The board of directors of the Marianas Visitors Authority has approved financial support for this year\u2019s CNMI delegate to the Festival of the Pacific, which will be held in Guam in May.<\/p>\n
In a board meeting last Friday, the board and management discussed the request from the FestPac committee.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re requesting $50,000 from MVA to help defray the cost,\u201d MVA managing director Perry Tenorio said.<\/p>\n
Among the discussions of the board is the need for further information on the requested budget.<\/p>\n
While the board approved providing support, they wanted to get the number of delegates from each island, what types of art they are bringing with them, as well as actual breakdown of the cost.<\/p>\n
They also wanted to know if chartering a flight from Saipan to Guam is more feasible and cheaper than booking different flights.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs much information as they can give us, it would help tremendously,\u201d board chair Marian Aldan-Pierce said.<\/p>\n
The board also added that they want accounting of the funds that will be used.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd also we want an accounting of the funds at the end of the trip because too often we get asked for funds but we don\u2019t really see anything how the money was spent,\u201d Aldan-Pierce said.<\/p>\n
After the discussions, the board voted unanimously to provide support.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo check will be given to them unless we get the information that we want to see,\u201d Aldan-Pierce said, \u201cThe final approval still needs to come from the board.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re approving, in principal, support, pending additional information the board requested,\u201d Tenorio said.<\/p>\n
According to the FestPac committee, they will need $180,000 for the delegation this year which will be comprised of 250 delegates from the CNMI, the largest number ever to join the festival otherwise known as the \u201cOlympics of the Pacific Arts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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