This morning, Sunday, January 9th, 2022 at 9:00 a.m., Guam’s Lawrence C. Limtiaco became one of the youngest pilots to fly solo from Guam to Saipan at 16 years old. 

Gil Birnbrich, Legal Counsel for the Governor, issued the following statement in response to the statement issued late Wednesday, January 5, 2021, by Celina Babauta, Chairwoman of the House Standing Committee on Judiciary and Governmental Operations:

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres issued the following statement in response to the House Special Investigating Committee (Committee) on Impeachment’s vote to send House Resolution 22-14 to the full House for action.

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres, through the CNMI Office of the Governor and the CNMI Office of Veterans Affairs, invites all veterans residing on Saipan to a series of veteran town hall meetings to discuss issues of concern for veterans and military families.

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres issued on Friday the following statement regarding the bonus payments for retirees.

In a video message, Governor Ralph DLG. Torres on Thursday issued the following statement on the Philippines’ Super Typhoon Rai (Odette):

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres officially announced on Wednesday that the Department of Finance is set to release premium pay for CNMI government employees who have worked at least forty (40) hours to directly mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as CNMI government employees who have worked to provide public services since the pandemic began.

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres announced on Thursday that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1 million to the CNMI Office of Planning and Development under the CNMI Office of the Governor. The grant funding will be utilized for CNMI initiatives for economic revitalization, recovery, and growth, and support work that builds on the CNMI’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy priorities and ongoing Comprehensive Sustainable Development Plan implementation efforts to enable the CNMI to assess and implement opportunities to diversify the economy and invest in critical planning and capacity building needs.