Local News

Proposed NOAA cuts could hit Pacific weather forecasts, fisheries and coral programs

June 5, 2026• Local News

The Trump administration’s proposed 2027 budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would slash more than $1 billion from the agency and eliminate dozens of programs, raising concerns across the Pacific islands where communities rely heavily on weather forecasting, fisheries man…
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Guam and CNMI renew call for Filipino travelers’ visa waiver access

June 5, 2026• Local News

In a joint letter to the Secretaries of Homeland Security and the Interior, Guam Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero and CNMI Governor David M. Apatang make the case that a VWP carveout allowing travel exclusively to Guam and the CNMI would be consistent with federal policy encouraging a controlled p…
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Sinlaku Recovery Update as of June 5

June 5, 2026• Local News

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Debris removal schedule for Tinian

June 5, 2026• Local News

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with CNMI HSEM and FEMA, is actively conducting residential debris removal across Tinian....
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Sports

June 4, 2026• Local Sports

World-class badminton returns to Saipan with packed July schedule

June 4, 2026• Local Sports

Golf returns to Saipan as LaoLao Bay reopens

June 4, 2026• Local Sports

Good luck Team NMI!

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

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Editorials

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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‘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.”)
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Letters

In memoriam: Manuel P. Duenas II

June 4, 2026• Letters to the Editor

OUR Pacific Islands fishing community recently lost one of its greatest champions, and I am still struggling to put into words how much his loss means to all of us.
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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.
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Opinions

A stress-reducing habit

June 4, 2026• Columnists

“Forming your worldview by relying on the media would be like forming your view about me by looking only at a picture of my foot.”
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Preparing the next generation requires more than talking about it

June 4, 2026• Columnists

The CNMI’s greatest leadership challenge is not age. It is trust.
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Business

US posts another month of strong job gains in May; unemployment rate steady at 4.3%

June 5, 2026• Business News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The ‌U.S. economy posted another month of strong employment gains in May, confirming that the labor market was gaining traction after stumbling last year, and potentially giving the Federal Reserve more room to keep interest rates unchanged amid ​rising inflation stemming fro…
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Regional/World

Iran declares support for Hezbollah with wider peace deal in doubt

June 5, 2026• Regional, World

DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ​ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader conflict between the U.S. and Iran.
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National

US Senate passes $70 billion ICE funding; fails to ban Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

June 5, 2026• National

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early Friday morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security ​with an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement and sending it to the House of Representatives for final considerati…
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