Community Bulletins

MARIANAS Eye Institute is proud to announce that Jennifer Armia has officially earned the title of Ophthalmic Coding Specialist or OCS. This certification is awarded by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology and represents the highest standard of expertise in ophthalmic co…

From left, Ana Chan, Chailang Palacios, Carol Chan Wong, and Lupe Borja-Robinson. These four women on Saipan try to stay active each day.  Chailang is a retired health educator who gardens in her yard and has several dogs. She says her Catholic spirituality helps her stay focused on the important t…

Ming Palacios Donna Mallari (NMC) — Northern Marianas College 2024 nursing graduates Ming Palacios and Donna Mallari have joined the long list of NMC students who have passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses or NCLEX-RN. Nursing graduates must pass the NCLEX-RN to be…

Karen Manuel Happy Vice Principals Appreciation Week to Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood Middle School’s vice principal, Karen Manuel! Thank you for your dedication to our students and their families, our teachers and staff, and creating a positive learning community. Vice principals play a crucial…

On April 2, 2025, the Korea Tour Guide Association, with the help of the Santa Rosa boat, conducted a cleanup at Managaha to help preserve its beautiful environment. The group collected several plastic bottles, dirty bags, tree branches, and other pieces of trash on the island, which is one of the …

From left to right are YCO Corporation President Jess Yumul, office manager Maria Teresa L. Terlaje, and staff members Susana Tenorio, Guillerma Penalosa, and Arvin Bacani.  YCO Corporation’s celebration of its 50-year journey this year is made more significant because of a group of loyal employees…

YCO Corporation’s True Value hardware store in Garapan.   FRANCES Yumul, known to friends as Kai, remembers helping her husband unload sheets of plywood and pieces of 2×4 lumbers from delivery trucks. It was all hands-on—even the flowers they sold for All Souls’ Day. Frances Yumul said she and…

Former YCO Corporation President Ray N. Yumul now serves the Commonwealth as the secretary of the Department of Public Works.  DEPARTMENT of Public Works Secretary Ray N. Yumul faced the toughest stint of his professional life as the former president of YCO Corporation. It was during Yumul’s …

YCO Corporation board member Dante N. Yumul is shown at the Northern Marianas Technical Institute where he teaches automotive technology. YCO Corporation board member Dante N. Yumul is celebrating his birthday today, April 4, 2025. Born on the same day when the corporation was celebrating its first…

Jaran Aguon, center, academic advisement and assessment coordinator for the School of Business and Public Administration, assists students at the Triton One Stop on the UOG campus. The Triton One Stop is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Tuesday in April to assist students with academic advisement,…