Governor Ralph DLG. Torres and Lt. Governor Arnold I. Palacios, through the Department of Commerce’s Central Statistics Division, would like to thank all the businesses and employers who have completed their Prevailing Wage Study (PWS) survey and request that those who have not completed their survey, do so before the deadline this Friday, July 10, 2020.
The CNMI Department of Labor Workforce Investment Agency (DOL WIA) encourages CNMI employers to avail of its new U.S. Department of Labor (US DOL) Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) to upskill, train and prepare their existing workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR) announced that it will provide additional enforcement against turtle poaching in line with federal and local laws.
The Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Rehabilitation (SAAR) Program under the Office of the Governor is pleased to announce that the HOPE Recovery Center will resume services on Monday, July 6, 2020.
The Department of Finance (DOF) is pleased to announce the total available funding to the CNMI for Economic Impact Payments (EIP), also known as the stimulus checks, has increased to $54.7 million, an increase by $7.6 million.
We are saddened to hear of the passing of former Representative and Congressional Office District Director Peter Michael Pangelinan Tenorio.
To date, the CNMI Department of Labor has received nearly 5,000 applications for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Federal Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) programs.
With approved guidance from the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC), the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force announced this weekend that scuba diving shops and businesses are now open at all designated Marianas dive sites on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, except for the Grotto.
JKPL no longer an application center for PUA
The Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to remind travelers (CNMI residents) that arrived on Saturday, June 20, 2020 to get their specimen collected on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Kanoa Resort Saipan between 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
With the publishing of the certification and adoption of proposed rules and regulations of the CNMI Cannabis Commission (Commission), the Commission announces the official launching of applications for the commercial Cannabis Licenses and noncommercial Homegrown Marijuana Registry.
