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FY 2025 revenue surplus driven by one-time income amid tourism challenges

Local News

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang said the CNMI government ended fiscal year 2025 with a revenue surplus despite ongoing challenges in the tourism sector, attributing the “favorable variance” between projected and actual collections largely to one-time income sources, including Marianas Public Land Trust i…
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148,000 visitors projected for FY 2026

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THE Marianas Visitors Authority is forecasting 148,000 visitors for fiscal year 2026, a slight improvement from earlier projections, but still below last year’s arrivals, as airlines continue to adjust flight schedules and seat capacity into the CNMI.
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Saipan casino back in US news

Local News

THE controversies surrounding the islands’ casino industry have once again been brought to the attention of the nation’s capital by the Washington Post.
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Precinct 1 businessman urges lawmakers to disclose accomplishments

Local News

A PRECINCT 1 businessman and registered voter is calling on their six elected representatives to publicly disclose the legislation they have introduced and the accomplishments they have delivered since taking office, saying voters “deserve to see measurable results.”
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Editorials

Well, it could have been much worse

Editorials

CNMI leaders have no choice but to reimpose modest austerity measures that should not have been lifted in the first place
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Legalized fantasies

Editorials

IN his revised budget transmittal letter, the governor reminded lawmakers that they still had to approve additional funding for PSS and MVA.
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The economy, what else?

Editorials

SINCE its establishment in January 1979, the CNMI government has always sought “new investments,” including those involving agriculture and fisheries. Tourism, however, has remained the Commonwealth’s economic mainstay simply because these are tropical islands — they are tourist attractions already…
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American Samoa Said “No.” The CNMI Must Decide What Future We Are Willingto Accept.

Editorials

When American Samoa overwhelmingly rejected deep-sea mining earlier this year, many believed their position would be decisive. But despite...
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Letters

Make your voice heard: Deep-Sea mining in the CNMI & Guam

Letters to the Editor

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is asking for public input on potential deep-sea mining in our waters. This is our chance to speak up before decisions are made that could impact our environment, economy, and future generations.
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Deep-Sea mining in the CNMI: Weighing the promise and the peril

Letters to the Editor

AS the U.S. government explores the possibility of leasing parts of the seabed around the CNMI for deep-sea mining, the community finds itself at a crossroads. The debate has drawn passionate voices from both sides — those who see opportunity and those who see danger.
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Opinions

BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ Stash of Manila Bay

Columnists

WHAT if you found out that someone secretly dumped millions of dollars’ worth of gold and silver off Obyan beach? It is about one hundred feet down and lying in the sand, possibly buried, so you have to use scuba gear and do some digging. Would you go looking for it? That is exactly what happened i…
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Reminiscing

Columnists

HALF a century ago today, the NMI was still a Trust Territory district administered by the United States. The Covenant, which would make the islands part of the U.S., was still pending in the U.S. Senate.
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Business

Dow hits record, energy stocks end higher after US strikes Venezuela

Business News

(Reuters) — Wall Street ended higher on Monday, with surging financial shares helping lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an all-time peak, while energy firms jumped after a U.S. military strike captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Regional/World

Ousted Maduro pleads not guilty to US drug charges

Regional, World

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Toppled Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to narcotics charges after President Donald Trump’s stunning capture of him rattled world leaders and left officials in Caracas scrambling to regroup.
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National

Minnesota Gov. Walz will not seek third term, to focus on welfare fraud scandal

National

(Reuters) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will not seek a third term in office, he announced on Monday, saying he would instead focus on allegations of fraud in the state’s welfare system that have become a crisis after mounting pressure and attacks from President Donald Trump’s administr…
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