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Island Snapshots – April 2017
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Posted on Apr 03 2017
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- HÅFA ADAI PLEDGE StayWell Insurance joined the Håfa Adai Pledge program on Friday, March 31, 2017, at a ceremony at its Hagåtña office and held a special luncheon to close out its Mes Chamoru festivities. The program is a cornerstone of the Guam Visitors Bureau’s local community branding campaign. From left, A.J. Rosario, Web and IT coordinator at GVB; Dafne Shimizu, vice president of finance at StayWell; Ana Cid, director of tourism research at GVB; Maria Taitano, vice president of administration at StayWell; Maureen Sablan, vice president of business development at StayWell; Nico Fujikawa, senior tourism research analyst at GVB; and Chris Lizama, contracts administrator at GVB. (Guam Visitors Bureau)
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- CPR CLASS Northern Marianas College faculty members recently received their CPR certification cards after undergoing training to help ensure that all instructors are prepared for medical emergencies. The CPR certification course was taught by Johnny Aldan and Rosa Tudela from the NMC Nursing Department. (NMC)
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- WOMEN’S GALA: The CNMI Women’s Association-sponsored Women’s Gala was held Friday evening and was graced by government, business, and community leaders. Among those who came in support are Imperial Pacific International majority shareholder Margaret Cui Lijie, IPI chair Mark Brown, Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres, first Lady Diann Torres, Commonwealth Women’s Association chair Felicidad Ogumoro, and governor’s special assistant on women’s affairs’ Doris Drew. (IMPERIAL PACIFIC)
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- SIMIYAN MARIANAS The award-winning Simiyan Marianas, a group represented mostly by students from Hopwood Middle School that recently took honors at the 2017 Guam Chamorro Language Competition, has their picture taken with Margaret Cui Lijie, majority shareholder of Imperial Pacific International, yesterday following a ceremony at the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library yesterday morning. (Imperial Pacific)
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- ETC DONATIONS Mount Carmel School is deeply grateful to Triple J Enterprises and Saipan Apparel who recently made Education Tax Credit contributions to the school. (Contributed Photo)
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- MMAC TITLE SPONSORS 2017 Marianas March Against Cancer Committee members and Commonwealth Cancer Association executive director Juan L. Babauta with one of this year’s Title Sponsors, Hyatt Regency Saipan. MMAC would like to thank our sponsors for their consideration and support toward our efforts in assisting cancer patients here in the CNMI. This year’s Marianas March Against Cancer event will be held on May 5, 2017 at 6pm at Hopwood Middle School. (Contributed Photo)
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- MMAC TITLE SPONSORS 2017 Marianas March Against Cancer Committee members and Commonwealth Cancer Association executive director Juan L. Babauta with one of this year’s Title Sponsors, Delta Airlines. (Contributed Photo)
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- EXECUTIVE TOUR Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and Lt. Gov. Victor B. Hocog pose with the fifth grade students from William S. Reyes Elementary School in front of the Governor’s Office last Wednesday. The students were able to visit the Governor’s Office on Capitol Hill and learned about the functions of the Executive Branch of the CNMI government. (Contributed Photo)
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- JUDICIARY TOUR William S. Reyes Elementary School fourth graders took a field trip to Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho’s courtroom to learn about the Judiciary, the role of judges, attorneys, jurors and witnesses last Wednesday, April 12. The students took a tour of the CNMI House of Justice and even got to see actual cases. (Contributed Photo)
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- LOOKOUT FACELIFT The Marianas Visitors Authority completed a facelift of iconic Songsong Village Lookout on Rota last April 7, repairing the guardrail and repainting the entire structure. The site is several destination enhancement projects being undertaken by the MVA in Rota. (Contributed Photo)
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- LOOKOUT FACELIFT Songsong Village Lookout on the island of Rota before improvements by the Marianas Visitors Authority. (Contributed Photo)
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- ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and Forestry volunteers pose for a photo with Olei Elementary School students last week as the two-day Environmental Expo came to an end at the CNMI Museum. (Contributed Photo)
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- A view of Imperial Pacific Resort’s façade. (Erwin Encinares)
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- A staircase within the lobby area of the Imperial Pacific Resort. The staircase leads to the VIP rooms while directly over a planned bar area. (Erwin Encinares)
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- The top of the lobby staircase at the Imperial Pacific Resort shows an indoor view overlooking the lobby of the resort. (Jon Perez)
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- A view of Imperial Pacific’s Resort’s casino. (Kimberly Bautista
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- SUPPORTING RED CROSS Margaret Cui Lijie, majority shareholder of Imperial Pacific International, and Kwong Yiu Ling, chief executive officer, led Imperial Pacific International employees in last Saturday’s American Red Cross-CNMI Chapter Walkathon. In this photo, chapter executive director John Hirsh receives from Cui and Kwong a donation of more than $3,000 that IPI employees themselves have raised in support of the NMI Red Cross. On top of the employees’ donation, Imperial Pacific International donated $2,000 to the walkathon. (Imperial Pacific Photo)
