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King: Rota residents are ‘literally held captive’
The people of Rota are frustrated and plainly sick and tired of receiving dirty seconds, according to concerned Rota resident Denise Tanya King. King, who resides in Sinapalo village, was referring to the ATM machine of the Bank of Guam on the southern island.
King, through social media, wrote numerous Facebook posts regarding the sole ATM not working on Rota and the need for a new replacement, along with the re-installation of a new machine at the Rota Airport.
Recently, Bank of Guam sent a representative to Rota to fix the only ATM on island in response to King’s plea on social media.
In a Facebook post yesterday, King said: “After traveling 18 miles and spending $12 on gas, the ATM is not operational again. …What does it take for the powers-that-be to comprehend that the people of Rota deserve the same quality of service as our counterparts on Guam and Saipan?”
In an email to Saipan Tribune, she said the people of Rota are “frustrated and plainly sick and tired of receiving dirty seconds.” King said she hopes the problem will be addressed immediately.
“I hope you [Bank of Guam] come by boat because Cape Air is not operational as well,” she said.
Cape Air issue
In a following Facebook post, King also expressed frustration with Cape Air services. She thanked the airline for providing service to the CNMI, but said the constant delays and cancellations have put the people of the CNMI in a very precarious position.
“There are people who need medical care [in] Guam or must catch a connecting flight,” she said.
For the past four days Rota residents have received updates that Cape Air flights have been cancelled due to “mechanical difficulties.”
Saipan Tribune learned that Cape Air resumed flights to and from Rota yesterday.
In her post, King urged Cape Air officials to utilize their larger plane to assist the people of Rota who desperately need to go to Guam in order to have a more consistent flight service.
“We are literally held captive here,” she said.
King added that she cannot be complacent. “Enough is enough. No boat, outrageous prices, people being yoyoed back and forth with the airlines, no ATM. We are going backwards. This is the worst I have seen of the state of affairs on Rota.”
