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MVA: Federal policy must consider fragile tourism recovery

January 25, 2026• Local News

FEDERAL policy deliberations on the future of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program must consider the Commonwealth’s unique economic conditions and compliance efforts, a Marianas tourism official said, warning that abrupt changes could worsen the islands’ fragile economic recovery.

Saipan Chamber urges data-based review of visa program

January 25, 2026• Local News

THE Saipan Chamber of Commerce has pushed back against a recent letter from three U.S. senators calling for changes to the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program, arguing that the lawmakers’ concerns are rooted in outdated references and inaccurate or biased media reports that misrepresent current condition…

EVS-TAP protects borders, supports local economy, says King-Hinds

January 25, 2026• Local News

THE Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program or EVS-TAP was created to strengthen border security while supporting the CNMI’s economy, according to the islands’ delegate to the U.S. Congress, Kimberlyn King-Hinds.

Rep. Aldan proposes third-party audit of CUC

January 25, 2026• Local News

THE House of Representatives will consider House Bill 24-88 in its next session, a measure that would mandate a comprehensive, independent, third-party audit of the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation to ensure financial integrity, operational accountability, and public confidence, according to the …

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Sports

January 25, 2026• Local Sports

Trench Tech announces Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seminar with international medalist Sam Tisdale

January 25, 2026• Local Sports

MCS storms back to beat GCA for volleyball crown

January 22, 2026• Local Sports

NMI badminton team preps for Oceania championships with new fitness initiative

January 22, 2026• Local Sports

Saipan’s Carol Lee continues historic run with win in Bahrain

January 22, 2026• Local Sports

Team Marianas eyes charter flight for 2027 Tahiti Pacific Games

January 22, 2026• Local Sports

UPDATED: Additional flights available from Saipan for Rota Marathon 2026

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The main takeaway

January 22, 2026• Editorials

In any talks of government budget, revenue is only half of the equation. More crucial is spending, and historically, government expenditures have exceeded collections regardless of the islands’ economic condition.

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.

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…

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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Letters

Why the sea is the ultimate launchpad for an AI future

January 22, 2026• Letters to the Editor

IN today’s career landscape, we’re often told to pick a lane and stay in it — blue-collar job or white-collar tech. But at 20, the most radical and rewarding move isn’t choosing one over the other — it’s using one to master the other.

Community safety concerns reported to mayor’s office

January 22, 2026• Letters to the Editor

The concern with the inadequate roadside lighting is the unsafe conditions it creates for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists who use that stretch of road at all hours of the day and night.

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Opinions

BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ Did Asians sail to America?

January 25, 2026• Columnists

YOU are probably aware that this question has been argued for hundreds of years. Although the Americas were already inhabited, we are curious to know who were the first to land on the shores on the eastern edge of the Pacific.

The man who made the Marianas pay for themselves

January 22, 2026• Columnists

As scholar and writer Francis X. Hezel, SJ once observed, that period “represents the height of economic development in the islands. Never before or since have the islands been fully self-supporting.”

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Business

Jay B. Jones named 2025 Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year

January 25, 2026• Business News

TUMON, Guam (Press Release) — Jay B. Jones, executive vice president of Triple J Enterprises, was named the 2025 Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year during the Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year Awards Reception held Jan. 24 at the Hyatt Regency Guam.

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Regional/World

Australian boy dies after shark attack in Sydney Harbor

January 25, 2026• Regional, World

SYDNEY (Reuters) — An Australian boy had died in hospital after being bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbor, his family said on Saturday after a series of shark attacks along the country’s east coast.

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National

Federal immigration agents kill another US citizen in Minneapolis, sparking protests

January 25, 2026• National

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) — U.S. immigration agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday, officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month.

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