{"id":279400,"date":"2018-07-05T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=279400"},"modified":"2018-07-05T06:00:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T20:00:23","slug":"island-snapshots-july-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Snapshots &#8211; July 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_279497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279497\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-279497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Northern-pix-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-279497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018WE ARE THE NORTH\u2019<br \/>Northern Island residents line up to board the M\/V Super Emerald that will take them to the Northern Islands. The boat left the Port of Saipan at noon Sunday and was scheduled to arrive Alamagan early Monday. (Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_279401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279401\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-279401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NMI-pix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-279401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NMBAC AT ROTARY MEETING<br \/>Northern Marianas Business Alliance Corp. chair Alex Sablan speaks about what the NMI Workforce Act would mean for longterm workers in the CNMI during the weekly Rotary Club meeting last Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_280906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-280906\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SHEFA-pix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"size-full wp-image-280906\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-280906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SHEFA MEETING<br \/>Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance chair Oscar M. Babauta, vice chair Juan K. Tenerio, secretary\/treasurer Francisco D. Cabrera, SHEFA administrator Marissa S. Rasa, and board members Ursula Alden and Raymond Muna discuss the office\u2019s financial flexibility during Wednesday\u2019s SHEFA board meeting at the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office. (Fahim Uddin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-279400 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\/island-snapshots-july-2018\/maternal-pix-2\/'>Maternal-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-280778'>\n\t\t\t\tPLAYTIME-Some of the children that completed the Healthy Outcomes for Maternal and Early Childhood Visiting Program enjoy an activity before the start of last Friday&#8217;s graduation at the Pacific Island Club Saipan&#8217;s Charley&#8217;s Cabaret. (Jon Perez)\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\/lancherus-pix\/'>Lancherus-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281195'>\n\t\t\t\tFARMERS AND RANCHERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT- Lt. Gov. Victor B. Hocog, center, who is currently the acting governor, joins island farmers, ranchers, and other guests yesterday for a group photo after signing the proclamation declaring\u00a0Aug. 4\u00a0as Saipan Agricultural Fair Day and\u00a0Aug. 5 to 11\u00a0as Farmers and Ranchers Week at the Juan A. Sablan Memorial Building on Capital Hill. Among the guests were Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang, Labor Secretary Vicky Benavente, and Public Lands Secretary Marianne Teregeyo. 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