Mafnas removed from special assistant post

Posted on Nov 18 2015

Tag: Ivan Blanco, Public Safety, Saipan Tribune

Ray Mafnas, special assistant to Gov. Eloy S. Inos for project development, is being relieved of his duties, Saipan Tribune learned yesterday.

Press secretary Ivan Blanco said the administration has issued a “60 days notice to Special Assistant Ray Mafnas pursuant to his public service contract.”

Blanco was responding to Saipan Tribune’s request to confirm a news tip received yesterday afternoon that Mafnas had been “fired.”

“The administration appreciates his dedication and service during his tenure,” Blanco said in an email near press time yesterday. “We wish him well in his next endeavors.”

Mafnas’ position as special assistant has been described as an integrated type of project development monitoring that would assist different government agencies in consistently reviewing projects that go by their purview.

Mafnas is a former Cabinet member and commissioner of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety, as well as senior policy adviser for former governor Benigno R. Fitial.

Dennis B. Chan | Reporter

Dennis Chan covers education, environment, utilities, and air and seaport issues in the CNMI. He graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of Guam. Contact him at dennis_chan@saipantribune.com.

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