The outage will ensure the safety for the linemen as they replace a rotten power pole on Rosa St. in Garapan.
Affected areas:
Asusena Av., Casa Urashima Rest., Kristo Rai Church, Alaihai Av, Chamorro House Building 2, and Torres Building.
The line crew will continue to perform ongoing maintenance to the electrical grid throughout the following weeks and schedules will be announced accordingly.
CUC apologizes for any inconvenience the power interruptions may cause and it promises to continue to work diligently to minimize future interruptions.
Betelnut Radio now online
(Betelnut Radio) — Betelnut Radio, betelnutradio.com, the first online radio station that caters to Chamorro, Carolinian, Hawaiian, Reggae, and Palauan musical styles is proud to announce its launching as of October 2010.
Betelnut Radio was started with a simple premise: To bring local indigenous music and memories to the world.
The idea actually came from a friend posting on Facebook wishing there was a streaming music station for localmusic.
Betelnut Radio was formed by Frank “Kiko” Oliver, PJ Camacho and David DLG. Atalig in August of 2010. Musical collections were sorted through and playlists were generated based on the listening desires of hundreds of friends and family members throughout the world. Eventually, songs were chosen, servers were purchased, and the airways were filled with the songs of our islands.
The great sounds of Betelnut Radio are delivered via any desktop, laptop or mobile device. We even have an Apple iPhone/itouch app you can download for free and start listening right away as long as you have internet access. In addition, we stream at 64kbps so you do not need a super high-speed connection. For the very first time, a truly “Marianas/Micronesian” themed radio station was created for the people of the islands and the thousands living all over the world.
Initial feedback from the station has proven highly positive. Betelnut radio is currently averaging 200 hits per day and reached 6,985 since its inception to date. Users have tuned in from the U.S. mainland, the CNMI, Guam, the Philippines, Germany, Italy, France, Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, Bahrain and many other countries.
More information and advertising opportunities can be received from David Atalig at david@betelnutradio.com.
Betelnut Radio principles
Frank “Kiko” Oliver moved to the island of Saipan at the age of four. He moved back to the mainland for high school. After high school Kiko moved back to Saipan on his own at 17. He worked as a music teacher with the public school system at Hopwood Junior High School. Some years later he worked full time as a DJ with KRSI Hot 98 FM. Due to the economic hardships of the island, Kiko moved his family (married to a Chamorro girl, Daisy Camacho-Oliver, with two young daughters) to Lake Havasu, Arizona where he currently resides. Kiko, who is 41 now, currently runs his own business producing radio commercials for radio stations across the U.S.
PJ Camacho (Philip Joseph) was born and raised on the island of Saipan after moving to the mainland at age 13 to San Antonio, Texas. He spent a couple years in Texas then moved to Phoenix, Arizona on his sophomore year in High School. PJ was active in many physical sports in high school including football, baseball, wrestling, and track & field. After graduating high school he moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona and interned for Maddog Wireless Radio Stations/Murphy Broadcasting for six weeks after getting the Program Director position at age 18. He spent the last year working for the radio stations in Lake Havasu, recording his music, and playing live shows around town. It wasn’t until a few months ago that Kiko approached him with the idea of Betelnut Radio and asked him to work with the website, music acquisitions, and promotion. Now PJ currently handles the web content of BetelnutRadio while still working with Maddog Wireless radio stations, and his music.
David DLG. Atalig, 40 years of age, was born on the island of Guam and raised on the island of Saipan. David left Saipan to go to school in San Diego for high school and college. He graduated from the University of San Diego in 1992 with a BS in Finance and Management. Shortly after graduating, David moved back home to Saipan where he has worked for mainly in the field of finance in the CNMI government and at Northern Marianas College. In 2007, David accepted a Fiscal Officer position at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon and relocated his family there. David is married to Doris Ann Hocog Aldan and has 4 beautiful children. David came involved with Betelnut Radio when Kiko inquired about his music collection and invite him to handle the Sales and Marketing of Betelnut Radio. Now, David is in charge of all the sales and advertising of Betelnut Radio while still working with Portland State University.
Fish, shrimp, plants, papaya for sale
(SVES) — San Vicente Elementary School is selling fish, shrimp, plants and papaya this coming Saturday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, and on Tuesday, Nov. 23., from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the school’s Aquaculture Science Center.
KagES to distribute report cards today
(KagES) — This is to inform all the parents and guardians of Kagman Elementary School students that they will have an early dismissal today, Nov. 19, at 12 noon.
The purpose of the early dismissal is for KagES to distribute the 1st quarter report cards to parents and guardians.
This will start at 1:30 p.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. in your children’s respective classrooms.
All parents and guardians are highly encouraged to come in and pick up their children’s 1st quarter report cards by meeting with the students’ homeroom teachers.
Please be informed about your children’s learning progress.
Attention all military family members
OPERATION Homefront Support will be mailing out holiday care packages next week, its media release stated.
If you want your soldier to receive a package free of charge, send the information immediately to homefront@pticom.com or call the American Red Cross at 234-3459.
KagHS early dismissal
(KagHS) — The purpose of the Tuesday, Nov. 23, early dismissal at 12 noon is for the school’s 1st quarter report card distribution.
All parents and guardians are encouraged to come in and pick up their children’s report cards.
For more information, call 237-3840 or e-mail kagmanhs@gmail.com.
Saipan family wins trip to Tokyo Disneyland
HAGÅTÑA (Bank of Guam) — The Bank of Guam is proud to announce the winners of its “Bank of Guam Delta Skymiles Balance Transfer Program” drawing.
The program, held from July through August, encouraged credit card holders to transfer their balances to the Bank of Guam Delta Skymiles Visa. a
Each cardholder’s name was eligible for a drawing to win a trip for four to Tokyo Disneyland, to include travel, hotel and Disneyland passes for 3 days and 2 nights.
The winning cardholder is Joseph Lizama from Saipan.
KagHS report card distribution
(KagHS) — Kagman High School is having its first quarter report card distribution on Tuesday, Nov. 23, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on campus. First period teachers will be distributing from their classrooms. All parents and guardians are encouraged to pick up their children’s report card to see their progress for the term. If there are any questions, please call 237-3840
Red flag at 5 Saipan sites
(DEQ) — The Division of Environmental Quality says water samples collected from DPW Channel Bridge, S. Puerto Rico Dump, Garapan Fishing Dock, Grand Hotel and CK Dist #4 Drainage contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria that exceeded the CNMI’s marine water quality standards.
DEQ has given these locations a red flag and advises the public not to fish or swim within 300 feet of the locations for the next 48 hours or until otherwise notified.
CRMO to update permit application system
(CRMO) — The CNMI Coastal Resources Management Office has recently received grant funding through a competitive competition entitled “Modernizing and Improving State Coastal Zone Management Information Systems.”
CRMO submitted a project proposal to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in early June and received word of its success last month.
The award will allow for a state-of-the-art permit tracking system that will serve to improve organization within CRMO and between regulatory agencies and the public.
“We are always trying to make the permit process less problematic for our applicants. With the new system, applicants will receive a login name and password and will be able to track the status of their permit throughout the process,” says CRMO Administrator Rita C. Chong.
She anticipates that the system will be online for public use by mid-2011, though a scaled-down version of the system may be available for use as early as Feb. 2011.
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