{"id":332611,"date":"2020-11-02T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=332611"},"modified":"2020-11-02T06:00:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T20:00:16","slug":"island-snapshots-november-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Snapshots &#8211; November 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-332611 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-november-2020\/republicans-pix8\/'>Republicans-pix8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332627'>\n\t\t\t\tREPUBLICAN MOTORCADE  \t\nThe NMI Republican Party holds a motorcade on both Saipan and Rota last Oct. 18, 2020, and organizers claimed that it drew more than a thousand vehicles on both islands. The islandwide motorcades were held in the runup to the Nov. 3 election. (Contributed Photo)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/republicans-pix7\/'>Republicans-pix7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332626'>\n\t\t\t\tREPUBLICAN MOTORCADE  \t\nThe NMI Republican Party holds a motorcade on both Saipan and Rota last Oct. 18, 2020, and organizers claimed that it drew more than a thousand vehicles on both islands. The islandwide motorcades were held in the runup to the Nov. 3 election. (Contributed Photo)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/republicans-pix6\/'>Republicans-pix6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332625'>\n\t\t\t\tREPUBLICAN MOTORCADE  \t\nThe NMI Republican Party holds a motorcade on both Saipan and Rota last Oct. 18, 2020, and organizers claimed that it drew more than a thousand vehicles on both islands. The islandwide motorcades were held in the runup to the Nov. 3 election. (Contributed Photo)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/republicans-pix5\/'>Republicans-pix5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332624'>\n\t\t\t\tREPUBLICAN MOTORCADE  \t\nThe NMI Republican Party holds a motorcade on both Saipan and Rota last Oct. 18, 2020, and organizers claimed that it drew more than a thousand vehicles on both islands. The islandwide motorcades were held in the runup to the Nov. 3 election. (Contributed Photo)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/republicans-pix4\/'>Republicans-pix4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332623'>\n\t\t\t\tREPUBLICAN MOTORCADE  \t\nThe NMI Republican Party holds a motorcade on both Saipan and Rota last Oct. 18, 2020, and organizers claimed that it drew more than a thousand vehicles on both islands. The islandwide motorcades were held in the runup to the Nov. 3 election. (Contributed Photo)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/republicans-pix3\/'>Republicans-pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332622'>\n\t\t\t\tREPUBLICAN MOTORCADE  \t\nThe NMI Republican Party holds a motorcade on both Saipan and Rota last Oct. 18, 2020, and organizers claimed that it drew more than a thousand vehicles on both islands. The islandwide motorcades were held in the runup to the Nov. 3 election. (Contributed Photo)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/republicans-pix2\/'>Republicans-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332621'>\n\t\t\t\tREPUBLICAN MOTORCADE  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t              CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS\nThe NMI Republican Party holds a motorcade on both Saipan and Rota last Oct. 18, 2020, and organizers claimed that it drew more than a thousand vehicles on both islands. The islandwide motorcades were held in the runup to the Nov. 3 election.\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/republicans-pix1\/'>Republicans-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332620'>\n\t\t\t\tREPUBLICAN MOTORCADE  \t\nThe NMI Republican Party holds a motorcade on both Saipan and Rota last Oct. 18, 2020, and organizers claimed that it drew more than a thousand vehicles on both islands. The islandwide motorcades were held in the runup to the Nov. 3 election. (Contributed Photo)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/democrats-pix8\/'>Democrats-pix8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332619'>\n\t\t\t\tDEM PARTY PLATFORM LAUNCHED   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \nOn Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, the CNMI Democratic Party candidates held a rendezvous at the Kilili Pavilion across the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium to launch their party platform, such as their goals for the future of the CNMI. (Neil Fama)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/democrats-pix7\/'>Democrats-pix7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332618'>\n\t\t\t\tDEM PARTY PLATFORM LAUNCHED   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \nOn Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, the CNMI Democratic Party candidates held a rendezvous at the Kilili Pavilion across the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium to launch their party platform, such as their goals for the future of the CNMI. (Neil Fama)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/democrats-pix6\/'>Democrats-pix6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332617'>\n\t\t\t\tDEM PARTY PLATFORM LAUNCHED   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \nOn Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, the CNMI Democratic Party candidates held a rendezvous at the Kilili Pavilion across the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium to launch their party platform, such as their goals for the future of the CNMI. (Neil Fama)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/democrats-pix5\/'>Democrats-pix5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332616'>\n\t\t\t\tDEM PARTY PLATFORM LAUNCHED   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \nOn Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, the CNMI Democratic Party candidates held a rendezvous at the Kilili Pavilion across the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium to launch their party platform, such as their goals for the future of the CNMI. (Neil Fama)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/democrats-pix4\/'>Democrats-pix4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332615'>\n\t\t\t\tDEM PARTY PLATFORM LAUNCHED   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \nOn Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, the CNMI Democratic Party candidates held a rendezvous at the Kilili Pavilion across the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium to launch their party platform, such as their goals for the future of the CNMI. (Neil Fama)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/democrats-pix3-2\/'>Democrats-pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332614'>\n\t\t\t\tDEM PARTY PLATFORM LAUNCHED   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \nOn Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, the CNMI Democratic Party candidates held a rendezvous at the Kilili Pavilion across the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium to launch their party platform, such as their goals for the future of the CNMI. (Neil Fama)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/democrats-pix2-2\/'>Democrats-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332613'>\n\t\t\t\tDEM PARTY PLATFORM LAUNCHED   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \nOn Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, the CNMI Democratic Party candidates held a rendezvous at the Kilili Pavilion across the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium to launch their party platform, such as their goals for the future of the CNMI. (Neil Fama)\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/democrats-pix1-2\/'>Democrats-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-332612'>\n\t\t\t\tDEM PARTY PLATFORM LAUNCHED   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \nOn Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, the CNMI Democratic Party candidates held a rendezvous at the Kilili Pavilion across the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium to launch their party platform, such as their goals for the future of the CNMI. (Neil Fama)\n\n\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/saipan-unity-lions-club-pix1-2\/'>Saipan-Unity-Lions-Club-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-333050'>\n\t\t\t\tA DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES  \t       \nThe Saipan Unity Lions Club and Teen Unity Leo\u2019s Club present last Nov. 5, 2020, 50 school bags filled with schools supplies to Oleai Elementary School. The staff and the school\u2019s principal, Jasylene Parico, will distribute the bags to 50 Oleai Elementary School students. The project was made possible through donations from business establishments and club members. This distribution was led by SULC president Alicia Barbo, Atoy Banting, and Leo president Vicky Ancheta. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/saipan-unity-lions-club-pix2-2\/'>Saipan-Unity-Lions-Club-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-333051'>\n\t\t\t\tA DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES  \t       \nThe Saipan Unity Lions Club and Teen Unity Leo\u2019s Club present last Nov. 5, 2020, 50 school bags filled with schools supplies to Oleai Elementary School. The staff and the school\u2019s principal, Jasylene Parico, will distribute the bags to 50 Oleai Elementary School students. The project was made possible through donations from business establishments and club members. This distribution was led by SULC president Alicia Barbo, Atoy Banting, and Leo president Vicky Ancheta. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/customs-pix-13\/'>Customs-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-333139'>\n\t\t\t\tNEW SMUGGLING SOURCES   From left, Finance Secretary David DLG Atalig, Customs director Jose Mafnas Sr., and Customs planner and public information officer Reina C. Camacho disclosed at a press briefing last Nov. 6, 2020, that many illicit drugs like crystal meth and fake merchanduse are now coming from the U.S. mainland and are smuggled to the CNMI through mail and packages at the U.S. Post Office. (Neil Fama)\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\/veteran_sdaycupsign_pix\/'>Veteran_sDayCupSign_pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-333252'>\n\t\t\t\tCUP SIGN-The fence of the Army and Air Force Exchange Store in Puerto Rico is decorated with different-colored plastic cups that spell out \u201cHappy Veterans Day 11.11.20\u201d to mark today\u2019s occasion, which is Veterans Day. (NEIL FAMA)\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\/island-snapshots-november-2020\/bank-of-guam-2\/'>bank-of-guam<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-333887'>\n\t\t\t\tTOYS FOR TOTS SPONSOR            \nBank of Guam is now an official 2020 \u201cToys for Tots\u201d sponsor this holiday season. The \u201cToys for Tots\u201d program is a charitable initiative hosted by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve that provides toys to disadvantaged children during the Christmas holiday season. The program is spearheaded by the Associated Students of Northern Marianas College and the Saipan Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Saipan Young Professionals. Businesses who would like to participate in this program and host a toy collection box can email\u00a0saipantoys4tots@gmail.com. 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