Press Releases

On Monday, Governor Ralph DLG. Torres wrote letters to all CNMI banks respectfully requesting them to consider providing a three-month grace period for all loans, mortgages, promissory notes, and other monetary obligations owed from residents on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota during this economic downturn as a result of the unanticipated impact of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, which has affected the global economy and CNMI tourism.

Retirees’ pensions remain unaffected

In light of the Supreme Court decision, In re Certified Question Petition of Torres & Ada, 2020 MP 2, Governor Ralph DLG. Torres and Lt. Governor Arnold I. Palacios reached out to the CNMI State Board of Education, Public School System (PSS), Legislative leadership and Attorney General Edward E. Manibusan to discuss the slip opinion and its impact on the present and future budgets of PSS and the CNMI government in general.

Executive order strengthens ongoing emergency protocols and quarantine measures at the ports