COMMUNITY BRIEFS
PRAXIS SEMINAR ON FEB. 1
A Praxis seminar for high school language arts teachers preparing for the Praxis II English Language and Literature Content Knowledge exam will begin on Feb. 1 at 5pm at Saipan Southern High School Room A-102.
Those who have not attended a previous Praxis seminar are eligible for compensation. Those who previously attended a seminar are still eligible to attend for free. For more information contact Jeff at turbittj@yahoo.com.
PSS SESAP ON JAN. 27
The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Public School System Special Education Program will be conducting a Special Education State Advisory Panel meeting on Jan. 27 from 8am to 10am at Hyatt Regency Saipan.
The meeting is open to the public. The agenda for the meeting will be passed out during the event.
SMALL CLAIM MATTERS RESET
All small claim matters originally scheduled for Jan. 5, 2006, in Courtroom 220A of the CNMI Superior Court are rescheduled to Feb. 16, 2006. The notice was issued on Dec. 22 by Clerk of Court Bernadita A. Sablan.
TAX AMNESTY DEADLINE COMING UP
The Division of Revenue and Taxation, Department of Finance, encourages all delinquent taxpayers with outstanding tax obligations to visit the division to avail themselves of the tax amnesty program. The deadline for applying for tax amnesty is March 27, 2006.
The special tax returns for the Tax Amnesty Program, under Public Law 14-90 were made available on Saipan beginning Oct. 17, 2005, on Tinian beginning Oct. 18, 2005, and Rota, beginning Oct. 20, 2005.
The division wishes to inform the public that it will use its full authority after the amnesty filing deadline to enforce collection on all outstanding tax obligations from taxpayers.