{"id":278784,"date":"2018-06-25T06:06:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T20:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=278784"},"modified":"2018-06-25T06:06:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-24T20:06:04","slug":"denim-diamonds-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/denim-diamonds-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Denim &#038; Diamonds Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photos by JON PEREZ<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-278784 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/denim-diamonds-gala\/1-100\/'>1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-278785'>\n\t\t\t\tIT&amp;E management officials, led by general manager Rose A. Soledad, pose for a group photo as they join other business leaders in last Friday night&#8217;s Northern Marianas Trades Institute Denim &amp; Diamonds Gala at the Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa Saipan&#8217;s Hibiscus Hall. 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Tenorio (Joeten) Award for Benefactor of the Year on behalf of their company.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/denim-diamonds-gala\/4-87\/'>4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-278788'>\n\t\t\t\tNMTI officials, from left, chief executive officer Agnes McPhetres, directors Mario Valentino, Annie G. Hayes, and Herman Cabrera, secretary\/treasurer Velma Palacios, vice chair Joseph Torres, and chair John Oliver Gonzales.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/denim-diamonds-gala\/5-88\/'>5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-278789'>\n\t\t\t\tThe family of Jose Manahane Delos Reyes poses for a group photo after receiving the Vicente Sablan Award for Trail Blazer in Trades.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/denim-diamonds-gala\/6-69\/'>6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/denim-diamonds-gala\/7-64\/'>7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-278791'>\n\t\t\t\tTriple J Enterprises Inc. chair and chief executive officer Bob Jones, seated right, joins some of their companies\u2019 management team.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/denim-diamonds-gala\/8-54\/'>8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-278792'>\n\t\t\t\tArchibald Ajoste, fourth from left, is the recipient of the Jose Ayuyu Sr. Award for Hotel &amp; Restaurant Operations with McDonald&#8217;s Saipan owner\/operator Marcia Ayuyu, second left, Jose Ayuyu Jr., left, Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa general manager Wendi Herring, third left, and Kanoa Resort operations director Glenn Policare\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/denim-diamonds-gala\/9-30\/'>9<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-278793'>\n\t\t\t\tMahesh Thapa, fifth left, receives the Robert H. 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