The National Emergency Grants Office, under the Workforce Investment Agency, conveyed its sympathy to countries affected by the tsunami. <\/p>\n
NEGO director Jesse P. Stein, reached for comment during the 1st CNMI SAT Preparatory Program held yesterday at the Multi-Purpose Center, said his office could relate to the tragedy. <\/p>\n
He also said that it is good that affected countries have non-profit organizations, like the Red Cross, that can immediately respond and help with the disaster.<\/p>\n
Closer to home, Stein noted that NEGO assists people displaced during declarations of disaster by applying a grant to immediately put people to work. He said they employ temporary workers for the removal of debris and they have to go out on the sites right away.<\/p>\n
NEGO also has offices on Rota and Tinian. Temporary workers are hired under a six-month program for clean up. When the work is finished hopefully workers are placed for a possible long-term job in and out of the agency.<\/p>\n
Stein added that, to an obviously lesser extent than what happened in countries that surround the Indian Ocean, the local community goes through a period of upheaval year after year during typhoon season. \u201cEspecially when there\u2019s a really big storm where it totally shuts everything down, no power for two weeks, it\u2019s not very good,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Though the Commonwealth gets warned about possible tsunamis, Stein believes that it is less likely to occur on the islands. \u201cHere I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll ever have a tsunami because of our reef line. There are too many reefs out there that will stop the wave,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He went on to say that a disaster is a disaster whether it is a big or small one. \u201cThe outcome remains the same, a lot of people are displaced.\u201d (Marconi Calindas)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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