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Judge finds probable cause to charge ARFF trainee with manslaughter

Local News

SUPERIOR Court Judge Joseph N. Camacho on Wednesday found probable cause to charge Jeremy Guillermin, 29, with voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and battery, and obstructing justice in connection with the death of Alvin Remamba.
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Fuel prices down 10 cents

Local News

FUEL prices went down by 10 cents on Wednesday and Thursday after last month’s rollback was cancelled by a hike earlier this month.
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Adlawan agrees to forfeiture but disputes jewelry store claim

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CLARISSA Adlawan said she has no objection to a forfeiture order covering property listed in the prosecution’s bill of particulars but rejected a $59,300 claim filed by jewelry store owners.
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Define irony

Editorials

DESPITE the CNMI’s dismal state, there are still some things to be thankful for, including a leadership that is not willfully blind to the economic reality staring us in the face for the past few years.
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Incidentally, November is Education Month

Editorials

WHILE the Public School System faces its gravest financial crisis, the Board of Education’s five elected members can’t even hold a meeting.
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It is everyone’s business

Editorials

By Zaldy Dandan – Variety Editor Don’t even think about it IN early 2023, the administration announced that the CNMI would wean itself...
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When laws enacted with the best intentions do much less than what is hoped for

Editorials

OVER a month ago, the local Society of Professional Journalists called on the CNMI attorney general — an elected official — to “engage with the press in an open forum regarding issues of public concern.”
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Letters

Report on repeated robbery, theft, and property damage incidents

Letters to the Editor

I AM a Japanese woman residing in Saipan. Over the past 12 years, I have been subjected to multiple incidents including robbery, attempted robbery, theft, break-ins, property damage, and even attempted murder and assault by police officers.
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Accountability and fairness: A deeper dive into PSS’s HR practices

Letters to the Editor

THE Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System often promotes its commitment to fairness, equity, and transparency. Yet, within its own ranks, employees have raised serious concerns that these principles are too often ignored — particularly in the Human Resources division and…
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Opinions

Have mud, will sling it

Columnists

WHEN I first arrived on island 32 years ago, the local economy had slowed down compared to its blistering growth in the late 1980s, but everyone believed it would pick up again soon. And so it did. Consequently, the CNMI government’s finances were stable. At the time, Variety reported that the Reti…
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Beyond dereliction, complicity and treason

Columnists

MANILA — Flooded with complaints of massive and unrelenting power outages and the highest electricity rates in the region, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. demanded the resignation of his Energy secretary in May 2025 and quickly reassigned him to the Department of the Environment and Na…
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Business

Small US retailers face holiday supply chaos due to Trump tariffs

Business News

(Reuters) — For Matt Hassett, founder of New York-based sleep wellness brand Loftie, the year-end holiday rush has always kept him on his toes.
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Regional/World

Trump urged Japan PM to avoid escalation in China dispute: sources

Regional, World

TOKYO (Reuters) — President Donald Trump urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid further escalation in a dispute with China during a call this week, two Japanese government sources with knowledge of the matter said.
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National Guard soldiers shot in ‘targeted’ attack near White House

National

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Two National Guard soldiers were shot on Wednesday near the White House in what officials described as a targeted ambush, and the suspect was in custody after suffering gunshot wounds during the attack.
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