On Saturday, August 13, 2022, four child care providers on Saipan participated in child development training on the required health and safety topic, Child Development.  The session was conducted by Evergreen Learning’s Quality Care Specialist, Maricar I. Pena, and held at the Evergreen Learning Training Center in Chalan Kanoa. 

The Department of Public Works, Energy Division Office along with the Office of the Governor, Office of Grants Management (OGM), will be hosting its “2022 Tinian Energy Educational Awareness and Community Outreach Program Campaign Drive-Thru Distribution Event.” With the continuing rise in the utility rate, the Division of Energy, along with the Office of Grants Management, will be promoting energy conservation to encourage implementation of energy measures to help reduce energy use and save money by distributingPortable Gas Stove and Butane Gas Canister to residential households.     

In anticipation of the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023, the Administration has renewed its pledge and promise to NMI Retirees by committing public taxpayer funds to cover the first quarter of FY2023 to pay for their additional 25% pension benefits, which is on top of the 75% mandated pension under the U.S. District Court stipulated and approved settlement agreement. 

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres on Sunday issued the following statement on the passing of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Vice President Yosiwo P. George.

On Monday, August 8, 2022, Governor Ralph DLG. Torres, along with representatives and heads of the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA), Commonwealth Ports Authority, Department of Public Works, Department of Finance, Marianas Visitors Authority, and Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers, met with top officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration to discuss the CNMI’s needs and concerns with regard to transportation services. 

WHEREAS, the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve are on the frontlines of securing our nation’s security and safety.  For decades they have borne the burden of the war, continuing legacy critical element of the war against terror.  These courageous men and women respond in times of disaster and lend their generosity to humanitarian efforts throughout the world; and

Today, the CNMI Office of the Governor, in collaboration with the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) launched the COVID Care Force (CCF) on Rota. 

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres on Saturday, July 30, 2022, met virtually with Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President David Panuelo to discuss matters of importance to FSM, the rising COVID-19 cases throughout FSM, and how the CNMI may assist in their COVID-19 response efforts.

The Department of Public Works, Division of Energy, in collaboration with the CNMI Office of the Governor, Office of Grants Management & State Clearinghouse (OGM-SC), held its 2022 Rota Energy Educational Awareness and Community Outreach Program Campaign Drive-Thru Distribution Event last weekend on July 23 and July 24, 2022.