ESGR Week pushes for employment of ‘citizen warriors’

Of the 2,700 National Guard and military reserves between Guam and the CNMI, almost 500 are unemployed, according to David J. Sablan, state chair of the Guam-CNMI Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. “In Guam and Saipan, [the unemployment rate for the National...
Posted On Sep 18 2014 04:00
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NMC mulls tuition, fee hikes

The Northern Marianas College is considering a 35-percent hike in tuition, along with a 57-percent increase in fees and a 100-percent hike in international fees. While discussed in a Board of Regents meeting yesterday, the proposed increase was not acted on. According to the...
Posted On Sep 18 2014 04:00
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PSS eyes contracting maintenance services

To address its shortage of maintenance personnel—with some schools having only one paid personnel for their campus—the Public School System is reviewing whether contracting out maintenance services may be more efficient, according to Board of Education chair Herman Guerrero. “It...
Posted On Sep 18 2014 04:00
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PSS share of new budget ‘can be misleading’

With the budget law signed yesterday, the Public School System receives—with its $33.44 million—about 25 percent of the $134.33 million budget passed by the Legislature. However, Board of Education chair Herman Guerrero and PSS financial management consultant Ed Tenorio said the...
Posted On Sep 17 2014 04:05
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