Local News

Che takes over PSS at critical crossroads

June 15, 2026• Local News

The BOE formalized her appointment on Thursday, elevating her to the system’s top post at a time when the school district faces a complex set of pressures: a fiscal cliff as pandemic relief funds run dry, ongoing recovery from Super Typhoon Sinlaku, and the lowest local government appropriation in …
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Burglaries hit Koblerville, Ada gyms

June 15, 2026• Local News

TWO major community sports facilities on Saipan were burglarized and vandalized last week, with thieves stealing copper wiring, sports equipment and damaging property at a time when both gyms were still recovering from Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
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MVA to relocate office to Navy Hill lighthouse

June 15, 2026• Local News

THE Marianas Visitors Authority is preparing to relocate its administrative offices to the historic lighthouse on Navy Hill after the Department of Public Lands transferred ownership of the property to the tourism agency.
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GCA targeted in consecutive weekend break-ins

June 15, 2026• Local News

GRACE Christian Academy lost its service pickup truck, chainsaws, a power air blower, pressure washers, and electric cables to burglars who targeted the campus on two consecutive nights over the weekend.
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Sports

June 15, 2026• Local Sports

Big offensive outburst lifts Fielders to championship win

June 15, 2026• Local Sports

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June 14, 2026• Local Sports

Braves’ offense overwhelms Lions in lopsided semifinal

June 14, 2026• Local Sports

Late pressure lifts Eleven Tiger, Crooked Arrow 2 to 7-6 wins

June 14, 2026• Local Sports

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June 13, 2026• Local Sports

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Special Editions

In Honor of His Legacy and Public Service

CNMI SBDC Newsletter Vol. 02 August 2025

PSS Students First Newsletter ARPA Ed. 03

Community Bulletin

Editorials

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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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?
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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)….
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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

The Satsuma rebellion

June 14, 2026• Columnists

A century and a half ago, Japan strained under a massive effort to modernize the country. While the world embraced such changes as gunpowder weapons, industrialization, democracy and capitalism, the Japanese decided to reject such foreigners’ ways.
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Politics and the persistence of waste

June 11, 2026• Columnists

Politics, at its worst, merely magnifies human failings. Humanity is deeply flawed, and through politics we choose which of our fellow flawed humans will govern the rest of us — then expect things to improve.
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Business

Shares and bonds surge, oil slides on Iran deal

June 15, 2026• Business News

LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) — Share markets and bonds rallied hard on Monday and oil prices tumbled 5% as a framework peace deal between the United ​States and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures globally and lessen the need for higher interest rates.
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Regional/World

Private sector drives Guam job growth as government employment declines

June 14, 2026• Regional, World

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Guam’s overall employment rate has increased over the past year, but according to the data, the primary driving force isn’t the federal or local government.
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National

12 people killed in Missouri plane crash, skydiving company says

June 15, 2026• National

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said ‌the crash occurred near the Butler Memorial Airport, about 60 miles (100 km) south of Kansas City, Missouri.
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