Saipan — The CNMI America250 Commission has announced the inaugural Commonwealth Jubilee, a three-day public event scheduled for March 22 through March 24 to mark the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Covenant.
Billed as “A Celebration of Unity and Heritage,” the event will commemorate the historic agreement that created the Commonwealth’s system of self-government, established its political status, and defined its relationship with the United States.
The Covenant was approved under U.S. Public Law 94-241 on March 24, 1976. The commission says it created the framework for the CNMI’s three-branch government, provided for local self-governance under a locally created constitution, and secured U.S. citizenship for the people of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The Jubilee will culminate on Covenant Day, March 24, which is a legal holiday in the Commonwealth.