Local News

King-Hinds works with FEMA to advance CNMI Disaster Unemployment Assistance

June 27, 2026• Local News

Disaster Unemployment Assistance provides temporary income assistance to workers, including certain self-employed individuals, who lose work as a direct result of a major disaster and are not eligible for regular unemployment benefits.
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No tsunami threat for the CNMI

June 26, 2026• Local News

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Sinlaku recovery update as of June 26

June 26, 2026• Local News

The Joint Information Center releases recovery updates every Friday to keep the community informed about ongoing response and recovery...
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Revenue drop triggers government work hour cuts

June 25, 2026• Local News

FOLLOWING his letter to the Legislature last week informing lawmakers of a 10% decline — or $13.081 million reduction — in the government revenue estimate due to a “steep” drop in April collections, Gov. David M. Apatang on Wednesday issued Directive 2026-5 implementing reduced work hours of 64 to …
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Sports

June 27, 2026• Local Sports

Getting a feel for the ballfield in South Korea

June 26, 2026• Local Sports

Go CNMI!

June 25, 2026• Local Sports

Concepcion brothers deliver standout performances in Iowa tournament

June 25, 2026• Local Sports

Rustlers, Sharks tighten grip on top spots

June 25, 2026• Local Sports

Cubs dominate Cobras in third-place game

June 24, 2026• Local Sports

Achievers pull away, Cue Benderz survive 7-6 scare

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Community Bulletin

Editorials

Diversification talk, investment silence

June 25, 2026• Editorials

This may surprise some people, but the CNMI government has never stopped talking about economic diversification for nearly 50 years.
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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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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

Why socialists love a capitalist country

June 25, 2026• Columnists

Socialism is once again popular, as though it has never been thoroughly discredited by the experiences of the many nations that tried it.
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Grace, accountability, and reversing the co-optation cycle: Path to a better CNMI (Part 1)

June 25, 2026• Columnists

The primary danger facing our Commonwealth does not stem from a single election cycle, but from the potential return of a specific kind of politics — an entrenched political culture built on transactional power, patronage, and systemic survival.
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Business

Samsung readies $648 billion bet, report says, as AI boom reshapes South Korea

June 26, 2026• Business News

Samsung Group will pledge on ​Monday 1,000 trillion won ($648 billion) in South Korea over the next decade, a media report said, in a sweeping effort to turn a global AI-driven chip boom into a ‌nationwide growth engine.
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Regional/World

Guam utilities commission approves power rate hike

June 26, 2026• Regional, World

The rate hike comes amid significant increases in GPA’s fuel costs due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and the latter’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route for much of the world’s fuel supply.
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National

US strikes Iran in response to attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

June 27, 2026• National

The U.S. military attacked Iran on Friday in response to an Iranian drone strike on a ‌cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, with each country accusing the other of violating terms of a ceasefire agreed on last week.
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