Gov. Eloy S. Inos turned 65 on Friday with a birthday wish that goes beyond \u201cgood health\u201d for himself, but also for everyone in the CNMI to \u201chave a better chance to improve their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
The governor said an improved economy will help \u201clift our peoples\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
This comes a month after the government approved a Saipan casino license, the development cost of which has gone up from $2 billion to $3.14 billion and then to $7 billion as of last week. Saipan will also see a new $130-million, 300-room hotel in San Antonio, while Tinian will see a $300-million casino resort, along with other major tourism projects.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tell you, I think that luck is just coming back to the CNMI people. Look at today\u2019s event,\u201d he said, referring to Saturday\u2019s groundbreaking of a $130-million hotel in San Antonio. \u201cNo one would think about something like this two years ago but it is happening.\u201d<\/p>\n
The governor said the CNMI people should not take these blessings for granted and should \u201cthank the good Lord, thank the people in the community who support these ideals and development, and also thank the folks who are taking the risk to come and invest in our islands.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thing is, we should never take for granted these blessings. \u2026There would be few thorns along the way; we can never get everybody to agree on a particular thing. I just hope that we should work together, never let politics go in between and just work for the people, that\u2019s all. There\u2019s still many people who are still trying to make it. So I just wish that people will continue to be together and work for the common good. That goes to politicians as well,\u201d the governor added.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the governor administered the oath of office to Gilbert Birnbrich as the CNMI\u2019s last appointed attorney general. A few hours later, the staff at the governor\u2019s office prepared a birthday lunch for the governor.<\/p>\n
The following day was also a busy day for Inos. Prior to attending the 11am Saturday groundbreaking for a $130-million hotel in San Antonio, the governor was at the memorial ceremony for Carolinian Chief Agurubw at the Carolinian Utt in Garapan. Inos also was at the Let\u2019s Move Marianas event at the Oleai Sports Complex earlier in the morning that Saturday.<\/p>\n
A former Finance secretary and lieutenant governor, Inos\u2019 rise to power was unprecedented in CNMI history when his predecessor, Benigno R. Fitial, resigned on Feb. 20, 2013, in the midst of impeachment proceedings against him on charges of corruption, felony, and neglect of duty.<\/p>\n
This will be Inos\u2019 first time to seek election as governor under the Republican Party, with Senate President Ralph Torres (R-Saipan) as his running mate.<\/p>\n
Inos\u2019 opponents in the gubernatorial race on Nov. 4 include former governor Juan N. Babauta, an independent; former speaker Heinz S. Hofschneider, also an independent; and former Commonwealth Ports Authority executive director Edward \u201cTofila\u201d Deleon Guerrero of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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