Local News

Report: Two capital projects finished, seven still in progress

January 21, 2026• Local News

TWO of the nine capital improvement projects funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration and supported by a $15 million loan from the Marianas Public Land Trust have been completed so far, according to a quarterly status report submitted by Finance Secretary Tracy B. Norita to the Legisl…
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Tinian mayor rules out higher office after second term

January 21, 2026• Local News

TINIAN Mayor Edwin P. Aldan said he has no intention of seeking higher office once his second term ends and hopes instead to enjoy what he calls his “second retirement” after more than seven years leading the municipality through natural disasters, federal recovery efforts, and the Covid-19 pandemi…
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US House passes King-Hinds bill to expand small business lending in CNMI

January 21, 2026• Local News

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the CNMI Congressional Delegate) — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3496, the Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds to extend eligibility for the Small Business Ad…
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CNMI’s first co-working space expands offerings for community

January 21, 2026• Local News

CASA Marianas, the first co-working space in the CNMI for digital nomads, will host events and launch educational programming for members of the local community.
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Sports

January 21, 2026• Local Sports

Jiu-jitsu veteran Vince Masga gears up for major competition

January 21, 2026• Local Sports

Saipan Little League launches 2026 season with safety first

January 21, 2026• Local Sports

Top three winners

January 20, 2026• Local Sports

Hopwood gets new goal posts for soccer program

January 20, 2026• Local Sports

Chris Leon Guerrero is Amigos’ January Ace

January 20, 2026• Local Sports

Precinct Basketball Tournament 3×3

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Editorials

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.
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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…
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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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Legalized fantasies

December 25, 2025• Editorials

IN his revised budget transmittal letter, the governor reminded lawmakers that they still had to approve additional funding for PSS and MVA.
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Letters

Deep treasures on the horizon: A South Korean perspective from Saipan

January 19, 2026• Letters to the Editor

HERE in Saipan, the Pacific Ocean is more than just a beautiful view — it’s part of our daily lives. Recently, a major announcement from South Korea has brought global attention to our part of the world. On January 15, 2026, the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources shared news of a m…
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When silence puts federal funding at risk

January 19, 2026• Letters to the Editor

THE Northern Marianas Housing Corporation, administrator of the CDBG-DR program, is a public government entity entrusted with federal disaster recovery grant funds from HUD Region IX. With that trust comes clear obligations: transparency, responsiveness, and accountability to the public.
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Opinions

BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ A brief history of Spam

January 18, 2026• Columnists

SPAM Loves You! So says a sign that hangs inside a grocery store in CK. Outsiders cannot understand the love affair between islanders and Spam. Let us take a moment and reflect on that wonderful, delicious, can’t-live-without canned meat.
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Thanks Dr. King: A MLK Day Special — ‘Permissive Injustices, Democracy & Greatness’!

January 18, 2026• Columnists

THE Truth is, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. only wanted OUR nation to live up to its “CREED” of “All Men being Created Equal,” which is the basic expectation of mankind “in a state of nature.” Dr. King KNEW that America is supposed to be a “nation of laws” and not a nation of “permissive injustices.”
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Business

Wall Street posts biggest daily drop in three months, Trump Greenland tariff threat triggers wide selloff

January 21, 2026• Business News

(Reuters) — All ​three major Wall Street indexes ended Tuesday with their biggest one-day drops in three months, in a broad selloff triggered by concerns ‌that fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump against Europe could signal renewed market volatility.
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Regional/World

UK’s China embassy gamble shows changing calculations in divided West

January 21, 2026• Regional, World

LONDON (Reuters) — By approving China’s plans for a mega-embassy in London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has gambled on winning closer trade ties and investment from China at the risk ​of angering politicians in Britain and the United States.
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National

Thousands protest against Trump immigration policies

January 21, 2026• National

(Reuters) — Thousands of U.S. workers and students marched through cities and university campuses on Tuesday in opposition to the immigration policies of President Donald Trump.
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