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Launched last Tuesday at the McDonald’s Saipan Middle Road and Garapan Express outlets, McDonald’s manager Marcia Ayuyu said that the McCafé Frozen Strawberry Lemonade has been an instant hit with the community, especially with teenagers and students even during the first day. “We sold over a hundr…

Responding to this growing need, Ryan D.S. Calvo, general manager and owner of RyVO Upgrade Technology and a former employee of the Public School System technology department, decided to put up his own shop and has been servicing computers in his apartment in As Lito for the past five years. Late l…

Winzy Corp. doing business as Emsuya Trading opened the doors of its new location on the right side of Chalan Monsignor Guerrero if you’re driving uphill to Northern Marianas College. Store owner Emelyn Deducin said with over five years in the business, they have a long and still growing list of sa…

Disc jockey Rovic Caberos, or DJ RV to his thousands of avid listeners, takes his place before the microphone at the KWAW FM station on the ground floor of the Marianas Business Plaza at 6 a.m., waking up the world with the top musical hits on air. He enjoys interacting with his listeners all throu…

Jack Johnston, who has more than 10 years of call center and general management experience with known brands such as Cingular, BellSouth, AT&T, among others, said that there are a host of indicators that need to be surmounted. He mentioned the high cost of utilities and telecommunication in the…

He started reading the islands’ oldest and only independent newspaper while standing in front of the cashier waiting for his order. “Wow, this is great. It’s my first time to get a free paper with my breakfast!” he said. Consultant Ben Sablan was enjoying a cup of McDonald’s fruit oatmeal while rea…

“Our goal is to improve and increase the benefits that workers are getting from claims,” Frank D. Cabrera, WCC director said. He said currently, the disability benefits for workers who file claims for work-related injury or illness is 66 2/3 percent of the average weekly wages, or about $140 a week…

Philip O. Canuto, manager and floral designer at Island Florals and Gifts located across from the Saipan Grand Hotel in Susupe, starts his workday at 8 a.m., cleaning the shop and checking that everything is prepared for a day’s business. Step inside Island Florals & Gifts and you will be met w…

Misako Kamata, Misako-san to family and friends, has been successfully running Kinpachi Restaurant in Garapan for over three decades. Work for Misako-san at Kinpachi starts at 12 noon. She goes around checking on things and seeing to it that everything runs smoothly. As a hands-on restaurateur, she…

Micronesia Publishing Co. managing director Carlos Santos, who heads the task force to explore the possibility of launching the Fly Marianas brand to other Asian destinations, said “Fly Guam is flexible in catering to the market demands.” “We are new in the area but we will look into the possibilit…