The American Red Cross sent teams around Saipan yesterday to visit some of the most vulnerable on the island following the destruction brought by Typhoon Soudelor and the effects made by the latest cyclone, Tropical Storm Goni. Due to Goni’s passage through the CNMI over the...

Lines at the American Red Cross NMI chapter office were not as bad yesterday as they were in prior days. This is because the 250 individuals to be processed yesterday were given numbers ahead of time. This was also what they did for today. However, succeeding days will no longer...

Scenes of Hurricane Katrina victims decrying the slow pace of relief assistance in 2005 is playing anew on Saipan in the wake of Typhoon Soudelor, with majority of the victims calling the relief efforts “too little, too late.” A visit to temporary shelters over the course of...

The CNMI government, the American Red Cross, and Federal Emergency Management Agency announced yesterday an expansion of enhanced resource assistance for Saipan residents affected by Typhoon Soudelor. Using FEMA supplies, the ARC, which has already provided assistance to some...