NEWS BRIEFS – April 8, 2019
Town Hall Meeting and Resource Fair for veterans
The U.S. Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting and Resource Fair on May 7, 2019, from 3pm to 4:30pm, at the Visitors Center of the American Memorial Park.
Veterans, their families, survivors, and any organization or individual who works with or on behalf of veterans are being invited to this event.
The event intends to share information and resources, hear feedback from veterans and to answer questions on VA healthcare.
For more information contact Amy Rohlfs, public affairs officer, at (808) 208-5544. (PR)
Guam tax refunds mailed
HAGATNA, Guam—The Guam Revenue and Taxation and Administration departments have mailed 377 tax refund checks totaling $843,594 for error-free returns filed on or before Oct. 17, 2018.
For inquiries, contact Dafne Shimizu, director, Department of Revenue and Taxation at (671) 635-1815/1816 or Edward Birn, Department of Administration, at (671) 475-1250. (PR)
4.9-magnitude quake near Rota
At 4:42am yesterday, April 7, 2019, a report of a 4.9 magnitude earthquake occurred 27 miles south-southeast of Rota. Currently, there are no reports of injuries or damage to infrastructure and no tsunami warnings or advisories were issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. For more information, contact the CNMI EOC State Warning Point at 237-8000. (PR)