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By Pacific Island Times News Staff
- 4 hours ago
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Soldier with Army medical team sent to Saipan tests positive for Covid-19
Saipan-- A U.S. Army medical professional tested positive for Covid-19 following fifth-day testing by Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. (CHCC) staff, April 6. The soldier was placed into isolation at the CNMI isolation facility in accordance with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance. The soldier, who has not experienced any symptoms, arrived on Saipan April 1, as part of a mission assignment to augment CHCC medical providers in their campaign to vaccinate CNM
By Joseph Taitano
- 5 hours ago
- 3 min
Time is running out: With no room at the dumpsiMajuro is facing a garbage crisis
The government of the Marshall Islands recently endorsed a comprehensive 10-year plan to address the solid-waste management crisis in the nation’s capital of Majuro. It comes at a critical time as the sole waste-disposal site on the atoll is quickly approaching the end of its service life. Development of the plan was done by the Majuro Atoll Waste Company (MAWC) alongside experts from Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for the Promotion of Regional Initiatives on Solid Wa
By Diana G. Mendoza
- 9 hours ago
- 3 min
Thriving in a rough sequel to 2020
Manila— While walking one day during my routine errands, I saw street maintenance employees of city hall trimming one of my favorite trees in the neighborhood. Its leaves and branches have meshed with electric cables and its stringy stems hanging downward have draped the sidewalk. It became one of my favorite trees because every time I stopped and looked up at its thick leaves, I felt safe and quiet and wanted to linger under its shade. The blue sky peered from its powerful b
By Pacific Island Times News Staff
- a day ago
- 2 min
CNMI to release stimulus checks Monday
Saipan-- The CNMI will begin distributing the third round of stimulus checks on Monday, Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres announced following the U.S. Treasury's approval of the commonwealth's implementation plan for the Third Economic Impact Payment of EIP3. The Internal Revenue Service on Saturday approved $85 million for the CNMI. Initial funding has been advanced to the Department of Finance, the governor said. “Lt. Governor Palacios and I are thankful that the U.S. Treasury has ap
By Pacific Island Times News Staff
- 2 days ago
- 7 min
20,000 stimulus checks to reach Guam residents' pockets starting next week
Approximately 20,000 checks worth a total of $53.8 million for the first batch of the third economic impact payment (EIP3) are expected to reach the pockets of Guam taxpayers starting next week, the Department of Revenue and Taxation announced Saturday. The $53.8 million formed part of the $241 million in EIP3 funds approved for Guam under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 signed into law by President Biden on March 11. The stimulus funds will be another shot in the arm fo
By Pacific Island Times News Staff
- 2 days ago
- 3 min
The show must go on: SBA launches grant program for shuttered venues
The U.S. Small Business Administration has officially opened the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal for operators of live venues, live performing arts organizations, museums and movie theatres, as well as live venue promoters, theatrical producers and talent representatives to apply for critical economic relief, as those eligible entities are some of the first that had to shutter their doors a year ago in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The program h
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