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MCS signs up for PPP
Mount Carmel School president Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero, seated center, signs the memorandum of agreement to commit the school to the Public Private Partnership of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers, which is co-chaired by TanHoldings president and CEO Jerry Tan, seated left, and Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, seated right. (Contributed photo)
Mount Carmel School has become the first school to sign up for the Public Private Partnership Program of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers, committing to develop and maintain the Sugar Dock Beach.
On behalf of Mount Carmel School, school president Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero signed the memorandum of understanding with the GCEA last Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in a ceremony at the Hibiscus Hall of Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan.
Mount Carmel School joins the CNMI Lions Club in sponsoring the beach as the first educational institution to sign up for the program to maintain and beautify some of CNMI’s major tourist sites and attractions.
In response to the constricted tourist arrivals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the GCEA views this period as an opportune time to reimagine the tourism product the CNMI offers and as an opportunity to build synergies between public and private stakeholders of CNMI.
The Public Private Partnership Program calls on public and private agencies to take ownership of maintaining and beautifying major tourist attractions in the CNMI.
“I commend the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers for initiating the Public Private Partnership program,” said Deleon Guerrero. “…We all have a shared interest in ensuring that the CNMI is a competitive destination in the tourist industry. Our school family takes great pride in joining this shared effort to maintain and beautify a major local and tourist attraction like Sugar Dock Beach.”
MCS senior and Eco Club president Brandee Hunter shared her excitement for this new venture. “When I learned about the PPP, I was so excited that our school was the first to join this effort to clean, restore, and beautify our Commonwealth. What’s so special about this opportunity is that it calls on our community to take care of our land, which I think will instill in everyone a sense of ownership in taking care of our environment,” she said. (PR)
