DEQ Red-Flags Four Saipan West Coast Beach Sites for the Week
SAIPAN – The CNMI Division of Environmental Quality has issued a red-flag advisory for four locations along Saipan’s west coast for the week of May 19, advising the public not to fish or swim within 300 feet of the affected sites for the next 48 hours or until otherwise notified.
Tan Misses Own NMI 1,500 Record by a Quarter Second in Darwin
SAIPAN – CNMI distance runner Tania Tan ran 4:55.79 in the women’s senior 1,500 meters at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, Australia, Tuesday, finishing seventh in the field and a quarter of a second off her own Northern Mariana Islands national record.
CNMI VOAD Activates Sinlaku Relief Helpline, Open Daily 8 to 6
SAIPAN – The CNMI Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster network has activated a Super Typhoon Sinlaku relief helpline available daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the coalition said.
PSS Doubles Learning Packet Supply to 3,000 for Wednesday Grab and Learn
SAIPAN – The CNMI Public School System will distribute 3,000 enrichment learning packets at 12 Grab and Learn sites across Saipan, Tinian and Rota on Wednesday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to noon, the agency announced.
Sinlaku Recovery by the Numbers: $9.6M Approved, June 22 FEMA Deadline
SAIPAN – Federal disaster aid approved for Super Typhoon Sinlaku survivors has reached $9.6 million as the response enters its 37th day, with the deadline to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance set for June 22, the joint response operation said in its Tuesday update.
Taflinger Posts Personal Best at Oceania Championships in Darwin
SAIPAN – CNMI distance runner Addalee Taflinger turned in a personal-best 5:28.32 in the women’s under-18 1,500 meters at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, Australia, Tuesday, trimming two seconds from her previous time after a training stretch disrupted by Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
BPD Signs $81M BEAD Sub-Grant; Underground Fiber Coming to Every CNMI Address
SAIPAN – The Commonwealth has executed the sub-grant agreement for its $81 million federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment award, locking in an end-to-end underground fiber buildout to nearly 10,000 homes and businesses across Saipan, Tinian and Rota, Broadband Policy and Development Office Special Assistant Glen Hunter said Tuesday on Good Morning Marianas.
COTA Logs 1,052 Recovery Transports as Sinlaku Activation Continues
SAIPAN – The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority has provided 1,052 transports for shelterees, first responders and residents with medical needs since activating its Super Typhoon Sinlaku emergency operation on April 10, the agency reported Tuesday.
CHCC Mobile Clinics Top 1,000 Visits in Sinlaku Recovery
SAIPAN – Mobile medical clinics operated by the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation in partnership with Samaritan’s Purse and Team Rubicon have delivered 1,072 patient visits across the recovery zone as of Sunday, May 18, the corporation reported.
NWS Guam: Fair Trades for Marianas Through Friday, Forecasters Eye Tropics
SAIPAN – Fair weather and moderate trades will prevail across the Marianas through the end of the week, with a surface trough possibly bringing more showers this weekend, the National Weather Service Guam said in its weekly Regional Weather Outlook issued Tuesday.