Local News

Here we go again

July 2, 2026• Local News

The governor said people across the islands have already begun preparing for possible impacts. Based on current projections, he said, the storm is likely to affect the entire Marianas, including Guam.
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Fiscal pressures drive CNMI to lowest budget level in decades

July 2, 2026• Local News

The CNMI’s current financial condition requires prompt realignment of spending to ensure expenditures remain within available resources and to support a stable and sustainable fiscal future for the Commonwealth.
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Apatang: US government policy guiding D-NAP distribution

July 2, 2026• Local News

“It’s the federal government’s policy that is being followed, not ours,” he said. “That is not our policy; we are following the U.S. government’s policy.”
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CNMI seeks more time for Disaster NAP distribution

July 2, 2026• Local News

THE CNMI Nutritional Assistance Program is seeking an extension from the U.S. Department of Agriculture beyond the current seven-day Disaster NAP implementation window, according to Department of Community and Cultural Affairs Secretary Francisco Rabauliman.
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Sports

July 2, 2026• Local Sports

Local pickleball event fuels CNMI bid for World Cup appearance in Vietnam

July 2, 2026• Local Sports

MHS, SSHS secure finals spots in boys volleyball tournament

July 2, 2026• Local Sports

CNMI bows to Saudi Arabia, 5-3, in Little League regional action

July 1, 2026• Local Sports

MHS, SSHS open boys volleyball tourney with wins

July 1, 2026• Local Sports

South Korea erupts for seven-run fourth inning, routs CNMI Majors 12-0

July 1, 2026• Local Sports

Rustlers, Rack & Roll 1 emerge victorious in Hibiscus Division round

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Editorials

Happy 4th of July!

July 2, 2026• Editorials

The CNMI government is navigating a severe fiscal squeeze because of a weak economy. We need more tourists and new investors. But we are just one of many island jurisdictions competing for visitors and businesses.
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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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Letters

Hudibrastic Drastic Doggerel (in a Petrarchan sonnet form)

June 29, 2026• Letters to the Editor

Remedies like beg steal or borrow bring sorrow today and tomorrow use common sense, face fiscal reality every day, not more taki toro.
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In honor of Guelo Fadang, Luta storyteller, linguist and plant expert

June 28, 2026• Letters to the Editor

We met Guelo Fadang and his beloved wife Aning while admiring a sacred Ficus tree beside their home.
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Opinions

The ideology of sweating

July 2, 2026• Columnists

Ideology is intoxicating; it gives you purpose and certainty. Hence, ideologues don’t seek consensus; they demand conversion.
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Leadership, legacy, and the company we keep

July 2, 2026• Columnists

Storms have a way of exposing what is truly strong and what was only held together by appearance. They reveal whether our foundations were built on substance or illusion. Elections should serve the same purpose.
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Business

US job growth likely cooled in June after recent string of big gains

July 2, 2026• Business News

U.S. job growth likely slowed to a still-solid clip in June, with the unemployment rate expected to hold steady ​at 4.3% for a fourth straight month, consistent with a stable labor market.
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Regional/World

Two sentenced in visa fraud scheme involving sham marriage

July 2, 2026• Regional, World

Jung Hoon Song, a citizen of South Korea, and Bonnie Jo C. Quichocho, from Barrigada, Guam, were sentenced in the District Court of Guam for their roles in visa fraud involving U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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National

FBI says Nancy Guthrie probe remains kidnap-for-ransom case, despite notes deemed not credible

July 2, 2026• National

The FBI said on Wednesday it is ​still treating the disappearance of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s elderly mother as a kidnapping for ransom, despite determining that ‌some purported ransom notes in the case were extortion bids by imposters.
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