THE Department of Public Safety’s Criminal Investigation Bureau has arrested two men in connection with a copper wire theft reported Nov. 24 at the former T‑Galleria building in Garapan.
THE members of the 24th House of Representatives doubt whether the CNMI will receive a fair share of the economic benefits from seabed mining and are demanding respect for the authority of the Commonwealth and the rights of its people.
THE bicameral budget committee is ready to agree on the revision of the fiscal year 2026 budget, but “it is imperative” that the Marianas Public Land Trust and the administration execute a binding agreement securing the $29 million loan “without further delay.”
ATTORNEY Bruce Berline has filed a motion on behalf of Lt. Gov. Dennis James C. Mendiola, arguing that prosecutors have failed to specify what “illegal act” underlies the misconduct charges against him.
DESPITE the CNMI’s dismal state, there are still some things to be thankful for, including a leadership that is not willfully blind to the economic reality staring us in the face for the past few years.
OVER a month ago, the local Society of Professional Journalists called on the CNMI attorney general — an elected official — to “engage with the press in an open forum regarding issues of public concern.”
LAWMAKERS and CNMI Leaders, please restore cuts made to senior citizens retirement benefits. At a time when inflation cuts away the precarious budgets of those on fixed incomes, salt is thrown in the wound.
I AM a Japanese woman residing in Saipan. Over the past 12 years, I have been subjected to multiple incidents including robbery, attempted robbery, theft, break-ins, property damage, and even attempted murder and assault by police officers.
THE Titanic is nowhere near the top of the list of deadliest shipwrecks in history. If the 1,500 who died in that disaster are tragic, what would we say about the 4,400 who died on the Doña Paz? When the Doña Paz sank in the Philippines in 1987 it became the deadliest maritime accident in history.
FOR thousands of years, the people of the Marianas have lived surrounded by the ocean. It has provided food, culture, identity, and a connection to the wider Pacific. Our islands were built with the ocean at the center, yet after all these millennia, we are only now beginning to realize the full ec…
(The Nature Conservancy) — Researchers from the Palau International Coral Reef Center have completed a new round of coral restoration work in Ngaraard State, in northern Palau. The team identified and planted corals that naturally tolerate higher temperatures, aiming to help reefs recover and bette…
(Reuters) — The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.
