Community Briefs

RESUMPTION OF CLASSES AT KAGES, HOPWOOD

Reminder to all Kagman Elementary School and Hopwood Junior High School students/parents/guardians: Classes will resume on Jan. 11, 2005 after the holiday break.

SUMMER COLLEGE INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE

The NMI Council for the Humanities wishes to advise the general public of the availability of federal internships for the summer of 2005.

The program, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is open to college students entering their junior or senior years in the fall of 2005. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals who have been legal residents in the United States for at least three years. Non-U.S. residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are also eligible to participate in this program.

The NEH will provide interns $4,000 for 10 weeks of work in Washington, D.C.

The deadline for applications is Jan. 5, 2005. Interested individuals may submit their applications online at http://www.neh.gov/interns/guidelines.html. Questions about this intern program should be directed to the Internship Coordinator at internships@neh.gov.

Victim Hotline seeks volunteers

The Victim Hotline is a 24-hour telecommunication crisis intervention center, which provides access to information, referral, and a listening ear to victims of crime here in the CNMI. The hotline will train the right people to answer crisis phone in the comfort of their homes in the evenings and weekends.

There will be a volunteer training on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Saipan Hotel from 8:30am to 2pm. The training is free but those interested must contact Velma Del Rosario at 234-5100 to sign up. Registration deadline is Jan. 6, 2005.

CHAMORRO/CAROLINIAN LANGUAGES SURVEY ON

The Chamorro/Carolinian Language Policy Commission is now conducting a community language survey on the indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian languages used at home and in the community.

The survey will be conducted on the islands of Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Northern Islands.

The commission is asking the community’s cooperation in the survey. They are requested to accommodate the persons tasked to conduct the study as well as answer their questions as honestly as possible.

The Chamorro/Carolinian Language Policy Commission is under the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs.

For more information, call the language commission’s office at 288-5321/26/27.

2004 W-2CM FORMS DISTRIBUTION ONGOING

The Division of Revenue and Taxation wishes to inform all CNMI employers that the distribution of the 2004 W-2CM forms and Instructions is ongoing.

All businesses and employers are asked, to pick up forms during the regular business hours, from 8am to 4pm at the office of the Division of Revenue and Taxation located at the Dandan Commercial Center. The deadline for filing 2004 W-2CM form is Feb. 28, 2005 at 4:30pm.