Andrew Roberto Reporter Andrew Roberto was raised his whole life on Saipan. He graduated from Saipan Southern High School, holds a degree from Northern Marianas College, and a BA in English from the ...

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Monday approved House Local Bill 24-26, directing $380,000 in gambling machine revenues toward various programs and projects on Saipan. Co-authored by Rep. Ralph N. Yumul, ...

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be a scheduled water service interruption on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Areas affected: Portions of Tanapag Purpose: To allow CUC ...

GUAM Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert J. Torres welcomed judges, attorneys and legal scholars from across the Pacific region to the Pacific Judicial Council’s midyear conference held Sept. 24-26 at ...

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — With just over a week before the new fiscal year begins, Palau’s 2026 budget bill is stalled as House leaders travel overseas. Their absence means there is no quorum to ...

U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds on Tuesday asked the Department of Homeland Security for clarification on the implementation of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14324, specifically how ...

“MY beliefs do not require you to believe in them.” That’s a paraphrase of a line from “The Matrix Reloaded.” Ideally, that’s what we should all aspire to in a democracy: having beliefs that we do not ...

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Tinian's recreational beaches and storm drainages this week. Samples collected from the following ...

YOUNG Gunz Marianas Motorcycle Club became the 15th participant in the Mayor’s Office of Saipan’s Adopt-a-Place program on September 18, when they beautified the five concrete picnic tables south of ...

IN April 2020, the CNMI, in collaboration with Graduate School USA, held a virtual Fiscal Response Summit and developed recommendations to address the mounting fiscal challenges amid Covid-19 ...

THE CNMI Department of Public Safety will conduct two separate occupant protection/child restraint checkpoints. On Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, the first checkpoint will take place on Beach Road, Susupe by ...

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Tuesday asked the Legislature to address unfunded obligations that are compounding the current financial challenges facing the CNMI government. The government has six days ...