GOVERNOR Ralph DLG Torres appointed former Board of Education Chairwoman Janice A. Tenorio to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. board of directors and former Department of Community and Cultural Affairs Secretary Melvin Faisao to the Northern Marianas Housing Corp. board of directors.
Janice Tenorio
The governor also renominated Tiana Hofschneider to the CNMI Scholarship Board of Directors to represent Tinian, saying he and Lt. Gov. Arnold Palacios âlook forward to the Senateâs favorable action on Ms. Hofschneiderâs nomination.â
In his letter to Senate President Jude U. Hofschneider, the governor said he and the lt. governor are confident that Tenorioâs membership on an important board is critical to ensure consistency and continuity in fulfilling the goals and objectives of CUC.
TWO jobless and homeless individuals are camping on a beach in Garapan.
One of them, Norris Omengkar, was informed last week by the Department of Public Lands that he needed a permit to camp on a public beach.
The tent and other belongings of Norris Omengkar and his companion are seen on a beach in Garapan Tuesday.
 Photo by Emmanuel T. Erediano
Variety learned that another homeless individual was staying in the area. The man, who declined to be identified, said like Omengkar, he is a U.S. citizen who lost his job as a marine sports company âbeach boyâ when the local tourism industry shut down in March 2020 amid the Covid-19 global pandemic.