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Local News

King-Hinds says current data does not support ending EVS-TAP

January 22, 2026• Local News

U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds does not believe that changes to the CNMI-Guam Visa Waiver Program or the Economic Vitality & Security–Travel Authorization Program or EVS-TAP are warranted at this time, noting that births by tourists have declined significantly.

Defense moves to strike amended filing in Mendiola case

January 22, 2026• Local News

LIEUTENANT Gov. Dennis James C. Mendiola’s lawyer said prosecutors have disregarded “rudimentary” criminal procedure by filing a sweeping first amended information without court approval, prompting a motion asking the Superior Court to strike the filing entirely as the case moves toward a March tri…

Rep. Aldan: CPA solar farm could help lower airfares

January 22, 2026• Local News

THE chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure believes that the Commonwealth Ports Authority’s solar farm project, once completed, could translate into lower airfares that would encourage more visitors to the CNMI.

‘We must protect our national security’

January 22, 2026• Local News

“I share the concerns that have been raised about threats to our national security. And while we should welcome tourists and support the hospitality industry, we should not repeat the mistakes of the past by making ourselves vulnerable to bad actors.”

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Sports

January 22, 2026• Local Sports

NMI badminton team preps for Oceania championships with new fitness initiative

January 22, 2026• Local Sports

Saipan’s Carol Lee continues historic run with win in Bahrain

January 22, 2026• Local Sports

Team Marianas eyes charter flight for 2027 Tahiti Pacific Games

January 22, 2026• Local Sports

Limited $100 flights from Saipan for Rota marathon 2026; Star Marianas offers $20 incentive for finishers

January 22, 2026• Local Sports

10 teams compete in Saipan mayor’s 3-on-3 youth basketball tournament

January 21, 2026• Local Sports

Jiu-jitsu veteran Vince Masga gears up for major competition

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The main takeaway

January 22, 2026• Editorials

In any talks of government budget, revenue is only half of the equation. More crucial is spending, and historically, government expenditures have exceeded collections regardless of the islands’ economic condition.

Good-hearted persons who can’t do simple math

January 15, 2026• Editorials

Elected officials continue to make demands on CUC while stiffing it of what the government owes.

Regarding the FY 2025 fiscal report

January 8, 2026• 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…

Well, it could have been much worse

January 1, 2026• 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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Letters

Why the sea is the ultimate launchpad for an AI future

January 22, 2026• Letters to the Editor

IN today’s career landscape, we’re often told to pick a lane and stay in it — blue-collar job or white-collar tech. But at 20, the most radical and rewarding move isn’t choosing one over the other — it’s using one to master the other.

Community safety concerns reported to mayor’s office

January 22, 2026• Letters to the Editor

The concern with the inadequate roadside lighting is the unsafe conditions it creates for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists who use that stretch of road at all hours of the day and night.

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Opinions

The man who made the Marianas pay for themselves

January 22, 2026• Columnists

As scholar and writer Francis X. Hezel, SJ once observed, that period “represents the height of economic development in the islands. Never before or since have the islands been fully self-supporting.”

Truth 161: Silence — Scatterbrain & Reps. Yumul & Attao, Sens. Magofna & Manglona!

January 22, 2026• Columnists

THE Truth is Ambrodamus has offered PROVEN solutions for many issues that continue to go “unchecked” as if WE the People should NOT believe the TAYA Prosperity that WE are seeing!

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Business

CNMI Innovation Incubator presents ‘Love Local’ Valentine’s pop-up market

January 22, 2026• Business News

(CNMI SBDC) — The CNMI Innovation Incubator invites the community to save the date for Love Local, a Valentine’s-themed Small Business Night highlighting the innovation and talent of local entrepreneurs. The event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Beach Road Pl…

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Regional/World

Guam welcomes high-level delegation from Japan

January 22, 2026• Regional, World

HAGÅTÑA (Office of the Guam Governor) — Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio met with a high-ranking delegation visiting Guam on behalf of the Japanese government.

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National

Trump backs down on Greenland tariffs, says deal framework reached

January 22, 2026• National

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) — President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory that risked the deepest rupture in transatl…

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