Local News

Judge orders bond hearings for three ICE detainees

June 16, 2026• Local News

THREE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees held at the Department of Corrections have prevailed in their habeas corpus challenges after District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona granted all three petitions, rejected the federal government’s arguments, and ordered bond …
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Governor certifies over-the-cap pay for DPW highway engineers

June 16, 2026• Local News

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang has certified and approved salaries above the statutory cap for two highway engineers serving at the Department of Public Works.
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DC court asked to enforce subpoena in CNMI labor lawsuit

June 16, 2026• Local News

THE Filipino construction workers suing RJCL Corp., doing business as RNV Construction, in the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands have asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to compel U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to turn over records they say are critical to proving fo…
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‘The Senate is not a rubber stamp’

June 16, 2026• Local News

The people of the CNMI deserve a Legislature that does more than simply move bills from one chamber to another They deserve lawmakers who ask difficult questions, seek expert advice, identify unintended consequences, and make informed decisions.
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Sports

June 16, 2026• Local Sports

CNMI All-Stars rise above Sinlaku, set sights on South Korea

June 16, 2026• Local Sports

Dominant Cubs, Dodgers advance in style

June 16, 2026• Local Sports

Weightlifting federation calls meeting for Pacific Games aspirants

June 15, 2026• Local Sports

Big offensive outburst lifts Fielders to championship win

June 15, 2026• Local Sports

Win Trust tops Hybrid; D’Outcast edges MP Raiders

June 15, 2026• Local Sports

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Editorials

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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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)….
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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

The Satsuma rebellion

June 14, 2026• Columnists

A century and a half ago, Japan strained under a massive effort to modernize the country. While the world embraced such changes as gunpowder weapons, industrialization, democracy and capitalism, the Japanese decided to reject such foreigners’ ways.
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Politics and the persistence of waste

June 11, 2026• Columnists

Politics, at its worst, merely magnifies human failings. Humanity is deeply flawed, and through politics we choose which of our fellow flawed humans will govern the rest of us — then expect things to improve.
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Business

Stocks rise as SpaceX fever lifts tech; yen flat after BOJ hikes rates

June 16, 2026• Business News

LONDON (Reuters) — Global stocks edged higher on Tuesday after a rally the day before on news ​of a U.S.-Iran peace deal, while the dollar held firm against the yen after the Bank of Japan raised rates ‌to a 31-year high.
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Regional/World

Guam police chief passes away

June 16, 2026• Regional, World

Stephen Ignacio died in Los Angeles, California, surrounded by loved ones.
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National

US-Iran deal promises end to war but how it will work remains unclear

June 16, 2026• National

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France/DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Doubts swirled around the U.S.-Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East as shippers said it could take weeks for confidence to return after any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and fundamental questions remained unanswered.
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