Partners and volunteers of The Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers-Public Private Partnership program started the year by completing three community improvement projects. Northern Marianas Sports Association, Shirley’s Football Club/Shirley’s Coffee Shop, and Northern Marianas College completed adopt-a-median projects in high-traffic intersections on Saipan. The organizations gave streets, medians, curbs, and barriers much-needed facelifts and helped  improve the safety and visibility of the medians and curbs for motorists and pedestrians.

CHCC will be administering FREE COVID-19 Surveillance Testing  on Saipan on the following dates:

• January 17-21, 2022 from 1pm-3pm at Pacific Islands Club
• Register at: https://covidtesting.chcc.health

Spots fill up quickly; therefore, we encourage you to register.

Northern Marianas College’s nursing department will be implementing a change to the scoring tiers of their admission test for the Fall 2022 semester.

Islander Rent A Car is the latest company to sign on as a Northern Marianas College ProaPerks Partner, joining many other businesses and organizations. All card-carrying members of the NMC ProaPerks program can now receive a 30% discount on daily regular rates on all vehicles except trucks (valid only on Saipan).

The safety of the residents of the CNMI remains the top priority of the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation. With approximately 96.7% of the CNMI’s eligible population fully vaccinated, combined with the expansion of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster shot eligibility to 12- to 17-year-olds, the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and the CHCC is updating its quarantine protocols in accordance with U.S. Centers for Disease and Control’s guidance.

RUFINA Sablan, the youngest of eight siblings, is the 14th Fire Academy valedictorian. Sablan was among the 30 new firefighters sworn in at the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services’ 14th Cycle Fire Academy graduation ceremony on Jan. 7 in Kensington Hall.