resignation of Office of Veterans Affairs Executive Officer Stanley T. Iakopo.

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres was recently informed by U.S. Department of Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor that the CNMI has been awarded $8,829,728 in fiscal year 2022 Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding.

The CNMI Department of Labor conducted a Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Workshop last September 13, 2022 in Tinian and on September 14, 2022 in Rota.  The 8 (eight) hour workshop was attended by surface mine operators (rock quarries), construction companies, and several other privately run businesses.

In 2021, The U.S. Treasury announced additional COVID-19 relief assistance in the form of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF). As a result, the CNMI Government received $481 million dollars for COVID-19 economic relief assistance to State, Local, and Tribal Governments.

At Thursday’s Settlement Fund Trustee Report Review Hearing, NMI Settlement Fund Trustee Joyce C.H. Tang and Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood praised Governor Ralph DLG. Torres and his Administration for diligently making payments to the Settlement Fund and prioritizing the retirees despite the hardships caused by Super Typhoon Yutu and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres in a radio media briefing on Friday emphasized the irresponsible and negligent actions made by the House of Representatives’ Majority Leadership in their version of the FY 2023 Budget bill that was submitted to the Senate on Monday, August 29th, where they proposed to take away critical funding from healthcare, community and cultural programs, vocational rehabilitation services, and public safety departments and agencies.

WHEREAS, the events of September 11, 2001, profoundly affected us all, showing our nation’s resilience in the face of tragedy, unifying and strengthening our resolve against global terrorism; and,