Island Snapshots – November 19, 2019
- SESSION BREAK House of Representatives lawmakers speak with Commonwealth Casino Commission chair Juan Sablan and executive director Edward Deleon Guerrero in a recent session on Capital Hill. (Erwin Encinares)
- NEW CITIZENS U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona, seated center; former press secretary Peter A. Callaghan, to Manglona’s right; and Immigration Services officer Shelia Kelty, seated at extreme right, join 17 new U.S. citizens for a souvenir picture after a recent naturalization ceremony in federal court. (Contributed Photo)
- NEW CITIZENS U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona, left, former press secretary Peter A. Callaghan, second from right, and Immigration Services officer Shelia Kelty, extreme right, pose with Dr. Alberto Banarez Ventura, after a recent naturalization ceremony in federal court. (Ferdie de La Torre)
- ART CONTEST The 2019 Pacifica Art Contest judges—Stellar Marianas national director Crispin Deleon Guerrero, left; 2018 Miss Marianas Celine Concepcion Cabrera, third from left, and Monique Boyer Sablan, Youth Affairs Office special assistant, right, join Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. president Shirley Sablan for a souvenir picture. (Contributed Photo)
- ART CONTEST Samantha Sikayun, Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. marketing coordinator, right, presents Selina Salim, Category 1 Winner, with her $300 prize. (Contributed Photo)
- ART CONTEST Saipan Southern High School’s 16-year-old Irish Viray, eighth from right, wins first place in the 12-17 age division of the 2019 Pacifica Art Contest. Here, Viray poses with, among others, her classmates, Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. president Shirley Sablan and marketing coordinator Samantha Sikayun.
- ART CONTEST Selina Salim poses with her with teachers and classmates of Brilliant Star and the team from Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. after being named the winner in the 2019 Pacifica Art Contest in the 6-11 age division (1st to 6th grade). (Contributed Photo)
- FIRE ACT Tammy Firefly’s fiery act lights up the Saipan crowd at the Super American Circus’s three-day, back-to-back performances last Nov. 15 to 17 at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium in Susupe. (Iva Maurin)