Letters to the Editor

LAST week, 7/12/22, Marianas Variety published a front-page article  stating that the Bureau of Military Affairs won the Liberation Day float contest with a picture depicting its rendition of “Camp Susupe.” Of course, I’m all for freedom for everyone and I realize that “liberated” can have differen…

I’M recovering from the  shooting of Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan. In the U.K.,  the prime minister has thrown in the  towel because he cannot handle the daily scandals. Meanwhile, in the CNMI, the Governor is doing everything he can to avoid justice like Trump. But the CNMI…

IT was a historic occasion for the Northern Mariana Islands to host the 2022 Pacific Mini Games. Not only was it the first time for the CNMI to host the games, but we held the games despite years of setbacks from typhoons to a turbulent economy to a global pandemic. Indeed, “Rising up to the challe…

SOMEONE has been passing false rumors on Tinian that I hope you will help put to an end. The rumor is that the construction of the Air Force Divert Facility on West Field will eventually mean military personnel will be permanently stationed on Tinian. That is not true. There is no plan by any of th…

THANKS CNMI for all the support and appreciation for the former slaves being finally FREE! As the story goes, they (slave owners & other whites) didn’t want slaves to know they were free so it took 2 ½ years for all the slaves to be freed on June 19th of 1865.  For some African Americans they s…

KUDOS to Commissioner of Education Dr. Alfred Ada and the PSS Federal Programs Manager Tim Thornburg for bringing the PSS senior staff to Tinian for an educational retreat this week. Although Tinian no longer has a luxurious hotel, the visitors from Saipan and Rota were able to see our lovely islan…

THE presence of the Chinese Liaoning Aircraft Carrier and the  high-intensity drills conducted by People’s Liberation Army  Navy in the West Philippine Sea is a blatant violation by China of international law which they have been perpetrating for years. For this reason, the National Youth Movement …

THE Uvalde, Texas massacre of 19 children is heartbreaking news!  Those children died in fear, in a space that was supposed to protect them and keep them safe from harm.  My prayers go out to their friends and families.  These types of tragic incidents should remind us how fortunate we are in the M…

THIS is to request an Open Government Act to review and inspect all documents relating to, relevant to, and reference to the properties and site of the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium, the Francisco “Tun Ko” Palacios Ballfield, and the track-and-field  located in San Jose village the traditional Chamorro …