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Breaking News: Statement from DOI Assistant Secretary Babauta
A statement has just been released from DOI Assistant Secretary Tony Babauta: Date: March 12, 2010 Statement by Interior Assistant Secretary Tony Babauta on the Federal Labor Ombudsman’s Public Comments Regarding Alien Employment During this past week, the Northern Marianas Labor Department has taken great liberty in its public criticism of Federal Labor Ombudsman, Pam Brown, for guidance she provided at an open forum to educate the public on the impact of P.L.
DHS USCIS Puts It in Writing
Everything that the Federal Labor Ombudsman Pamela Brown announced at the forum at American Memorial Park has now been released in question and answer form from DHS USCIS. Thank you to the federal officials who emailed this to me to share on this site: Office of Communications Questions & Answers March 12, 2010 Employment Authorization and Verification in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Background On Nov
Art & Politics
The 3rd Annual Baldwin Park Arts Festival is tomorrow from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM in, where else, Baldwin Park. With the exception of a google map pointing to Baldwin Park, there is hardly information about this art festival anywhere on the Internet. The art festival website is pretty much useless and only has information on how to send them money or enter your work.
Camacho to Run for Washington Delegate
March 11, 2010 The Covenant Party announced that it would be endorsing former Rep. Joseph Camacho as their candidate for Washington Delegate
Homeland Security tracking the Saipan Blogger
I check my blog stats about once every….10 minutes. Mostly I like to see what phrases people are using to find my blog, but sometimes I check to see what countries and what servers are viewing my blog
Ian Swings by Orlando
That’s a picture of me drinking a really big beer at the Cheesecake Factory. You’ll notice that my pinky is slightly extended; I’m going to have to work on that.
Marianas Trench Cave Museum
Matias Taisacan is a marketing genius. While Guam Representative Madeleine Bordallo (D) and CNMI Representative Gregorio Sablan (I) duke out which island gets a Marianas Trench Visitors Center and Headquarters, Matias quietly changed the name of his museum from “Rota Cave Museum” to “Marianas Trench Cave Museum.” People in CNMI have known about what is now the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument since January 2007 and Matias is the first, and so far the only, person to use the iconic Marianas Trench to market, well, anything in the Marianas.
Questions for DOL
March 11, 2010 A great open letter to DOL from foreign contract worker leader Malou Bereuco: If you cannot kick them, kick something else I do have some few questions with the CNMI DOL. If your department still has the authority you are claiming, No.
Federal Position Clarified by the Federal Labor Ombudsman Pam Brown
March 10, 2010 Some critics of the Federal Labor Ombudsman Pamela Brown claimed that she “skipped out” since DOL’s Deputy Secretary Cinta Kaipat publicly denounced her clarification of the federal position on umbrella permits and related questions. Unfortunately, the ombudsman broke her pelvis and was unable to attend the hearing Friday, March 5, 2010. Today Ms.