Marianas Variety News | Micronesia's Leading Newspaper

[current_date format="l, F j, Y"]

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 8:41 am

Local News

Woman claims to be Faloma Luhk in YouTube video

June 10, 2026• Local News

IN a video posted on YouTube early Wednesday local time, a woman claimed to be Faloma Luhk. Faloma, 10, and her sister, Maleina, 9, have been missing since 2011. They were last seen at a bus stop near their home in As Teo, Saipan, on May 25, 2011.

90 students, one journey: FMS 8th-graders move forward

June 9, 2026• Local News

Ninety students crossed the stage on June 3 as members of the Napu Riders Class of 2026, marking the end of middle school and the beginning of a new chapter under the theme, “Rooted as Riders, Rising with the Tide.”

CUC earns clean audit, but procurement problems persist

June 9, 2026• Local News

THE Commonwealth Utilities Corporation ended fiscal year 2024 with stronger overall finances, a growing net position and an unmodified, or “clean,” audit opinion. However, auditors again flagged weaknesses in procurement controls, marking the third consecutive year the utility failed to…

OAG files second criminal case against Mendiola

June 9, 2026• Local News

LIEUTENANT Gov. Dennis James Camacho Mendiola is now facing a second active criminal case after the Office of the Attorney General filed an eight-count information accusing him of theft, misconduct in public office, and misuse of public funds tied to the alleged unlawful use of rental vehicles duri…

View More →

Sports

June 9, 2026• Local Sports

Tan sets new NMI 10km mark with fifth-place finish in Brisbane

June 9, 2026• Local Sports

Cue Benderz, Achievers survive 7-6 thrillers in SBA 8-Ball League action

June 8, 2026• Local Sports

Early surge lifts MP Raiders over Compadres

June 8, 2026• Local Sports

NMI women end EAFF campaign with loss to Chinese Taipei

June 8, 2026• Local Sports

CNMI Pickleball Federation announces Open Division team for 2026 Pickleball World Cup

June 7, 2026• Local Sports

New Summit stays unbeaten after crushing Hybrid

Special Editions

Community Bulletin

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.

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?

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)….

‘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.”)

View More →

Letters

Our retirees deserve better

June 9, 2026• Letters to the Editor

THE recent announcement that 25% benefit payments to CNMI retirees will cease after July 31, 2026 is very troubling and should alarm all of us.

Why the ocean is more than just water — deep sea mining stories matter

June 9, 2026• Letters to the Editor

FOR Pacific Islanders, the ocean is not merely a resource to be managed; it is central to their identity, culture, and survival. The ocean is viewed as kin, an ancestor, and the very source of life. Deep-sea mining poses a direct threat to traditional fishing and food security.

View More →

Opinions

Drive people away and destroy our already bad economy

June 8, 2026• Columnists

What is to be done? Has the CUC done everything possible to reduce their costs, or do they continue to carry operational bloat that drags them down?

Accidentally marooned

June 7, 2026• Columnists

In our trove of writings we have a memoir of a physician, Dr. John Coulter, who spent a great deal of time among islanders. Through the pages of his account, “Adventures in the Pacific,” the cultural exchange is fascinating.

View More →

Business

Apple bets on overdue Siri fix to close AI gap

June 9, 2026• Business News

CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) — Apple on Monday rolled out a long-delayed overhaul of Siri, betting the upgraded assistant can help close the gap ‌with Big Tech rivals and new-age startups in the crucial AI race.

View More →

Regional/World

Rescuers race to reach trapped after powerful quake in southern Philippines

June 9, 2026• Regional, World

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (Reuters) — Rescuers searched the rubble on Tuesday of a collapsed building in the southern Philippine city of General Santos, the worst hit by a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 37 people and injured hundreds, to reach ‌two people still believed to be trapp…

View More →

National

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rules

June 9, 2026• National

BOSTON (Reuters) — A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled ‌foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized.

View More →

Arts & Culture

Latest E-edition

Please login to access your e-Edition.

Weekly Poll

Recent

Submit

Local News

Most Commented

Trending

Sports

Special Editions

Community Bulletin

Editorials

Letters

Opinions

Business

Regional/World

National

Arts & Culture

Latest E-edition

Events