Apatang Extends Administrative Leave Through May 8 as Saipan Water Restoration at 49%
SAIPAN — Governor David M. Apatang on Monday extended administrative leave for non-essential Executive Branch employees through Friday, May 8, citing continued recovery challenges from Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
DFEMS Battles Second Lower Base Fire of the Day, PIO Says Department at ‘Critical Levels’
SAIPAN — Firefighters with the CNMI Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services battled a deep-seated trash and grass fire in Lower Base Saturday afternoon, one in a string of blazes over recent days that has stretched the agency’s response to what its public information officer called critical levels.
S.T.R.O.N.G. Tent Program Provides Free Emergency Housing for Sinlaku Survivors With Uninhabitable Homes
SAIPAN — A federal-territorial partnership is providing free emergency tents to CNMI residents whose homes were left uninhabitable by Super Typhoon Sinlaku, according to the CNMI Government’s program guide.
In Loving Memory: Carl James Ogo Hocog, ‘Kaling,’ 49
SAIPAN — The family of the late Carl James Ogo Hocog, known to loved ones as Kaling, are saddened to announce his passing on April 30. He was 49.
Sinlaku Recovery Rundown — Day 21: Hospital Lost Power Overnight, Plant 1 DE1 Offline, NAP Activates Emergency Food Benefits
SAIPAN — Plant 1 Diesel Engine 1 went offline at approximately 7:55 p.m. May 2, just one day after coming online to add 5.5 megawatts to the Saipan grid, according to JIC Update 023 issued Sunday. The setback came hours after Feeder 1 to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. hospital went offline at 12:15 a.m. May 2 and CHCC’s emergency backup generator failed at 3:30 a.m., requiring CUC to spin up Power Plant 4 Diesel Engine 10 to keep the hospital running.