Local News

New power system materials arrive as restoration efforts continue

June 24, 2026• Local News

THE Commonwealth Utilities Corporation says long-delayed power system materials are now arriving in the CNMI, a development officials say will speed up Saipan’s remaining restoration work as FEMA generators are phased out and critical facilities return to grid power.
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Businesses top theft cases

June 24, 2026• Local News

BUSINESS establishments accounted for nearly half of all burglary and theft-related crimes investigated across the Commonwealth since Super Typhoon Sinlaku struck in mid-April, according to a Department of Public Safety report released Wednesday morning.
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MVA: May arrivals down 82%

June 24, 2026• Local News

The Marianas Visitors Authority reports that visitor arrivals to the Marianas totaled 2,171 in May 2026, an 82% decrease compared to 11,960 visitors in May 2025.
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Court petition filed for missing MV Mariana crewman’s estate

June 24, 2026• Local News

THE girlfriend of missing MV Mariana crewman Landon Delos Reyes has petitioned the Superior Court for Letters of Administration, saying she cannot manage his estate or legal affairs without being formally appointed administrator.
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Sports

June 24, 2026• Local Sports

Achievers pull away, Cue Benderz survive 7-6 scare

June 24, 2026• Local Sports

Storm delays softball opening games

June 24, 2026• Local Sports

Youth club cancels off-island basketball trip amid Sinlaku recovery efforts

June 24, 2026• Local Sports

Chamber golf event to support local students’ higher education

June 23, 2026• Local Sports

Arboliras dominates Street Session Volume 2 at Capital Hill Skate Park debut

June 23, 2026• Local Sports

Peyton Basa wins double gold at NMA Open Track & Field Meet

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Editorials

What Sen. Castro and MVA said

June 18, 2026• Editorials

In the case of the House bills that triggered the current legislative hullabaloo, did the House conduct public hearings before acting on the measures? Were CUC, CPUC, or other experts consulted or given the opportunity to provide comments? If not, why not?
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Déjà vu at CUC

June 11, 2026• Editorials

We are good at identifying glaring problems and coming up with sensible solutions. But the follow-through leaves much to be desired.
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Zero

June 4, 2026• Editorials

Everyone on Capital Hill is “for education.” Yet they passed a budget that forced PSS to reduce the number of its school days. Elected officials are also “for public health,” but they have consistently underfunded the medical referral program.
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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?
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Letters

Questions

June 15, 2026• Letters to the Editor

The major problem is the fuel source along with normal bureaucratic inefficiency.
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Urgently needed: An amendment to HR 8800 to include the CNMI

June 14, 2026• Letters to the Editor

As you know, the issue on inclusion of the CNMI in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act or RECA as “downwinders” is not new to the CNMI delegate’s office.
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Opinions

Disaster relief, public trust, and the cost of imperfect decisions

June 24, 2026• Columnists

ONE of the hardest realities of disaster response is that it is often judged in hindsight, after the roads have been cleared, the power restored, and the immediate crisis has faded from memory.
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Truth 178: Are You Republican OR A Citizen FIRST!

June 24, 2026• Columnists

By Ambrose M. BennettActivist    THE Truth Be Told, the jumping of the Democrat ship by Senator Castro too the Republican Destroyer Ship...
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Business

US announces $17.5 billion in loans for nuclear power supply chain

June 24, 2026• Business News

The ​U.S. Department of Energy announced on Tuesday $17.5 billion in conditional loans for utilities and energy companies to purchase ‌parts needed to strengthen the U.S. commercial nuclear supply chain.
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Regional/World

Philippines rethinks school safety after rare shooting kills three

June 24, 2026• Regional, World

Philippine authorities are rethinking school safety measures and looking to expand civil defense planning to cover gun violence, officials said on Tuesday, ​a day after a deadly attack at a high school shocked a nation where such incidents are rare.
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National

US Senate joins House in voting to halt Iran war, rebuking Trump

June 24, 2026• National

The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the war powers resolution, which passed the House ‌of Representatives early this month, reflecting growing concern even among some of Trump’s Republicans about the unpopular conflict that began on February 28.
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