Tropical storm cancels indigenous conference

Posted on Oct 01 2014

Tag: Deleon Guerrero, people, Saipan Tribune, Tropical Storm Condition

The Northern Marianas Descent Corp. cancelled half of the second-day session of the inaugural Marianas Indigenous Conference yesterday due to the Tropical Storm Condition 1 declared for Saipan.

The conference, which had its first day on Sept. 29, was only able to hold a session on the CNMI’s economic sufficiency before it had to close down.

The other half of the second-day was to focus on indigenous language and cultural preservation and the formulation of an action plan and proposed solutions.

NMDC president Herman R. Deleon Guerrero told people present at the time that due to the condition 1 status, the session will be put on hold until further notice.

According to NMDC moderator John Gonzales, there is no information yet on when the conference will reconvene.

“We still don’t have an expected date on when it will continue. Due to the tropical storm, NMDC had to hold off the conference for the safety of the public,” Gonzales told Saipan Tribune.

Jayson Camacho | Reporter

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