THANK you and your professional journalists for revealing that the Air Force Divert Facility project for Tinian has been postponed for a year, although it was the worst possible news that the people of Tinian could receive at this time. We had been hoping that construction would begin this year, or very early next year, to provide some cash-flow for our island, and, ultimately, for the CNMI.
The question is: Why did the people of Tinian have to wait so long to find out about the change in status for a military project on our island? The answer to that question is: The governor has refused to implement the Tinian Civilian-Military Advisor Council, as provided for in the Technical Agreement to the Covenant.
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TINIAN resident Philip Mendiola-Long proposes the creation of an Article XII land registry under the Department of Public Lands for fee simple transactions.
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.
AS the CNMI government approaches the one-year mark since the initiation of furloughs, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres has informed the 22nd Legislature that the administration will initiate reduction-in-force procedures involving