{"id":372129,"date":"2022-07-11T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T20:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=372129"},"modified":"2022-07-11T06:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T20:00:06","slug":"a-great-step-toward-revitalizing-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/a-great-step-toward-revitalizing-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A great step toward revitalizing economy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_372130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372130\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ralph-DLG.-Torres-PW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-372130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ralph-DLG.-Torres-PW-1024x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"498\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ralph DLG Torres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The anticipated resumption of United Airlines\u2019 direct flights from Japan to Saipan this September is another great step in revitalizing the CNM\u2019s economy, according to Gov. Ralph DLG Torres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have had a good and longstanding relationship with Japan,\u201d said Torres in his revised proposed budget for the Commonwealth government and related agencies for fiscal year 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said CNMI now has the opportunity to rebuild the Commonwealth as a choice destination for Japanese visitors, while at the same time developing the CNMI\u2019s other markets.<\/p>\n<p>United Airlines will provide direct flights between Saipan and Narita, Japan for six months starting this September to accommodate the CNMI\u2019s recently established Travel Investment Resumption Plan Japan program.<br \/>\nTorres said that, while the administration continues to work with partners at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force to manage COVID-19 cases on the islands, the Commonwealth embraces the benefits that have been utilized since the development of the Travel Bubble Program, which established the CNMI as a safe destination for tourists.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said they also look forward to the upcoming launch of interisland airline Marianas Southern Airways, which will not only provide residents with more options to travel but also increase the importing and exporting of goods within the CNMI.<\/p>\n<p>Marianas Southern Airways is the CNMI\u2019s newest interisland air service provider. The airline will announce its initial schedule, launch its website, and open ticket sales in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Torres said the administration\u2019s priorities on infrastructure development, destination enhancement, the diversification of the economy, natural disaster preparation and recovery, the mitigation of the ongoing global pandemic, and the improvements to core governmental services remain critical in their plans for the upcoming fiscal year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The anticipated resumption of United Airlines\u2019 direct flights from Japan to Saipan this September is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":372130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[900],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-372129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}