Press Releases

The CNMI Office of Planning and Development (OPD) CNMI-Broadband Project in partnership with the Office of Information Technology (OIT) would like to inform the public on broadband assistance developments and updates.  

The CNMI CARES-Act Fisheries Working Group, composed of members from the Division of Fish & Wildlife, the Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR), and the Office of Grants Management & State Clearinghouse (OGM-SC) under the Office of the Governor, is pleased to announce that a second round of relief assistance will be made available to the general fishing communities of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. A total of $411,002 was awarded to the CNMI from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The funding will support activities previously authorized under Sec. 12005 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). This funding was allocated to states and territories with coastal and marine fishery participants who have been negatively affected by COVID-19. 

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres on Friday issued the following statement on the Senate impeachment proceedings held today, May 13, 2022.

On Friday, April 22, 2022, the CNMI Child Care Development Fund Program (CCDF), in partnership with Evergreen Learning, completed the first CNMI Brain Builders-Science of Early Learning Orientation with its partner agencies.

The CNMI Energy Division Office is pleased to announce the launching of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – Energizing Insular Communities – Energy Efficient/Energy Star Appliance Rebate Program (CNMI-EIC-EE/ESARP) for the 2^nd Year, to assist interested residents in lowering their home’s energy use and cost of utilities by offering appliance rebate vouchers, as a financial incentive, to redeem at participating local vendors or retailers to receive an in-store instant rebate, for the replacement of old in-efficient appliances with qualified, Energy-Efficient/Energy Star rated products.  Due to funding limitations, the number of rebate vouchers are limited and will be available on a first-come first-served basis, until funds run out, for Saipan, Tinian, and Rota residents. 

On May 7, 2022, eight participants from three childcare centers on Saipan welcomed the month of May with another set of health and safety training sessions conducted by Evergreen Learning Quality Care Specialist, Mrs. Maricar I. Pena, at Evergreen Learning training center, in Chalan Kanoa, Saipan. The two training sessions, each two hours long, were on Precaution in Transporting Children and Building and Physical premises safety.

WHEREAS, the rich and diverse cultural heritage of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is represented by a vast number of archaeological and historical sites, historic buildings, and landscapes that have been discovered and recorded through the CNMI; and,

On May 2, 2022, Special Assistant for Public Transportation Alfreda Camacho Maratita received an official notice from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT): Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region IX Administrator Ray Tellis thanking the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority (COTA) for successfully completing the required State Management Review audit.  

On April 30, 2022, 19 administrative personnel from the CNMI Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) certified childcare programs in Saipan participated in two sessions of a training entitled, “Updated Method and Procedure for Pre-registration and Professional Development (PD) Tracker.” The training was conducted by Evergreen Learning’s Program Support Specialist, Ms. Ma. Ceilene B. Matavia at the Evergreen Learning Training Center in Chalan Kanoa. Each session lasted two and half hours and provided participants time to apply and practice the new pre-registration format and PD tracker pivot table.