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date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: Marianas Variety
THE TRUTH of the matter is Ambrose M. Bennett is going to “tell-it-like-it-tis” as we say in my culture and the truth is that it seems the CNMI is now committed to China, America’s rival and even foe, over Japan which is our ally. I can see a lot of students, who are now adults, who didn’t master their academic history lessons in world history class on China & Japan. But only time will tell the story’s ending. I will be the first to say, “I pray we (CNMI) will be successful with this China venture.” HOWEVER, there are still some very serious questions yet to be answered and there are too many variables to predict a definitive outcome. For one, what will be the response of the Chinese Government for their citizens coming to the CNMI. Need I remind that the Chinese Government clearly stated “they are not going to allow their citizens to come to the CNMI to gamble” and we are about to put E-gambling in all the hotels, duh! Secondly, there is the very uncertain & unstable geopolitical arena of America’s & China’s relationship that can change at the drop of a hat literally. And third and finally, WHAT is the strategy for getting the full return of the Japanese that wasn’t even mentioned, which leads me to believe that it’s now China or Bust (NOTHING New). Now the very foundation that established our Tourism Industry is in peril — the Japanese market of our ally, which is sad for me to see as an economist.
https://www.mvariety.com/views/columnists/opinion-truth-36-china-or-bust-new-tourism-advertisement-methodology/article_ef0395f0-bd92-11ee-897d-7307af5688b4.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: Marianas Variety
LAST week we began the incredible story of Jorge Cristobal, a Chamorro from Guam who fought in the Pacific War. We pick up his account at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, as he stood on the deck of the battleship California, dodging bullets from attacking Japanese planes:
https://www.mvariety.com/views/columnists/bc-s-tales-of-the-pacific-a-chamorro-fights-in-the-second-world-war-part/article_603fe928-bd96-11ee-983b-7f0c411bd5bc.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: Marianas Variety
(MVA) — Professor Kyoko Nakayama of Teikyo University in Japan has been named Marianas honorary tourism ambassador for her long-standing enthusiasm for and promotion of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota as part of her work teaching about Japanese historical ties to the Marianas.
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date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — United Airlines said it had resumed use of its Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets Saturday for passenger flights after U.S. regulators gave the green light following a mid-air cabin blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month.
https://www.mvariety.com/business/business_news/united-airlines-resumes-boeing-737-max-9-flights-after-inspections/article_9caee366-bddf-11ee-8213-6f26851dd7b2.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: Marianas Variety
GOVERNOR Arnold I. Palacios, accompanied by stakeholders from Northern Marianas College and other CNMI government officials at the NMC Agriculture Research Station, launched the Green Growth Initiative on Friday, Jan. 26.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/governor-launches-green-growth-initiative/article_8873acc8-bd9a-11ee-bf8d-43db77e2469c.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: Marianas Variety
THE Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands thanked U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan “for his service, [and] wishes him the best as he determines his next steps, and looks forward to the ways he will continue to be a voice of reason, a champion of good governance, and an arbiter of common-sense politics in the Northern Marianas.”
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date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: Marianas Variety
THE Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee has asked the Marianas Public Land Trust and the administration to review proposed amendments to Public Law 23-12, which allows the CNMI government to obtain a $15 million line-of-credit from MPLT.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/mplt-finance-opd-to-review-proposed-amendments-to-mplt-line-of-credit-law/article_409240b0-bdb1-11ee-b069-4fc31ccba849.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: Marianas Variety
THE Saipan Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year Gala, an annual business awards and fundraising event conducted to support the organization’s programs and to celebrate its membership, was held at the Kensington Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 27.
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date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: Marianas Variety
FORMER Judge Juan Tudela Lizama said he is consulting with his family about running for the U.S. Congress.
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date: 2024-01-28, updated: 2024-01-28, from: Marianas Variety
GOLD’S Gym Saipan proudly announces the launch of the “2024 Gold’s Gym Challenge,” inviting fitness enthusiasts to register for this transformative 12-week competition. With a focus on promoting health and fitness, the challenge offers participants the chance to exceed their fitness goals, undergo a personal transformation, and vie for a share of the Cash Prize Pool.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/community_bulletins/gold-s-gym-saipan-unveils-2024-gold-s-gym-challenge-registration-now-open/article_da350618-bd9c-11ee-a925-ff09bdea6dd6.html Save to Pocket