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History in the making: Rota graduates urged to build futures that last

June 3, 2026• Local News

Leading the Class of 2026 was valedictorian Lovelee Zhene Baladad Jingco, recipient of the Board of Education Award and Governor’s Leadership Award. She received the awards from BOE Vice Chairman Anthony Dela Cruz Barcinas and BOE Secretary-Treasurer Antonio L. Borja.

Benson: CNMI a difficult place to do business

June 3, 2026• Local News

“The CNMI is really — and I hate to tell you this — a bad place to do business. You can’t even get paid if you do work for the government. And there is a lot of dishonesty in that.”

April tourist arrivals down 72%

June 3, 2026• Local News

The Marianas Visitors Authority reports that visitor arrivals to the Marianas totaled 3,277 in April 2026, a 72% decrease compared to 11,880 visitors in April 2025.

HANMI occupancy at 29% in March

June 3, 2026• Local News

The Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands reported 29.47% average occupancy rate among nine member hotels for March 2026 compared to 34.73% in March 2025.

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Sports

June 3, 2026• Local Sports

Elias Rangamar honored for lifetime of coaching

June 3, 2026• Local Sports

Dominant night for Rustlers, Crooked Arrow, and Shark

June 3, 2026• Local Sports

Gold’s Gym Saipan celebrates community health milestones at 2026 Transformation Challenge Awards Banquet

June 3, 2026• Local Sports

Tan, Andrew strike gold four times on Guam

June 3, 2026• Local Sports

NBA supporters choose sides for the Finals

June 3, 2026• Local Sports

Goals, ties, and standout performances mark President’s Cup awards ceremony

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FAC fury and political amnesia

May 28, 2026• Editorials

A curious thing to hear: an elected official condemning CUC’s management while praising its rank and file for their “good work.” Who does he think oversees them and sets the direction needed to ensure efficient operations?

What must be done

May 21, 2026• Editorials

“From 2002 through 2022, the CNMI’s real GDP (adjusted for inflation) contracted by $644 million (44 percent)….

‘Business instability has increased’

May 14, 2026• Editorials

ABOUT a year ago, the last thing one would expect the administration to acknowledge was the worsening state of the local economy. (Remember? “The State of the Commonwealth is getting better.”)

‘Greatest hits’

May 7, 2026• Editorials

How is the implementation going for the 2025 Marianas Economic Roadmap and the 2020 Fiscal Response Summit recommendations?

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Letters

CUC’s breaking point

May 31, 2026• Letters to the Editor

LIKE many people across the CNMI, I understand that CUC is under tremendous pressure after Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Restoring power, maintaining water operations, purchasing fuel, and stabilizing damaged infrastructure across our islands is no small task.

An admirable decision

May 24, 2026• Letters to the Editor

KUDOS to Dr. Lawrence Camacho on his decision to sever his employment with the CNMI Board of Education in June 2026 following his decision...

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Opinions

The other storm we need to talk about

June 3, 2026• Columnists

WHEN Super Typhoon Sinlaku struck the CNMI, it left behind more than damaged homes, downed power lines, debris-covered roads, and a long road to recovery. As with every major disaster, it also revealed something deeper about us as a community. Disasters have a way of stripping away appearances and …

Save the Pacific Garbage Patch?

May 31, 2026• Columnists

A NEW debate rages around the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the large swirl of trash floating around in the north Pacific above Hawaii. Just when we thought we were on our way to mitigating and even reducing the trash pile, some environmentalists want to save it.

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Business

Wall Street futures pause near record highs as oil climbs on Middle East stalemate

June 3, 2026• Business News

(Reuters) — U.S. stock index futures stalled near record highs on Wednesday as rising crude oil prices weighed on sentiment, with a flare-up in the Middle East ‌conflict signaling little progress in efforts to end the months-long war.

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Regional/World

Guam tourism agency named in $61.5M suit alleging sexual harassment

June 3, 2026• Regional, World

A lawsuit filed in the District Court of Guam Monday afternoon is seeking $61,500,000 from the Guam Visitors Bureau based on allegations its former president Carl T.C. Gutierrez subjected an employee to “escalating acts of unwanted sexual harassment, coercion, and sexual harassment during off…

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National

Trump administration drops $1.8 billion ‘weaponization’ fund after Republican backlash

June 3, 2026• National

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Trump administration is abandoning the president’s nearly $1.8 billion “weaponization” fund, U.S. Acting Attorney ‌General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday, after a rare backlash from Republican senators.

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