{"id":331816,"date":"2020-10-20T06:03:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=331816"},"modified":"2020-10-20T06:03:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:03:09","slug":"goal-is-to-complete-tourist-spot-rehab-before-visitors-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/goal-is-to-complete-tourist-spot-rehab-before-visitors-return\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Goal is to complete tourist spot rehab before visitors return\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
File photo shows the Bird Island. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gov. Ralph DLG Torres said the government, non-government organizations, and private sector have been doing a lot of revitalization projects at several tourist spots even during this COVID-19 pandemic, with the ultimate goal of having the sites up and running before tourists come back to the CNMI. <\/p>\n

Speaking at a radio briefing last week, Torres said he is thankful to NGOs and the government\u2019s private partners for their five-year commitment to what\u2019s being called \u201cPublic-Private Partnership,\u201d bringing their staff and their families not just to renovate tourist sites but also to clean around the islands. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s doing very well,\u201d said Torres, who cited some of the visual reconstruction or remodeling that had already been done on the Beach Road Pathway. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working on the Grotto, the stairs. We do have other projects. The Forbidden Island [project] is done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Rota, the Valentino Hotel group and some other NGOs have committed to help revitalize tourist sites in the CNMI\u2019s southernmost island, Torres said, and that they are working on Tinian\u2019s tourist sites as well. <\/p>\n

The \u201cPublic-Private Partnership,\u201d an initiative of the Governor\u2019s Economic Task Force that Torres co-chairs with TanHoldings president Jerry Tan, is driven by the ultimate goal of transforming the CNMI into a world-class tourist destination. \u201cAnd they are working on revitalizing, remodeling and fixing up our tourist sites. They are working on it and I hope that in the next month or so, you\u2019ll see more of those sites ready up and running,\u201d Torres said.<\/p>\n

The governor said each project varies on what needs to be done, so the timeframe for each project also varies. For example, the Grotto requires just fixing up the stairs and some other stuff. The Bird Island project, on the other hand, is going to take a little longer because there\u2019s an actual bigger plan for that, Torres said. That means changes could happen in as little as the next couple of months for the smaller projects.<\/p>\n

He also thanked the support of the private sector and their families who share their free time to work on these projects on weekends. <\/p>\n

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