The first outage will be on Friday, Aug. 27, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Kimco will remove three original power poles.
The second will be on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This outage is to install three new power poles to the new locations on Isa Drive as designated on the road expansion project. In addition, CUC will replace a termite-infested junction power pole in the same area.
The third will be on Sunday, Aug. 29, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This outage will provide Kimco personnel safety when transferring the high voltage conductors to the three new power poles and the removal the three old poles.
This will complete all required work on the electrical grid for the Cross Island Road Project’s Phase 1.
CUC apologizes for any inconvenience these scheduled power outages may impose on the community and its consumers. It promises to continue to work diligently to minimize future interruptions.
Bank of Guam still Number 1 in small business loans to Guam, NMI
HAGÅTÑA (The Bank of Guam) — The Bank of Guam continues its Number 1 ranking of Guam and CNMI banks making loans to small businesses, as reported in a U.S. Small Business Administration letter to participating banks for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2010. Bank of Guam registered 22 loans made to small businesses in Guam and the CNMI, besting other participating financial institutions.
Lou A. Leon Guerrero, Bank of Guam president, chief executive and board chairwoman, stated, “Our small business loan group continues to be effective and responsive to the needs of businesses in Guam and the CNMI. We are also very proud that our Kosrae branch, which just opened in September, produced the very first U.S. Small Business Administration Community Express Loan in the Federated States of Micronesia. Our loan teams of Reanna Cruz and Esther Reyes in Guam and Mary Simmering in Kosrae are a formidable group of small business loan experts and we congratulate them on their success.”
She added, “The Bank of Guam brings a level of local decision-making and banking expertise unmatched in our region. More than others, we are keenly sensitive to the needs of growing businesses, having been a startup ourselves nearly 40 years ago. It is this understanding that makes the Bank of Guam the ideal partner in our markets.”
For more information, call Jackie Marati at 671-472-5258.
Marriage Encounter Weekend
(World Marriage Encounter) — The CNMI’s next Marriage Encounter Weekend will be held on Oct. 8-10, at the Saipan Grand Hotel.
Cost is $50 per couple.
The weekend planning meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Jake & Jackie Van Dam’s. Call 285-9272 for directions.
For further information or a registration form, contact any of the following individuals:
• Fall 2010 Weekend Coordinators
Jake & Jackie Van Dam
Phone no. 285-9272
E-mail addresses jcqlnvndm@gmail.com
• Weekend Pillar Coordinators
Jun & Linda Pangelinan
Phone no. 483-4111
E-mail addresses linpangelinen@gmail.com
• Fall 2010 Registration Couple
John & Vicky Mafnas
Phone no. 285-8454
E-mail address vbmafnas@yahoo.com
You may also contact the Ecclesial Team/Executive Board members:
• Fr. Ike Ayuyu,
Phone no. 234-8888, or
E-mail address ikeayuyu@gmail.com
• Vince & Hilma Castro
Phone no. 287-8089, or
E-mail address hilmacastrome@gmail.com
www.cnmime.blogspot.com or www.cnmime.org
OSHA violations & fines
(SHRM) — The Society for Human Resource Management CNMI chapter’s August general membership lunch meeting will discuss “How to Prevent OSHA Violations and Fines,” which will be presented by Reynaldo Deleon Guerrero, Occupational Safety and Health Administration onsite consultation manager for the CNMI.
The lunch meeting will be held in the Fiesta Resort and Spa’s Azucena room on Thursday, Aug. 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The presentation includes lunch and the cost is $20 for SHRM members and $30 for non-members. Seats are limited, so reserve your seat by contacting Polly Deleon Guerrero at 237-5122 or e-mail her at pollydlg@gmail.com.
Tinian checkpoints
(DPS) — The Tinian Department of Public Safety will conduct sobriety checkpoints later this week.
• Thursday, Aug. 26, along the southbound lane on Broadway by Grace Christian Academy, 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
• Friday, Aug. 27, along the southbound lane on Broadway by Natibu Park, 9 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 28, along the north bound lane by Listo Print Shop, from 9 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. and then along the southbound lane by Grace Christian Academy, from 11 p.m. to 12:15 a.m.
All checkpoints will be terminated if it begins to rain.
For more information, contact PO3 W. Villagomez or POI Kioni Cruz at 433-9222/433-2041.
H-1B and L-1 fee increase
WASHINGTON (USCIS) — On Aug. 13, President Obama signed into law Public Law 111-230, which contains provisions to increase certain H-1B and L-1 petition fees. Effective immediately, Public Law 111-230 requires the submission of an additional fee of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after Aug. 14, 2010, and will remain in effect through Sept. 30, 2014.
These additional fees apply to petitioners who employ 50 or more employees in the United States with more than 50 percent of its employees in the United States in H-1B or L (including L-1A, L-1B and L-2) nonimmigrant status.
U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service is in the process of revising the Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (Form I-129), and instructions to comply with Public Law 111-230.
For more information,visit www.uscis.gov.
KagHS advisory
(KagHS) — To all parents/guardians of Kagman High School students:
• Freshmen & Sophomore orientation on Thursday, Aug. 26.
• 9th Graders – 1st session, 9:30 a.m. to 11a.m.
• 10th Graders – 2nd session, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Juniors & Seniors orientation on Friday, Aug. 27
• 11th Graders – 1st session, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• 12th Graders – 2nd session, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Students must attend.
For any questions/concerns, call 237-3840.
Garapan Elementary School ‘welcome back’ fair
(GES) — Garapan Elementary School’s “welcome back” fair will be held on Sept. 4, Saturday, at 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the school’s quad area.
The agenda:
• 8 a.m. – flag ceremony, introduction of staff and teachers
• 8:30 a.m. – class booths
• Free meal forms, emergency forms, school calendar
• Policies and procedures
• Class schedule
• School supply list
• Learning games
• & many more to see
• 10 a.m. – parent assembly in cafeteria
•Americorps will provide childcare services during the parent orientation.
For more information call 237-3341 or email garapan.school@gmail.com
Deadline to apply for NMC president extended to Aug. 31
(NMC) — The Northern Marianas College Presidential Search Committee has announced that it has extended the deadline for accepting applications for NMC president.
The new deadline is Aug.31, 2010.
For more information about the presidential search or to view a copy of the vacancy announcement, visit www.nmcnet.edu.
