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SCC meeting highlights Chaba recovery efforts
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Posted on Aug 30 2004
Supertyphoon Chaba and its aftermath, particularly its effect on the local tourism industry, will come into focus in tomorrow’s general membership meeting of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce.
In a statement to media offices, the chamber said that a panel of speakers will address recovery efforts in the wake of the devastation wrought by Supertyphoon Chaba.
Speakers include a representative from the Emergency Management Office, Steve Hiney of the Department of Public Works, Carl Gaspari of the Small Business Administration, a representative from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Harry Blalock of KCMN/KZMI radio station.
The September general membership meeting will be held tomorrow, Sept. 1, at the Charley’s Cabaret of the Pacific Islands Club. Cost is $12 for the buffet lunch, which starts at 11:30am. The speakers are scheduled for noon.
The Saipan Chamber of Commerce general meeting is open to all businesses as well as the general public. Visitors are welcome. The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is the largest private business organization in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Through business leadership and membership involvement in community issues, the chamber said it continues to develop its role “as a beacon for good business” in these islands, the Pacific region and in business communities abroad.
