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Court budget cuts lead to reduced public hours

Local News

THE CNMI Judiciary will begin closing its facilities to the public every Friday afternoon starting Feb. 13, citing steep budget cuts under Public Law 24-20. Gov. David M. Apatang signed the measure into law on Dec. 23, 2025.
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Rota Mayor Hocog to seek second term

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ROTA Mayor Aubry M. Hocog said she will seek a second term and plans to file for reelection under the Republican Party, emphasizing continuity in infrastructure improvements, community investment, and interagency cooperation despite ongoing austerity measures.
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Seniors learn kimchi, receive laptops

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After hearing from officials of the CNMI Broadband Policy and Development Office at the Office of the Governor about the expansion of the Operation Governor’s Digital Connect initiative, the senior citizens returned to the manamko’ center to join visiting members of the Saemaul Women’s Association …
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Protesters label Trump ‘insane’ on MLK Day

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A GROUP of local residents, called the Voice of Freedom, staged a demonstration on Monday at the San Jose intersection on Beach Road to protest President Donald Trump’s “insanity.”
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Good-hearted persons who can’t do simple math

Editorials

Elected officials continue to make demands on CUC while stiffing it of what the government owes.
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Regarding the FY 2025 fiscal report

Editorials

FOR the past few years, the administration’s annual fiscal report has read like 80% press release and only 20% useful information. The latest report is quite an improvement. It’s still a multi-page pat-on-the-back, but it now includes more pertinent details, some of which can be considered key data…
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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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Letters

Deep treasures on the horizon: A South Korean perspective from Saipan

Letters to the Editor

HERE in Saipan, the Pacific Ocean is more than just a beautiful view — it’s part of our daily lives. Recently, a major announcement from South Korea has brought global attention to our part of the world. On January 15, 2026, the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources shared news of a m…
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When silence puts federal funding at risk

Letters to the Editor

THE Northern Marianas Housing Corporation, administrator of the CDBG-DR program, is a public government entity entrusted with federal disaster recovery grant funds from HUD Region IX. With that trust comes clear obligations: transparency, responsiveness, and accountability to the public.
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Opinions

BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ A brief history of Spam

Columnists

SPAM Loves You! So says a sign that hangs inside a grocery store in CK. Outsiders cannot understand the love affair between islanders and Spam. Let us take a moment and reflect on that wonderful, delicious, can’t-live-without canned meat.
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Thanks Dr. King: A MLK Day Special — ‘Permissive Injustices, Democracy & Greatness’!

Columnists

THE Truth is, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. only wanted OUR nation to live up to its “CREED” of “All Men being Created Equal,” which is the basic expectation of mankind “in a state of nature.” Dr. King KNEW that America is supposed to be a “nation of laws” and not a nation of “permissive injustices.”
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Business

CNMI SBDC urges business community to register for 2026 Industry Day sessions

Business News

(Press Release) — The CNMI Small Business Development Center Network at Northern Marianas College is encouraging members of the local business community to register in advance for Industry Day 2026, a three-day, tri-island event focused on sharing updates, resources, and opportunities related to fe…
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EU scrambles to avert Trump Greenland tariffs, prepares retaliation

Regional, World

BRUSSELS (Reuters) — European Union ambassadors reached broad agreement on Sunday to intensify efforts to dissuade President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on European allies, while also preparing retaliatory measures should the duties go ahead, EU diplomats said.
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National

Minneapolis keeps guard over schools amid ICE arrests

National

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) — Peter Brown’s gray mustache and beard were matted with ice as he stood watch on a frigid Friday afternoon outside Green Central Elementary, not far from where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Good last week.
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