Press Releases

The Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to inform the public that one recent traveler has been confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, bringing CNMI’s current case count to 38 since March 28, 2020.

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres, Lt. Governor Arnold I. Palacios, and Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) Chief Executive Officer Esther L. Muña, through the Office of Grants Management (OGM), announce that the US Department of Interior (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) has approved the drawdown of $2,518,897 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to expand and strengthen medical capacity at CHCC and quarantine sites as part of the CNMI’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CNMI Department of Labor (CNMI DOL) would like to clarify circulating information regarding the method to which certain Public School System (PSS) employees report earnings for their Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) claims.

The CNMI Department of Labor (CNMI DOL) would like to clarify circulating information regarding the expiration of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program.

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres and Lt. Governor Arnold I. Palacios, through the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC), announce that the CNMI has been awarded $1,090,630 by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program.

The CNMI Department of Labor (CNMI DOL) received clarification from the U.S. Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration (USDOL-ETA) on Thursday regarding the eligibility CNMI Public School System (PSS) staff for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC).

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres and Lt. Governor Arnold I. Palacios, through Secretary Vicky Benavente and the CNMI Department of Labor (CNMI DOL), have announced that the first batch of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) has been transmitted to the CNMI Department of Finance for processing. 

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres and Lt. Governor Arnold I. Palacios, through the CNMI Department of Commerce’s Central Statistics Division would like to thank all the businesses and employers who participated in the 2020 Prevailing Wage Study (2020 PWS).     

Individuals can now register at www.governor.gov.mp/covid-19/testing and access results at www.cnmicovidresults.com

The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to inform the community that the CHCC COVID-19 Info Line will be transitioning to the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force through the CNMI Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on July 17, 2020.