FINAL DISMISSAL
Thirty-two members of the 23rd Cycle Police Academy get the final dismissal command during their graduation ceremony at Saipan World Resort’s Royal Taga Hall Friday afternoon. (Ferdie De La Torre)
FINAL DISMISSAL
Thirty-two members of the 23rd Cycle Police Academy get the final dismissal command during their graduation ceremony at Saipan World Resort’s Royal Taga Hall Friday afternoon. (Ferdie De La Torre)
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Dr. Philip Dauterman, center, of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. is presented with a training certificate for “dangerous goods shipping” on Aug. 7 by Dr. Rebecca Sciulli and Dr. Mark Nagata of the Hawaii State Department of Health. The training was held at the Royal Orchid Hotel in Tumon, Guam. The certificate was awarded by the International Air Transport Association. (Contributed Photo)
VOLUNTEER CLEANUP – Children who go to school at the Japanese Educational Department participate in a cleanup by washing graves at a Japanese cemetery in Susupe last Saturday. (Fahim Uddin)
BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE
The CHCC Employees Association conducted their own back-to-school drive to help with the children that come and visit the Children’s Clinic. The school supplies were put in a bin and were dropped off at the Children’s Clinic for their patients to choose from. Another two boxes were donated to Karidat’s Guma’ Esperansa to assist the families on checking off their back-to-school necessities. We are truly grateful to staff of Commonwealth Health Center for donating and in helping us accomplish our goals and our mission. (Contributed Photo)
KONFITMA EXERCISE-Police officers prepare to “storm” a former juvenile detention facility in Kagman as part of the Konfitma 24-hour exercise that started Wednesday. The team was responding to a “suspected chemical laboratory operated by terrorists.” (Jon Perez)
POLICE ACADEMY TRAINING-Northern Marianas College and the Department of Public Safety recently signed a memorandum of agreement to commence the police academy training cycle for Tinian. Overall, this will be the 24th police cycle in the CNMI and there are 16 cadets enlisted for the Tinian cohort. The academy will begin on Aug. 20, 2018, and will require the cadets to successfully pass 13 courses that are under the college’s Basic Law Enforcement Certificate Program. Seven of these courses will be taught on Saipan and six will be taught on Tinian. Upon completion, the cadets will earn 39 college credits. This partnership is made possible by NMC, Office of the Mayor of Tinian, and the Department of Public Safety. (NMC)
CAR FIRE
Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Hazmat Unit members contain the fire that engulfed a car in the parking lot of ChaCha Ocean View Middle School in Kagman as part of the 24-hour, full-scale all-hazard Konfitma exercise last week. The scenario was that the car, which was left unattended in the parking lot, had unknown substance. While assessing the vehicle, it caught on fire. (Derek Gersonde)
OPEN HOUSE
Parents, together with their children, attend the Golden Harvest International School open house for school year 2018-2019 just before the start of classes. (Contributed Photo)
YOUTH LEADERS-CNMI Public School System Associate Commissioner for Curriculum and Instructional Services Jackie Quitugua, left, speaks to students who were part of the 2018 Youth Leadership Cohort in last month’s presentation on their solutions to problems affecting the CNMI community. (Jon Perez)
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Students sign up for athletics at Mount Carmel School’s annual Student Activities Fair last Wednesday, Aug. 22. Over 300 middle school and high school students participated in the fair, signing up for various extracurricular activities available at the school. (MCS)
NEW LION’S CLUB
The newly officers of the Saipan Centennial Lion’s Club are inducted at the Kanoa Resort Saipan in Susupe last Sunday. The new officers are Charter president Arceli Lizama and vice presidents Jasminda Guiao and Ruth Reyes. Other officers include club membership chairperson Carmel Joan Cabrera, secretary Ligaya Mangahis, assistant secretary Grace Cruz, treasurer Lourdes Ortiz, assistant treasurer Aurelia Rodriguez, club service chairperson Angelo Tiamzon, membership director Nenita Marquez, safety officer Manolo Rosales, first year director Juanito Sarmiento, second year director June Ortiz; and special officers Federico Ortiz and Vilma Emboltorio. (Contributed Photo)
