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Torres on GAO: ‘Findings are vital’

Gov. Ralph DLG Torres considers vital the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Public Debt Outlook report on the U.S. territories. In an Aug. 16, 2017 letter for comments from the Commonwealth government, Torres said the findings of the report were “vital to showcasing the...
Posted On Oct 05 2017 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares

‘Labor shortage may impair ability to pay debts’

The latest U.S. Government Accountability Office’s U.S. territories public debt outlook report to Congressional Committees echoes a familiar tune: the CNMI’s reliance on foreign workers. The GAO report specifies that the CNMI, though having decreased its Gross Domestic Product,...
Posted On Oct 04 2017 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares

State of NMI economy worries MVA…

The Marianas Visitors Authority has expressed concern about the recent capping of the CW-1 slots that allow businesses in the CNMI to hire foreign workers, a vital aspect for many island businesses. MVA managing director Chris Concepcion expressed concern about this recent...
Posted On May 30 2017 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares

USCIS reaches CW-1 cap

Gov. Ralph DLG Torres plans to continue pushing for the recommendations his office made to Washington, D.C. officials regarding the CNMI’s labor needs. Torres emphasize this after the CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) cap for fiscal year 2018 was again reached last week, less...
Posted On May 29 2017 06:00
, By Jon Perez
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