Community Briefs

FRG LEADERS MEETING TODAY

The Echo Company 100th Battalion 442nd Infantry Family Readiness Group Leader, Cil Blas, would like to inform all the FRG Key Leaders that there will be a meeting today, Oct. 13, 7pm, at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Puerto Rico, Saipan. Your attendance is highly solicited at this meeting.

VETERANS DAY MEETING TOMORROW

We would like to remind and invite all concerned and interested parties that the Office of the Military and Veterans Affairs will meet starting tomorrow, Oct. 14, 2004 at 3pm for the upcoming Veterans Day celebration. Meetings will be held every Thursday at 3pm at the Office of the Military and Veterans Affairs on Capital Hill, Bldg. #1364. All are welcome. For more information or questions, call the office at 664-2650/2651.

TEST TO ENTER US ARMY SET

The United States Army will hold two Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery—ASVAB—tests this month as part of recruiting interested individuals to the armed forces.

According to U.S. Army recruiter SFC. Albert Abadam, the first test will be conducted on Oct. 22 at 4pm while another will be conducted the following day beginning at 8am. Both will be held at the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Puerto Rico.

Interested individuals between the ages of 17 and 34 years are urged to take the test. Those eligible must be citizens of the U.S., Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, or is a permanent resident. A photo identification card is required prior to the tests.

For more information, contact SFC Abadam or SGT. Benavente by calling collect (671) 477-7666. Abadam may also be reached at cell number (671) 687-3540 and Benavente at cell number (671) 687-3660.

SABLAN IS SOLE LICENSED BINGO OPERATOR

This is to inform all residents of Saipan that Pedro “Roy” Castro Sablan has been awarded and is the only licensed operator of Bingo games within the Municipality of Saipan.

Any and all unlicensed Bingo game operators within the Municipality of Saipan unauthorized by Sablan must cease all bingo operations effective immediately.

CHUUKESE ELECTIONS IN OCTOBER

This is to inform all Chuukese who are eligible voters in the CNMI that there will be a special election this coming Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, from 7am to 7pm, at the Garapan Central Park (Round House). Contact your regional leaders for more information.

PALAU VOTERS IN NMI URGED TO CAST VOTES

All Palauans who are registered voters in the Republic of Palau and are currently residing in the CNMI are encouraged to participate in their country’s presidential election on Nov. 2, 2004.

Voters who requested absentee ballots for the primary will automatically receive ballots for the general election. For those who did not request the primary election’s absentee ballots may request their absentee ballots for the general election at the consulate. However, if the polling boxes going abroad is granted, then the general election for Saipan will be held on Oct. 30, 2004 and the venue will be announced later on before the general election.

For those needing more information or clarification about the primary and general elections, contact the consulate at 235-6804.

OPA WORKSHOP RESET

The Office of the Public Auditor would like to announce that the Government Accounting Training Workshop scheduled for Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, 2004, has been postponed.

The new schedule for the workshop will be Oct. 18 through 20, 2004. OPA will contact all participants and provide notice of venue.

ADA TRAININGS POSTPONED

The Americans with Disabilities Act trainings at the World Resort Hotel will be held on Nov. 2 and 3. The training is called “Symposium: Independence Day for People with Disabilities.”

REV & TAX REMINDS OF THE NEW AMNESTY PROGRAM

The Division of Revenue and Taxation is informing taxpayers that special return forms are now available for delinquent taxpayers who would like to avail of the amnesty period.

Taxpayers who need assistance on delinquent tax payments should contact collection and remittance branch manager Lisa A. Aldan at 664-1065/664-1067. Taxpayers who need assistance to file a special tax return should contact compliance branch manager Piding B. Camacho at 664-1043/664-1040.

The Division of Revenue and Taxation is located at Joeten Dandan Commercial Center, 1st floor. If you have any question(s), call 664-1000.