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IN a proclamation signing ceremony on Monday at the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios kicked off National Library Week, which runs this entire week.
The administration noted that libraries of all types are at the heart of their cities, towns, schools, and campuses, serving their communities, accessible and inclusive, fostering a sense of belonging.
Todayâs libraries, they said, provide services beyond the four walls of a building, welcoming people from all walks of life to use their resources, such as free internet access.
âLibraries strive to develop and maintain programs and collections that are as diverse as the populations they serve, and ensure equality of access to all,â said the administration.
THE Commonwealth Ports Authority stands to receive $4,891,659 from the federal government.
During Wednesdayâs CPA board meeting, CPA Executive Director Christopher Tenorio reported that CPA was allocated $5.8 million from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, and has already submitted its application to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Tenorio said through the office of U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, CPA learned about additional funding opportunities for CNMI airports to assist the islandsâ economic recovery efforts.
Tenorio said they learned that CPA was allocated $9.09 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds, and will receive payment for its Super Typhoon Yutu insurance claim in the amount of $26.13 million.
MEMBERS of the Bangladesh Muslim Community are suffering too, Muhammad Rafiqul Hassan said.
Typhoons Soudelor and Yutu, which battered Saipan in 2015 and 2018, affected everyone, including workers on CW-1 permit, but many were not eligible to receive any assistance from the CNMI government or the Federal Emergency Management Authority, said Hassan, speaking on behalf of the BMC.
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic that has shut down the tourism industry since last year, Hassan said CWs are, again, not eligible for many federal relief programs.
âWe are asking the Office of the Governor, and the Office of the CNMI Delegate to the U.S. Congress to help all lawful residents of the CNMI, including CWs, who are losing jobs and income because of this pandemic.â
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