Local News

CUC power restoration plan update for Saipan (June 20-23)

June 20, 2026• Local News

The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation has released an estimated power restoration schedule for Saipan covering Saturday, June 20 through...
Read More → Read More: CUC power restoration plan update for Saipan (June 20-23)

FEMA advisory

June 20, 2026• Local News

...
Read More → Read More: FEMA advisory

Democrat Sen. Manny Castro joins GOP

June 20, 2026• Local News

Citing his family’s ties to the CNMI Republican Party, Sen. Manny Castro said, “It wasn’t a big secret from the beginning when I...
Read More → Read More: Democrat Sen. Manny Castro joins GOP

Valiant Shield 2026 underway; residents advised not to be alarmed by overnight lights

June 19, 2026• Local News

(Office of the Governor) — Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 has started in the Asia Pacific region, including in the Mariana Islands. Do not...
Read More → Read More: Valiant Shield 2026 underway; residents advised not to be alarmed by overnight lights
View More →

Most Commented

Sports

June 20, 2026• Local Sports

Braves open title defense against Dodgers

June 18, 2026• Local Sports

Saipan G-Rollers turn adversity into opportunity on Guam trip (updated)

June 18, 2026• Local Sports

Rustlers extend lead, Noypi 2.0 wins thriller in 8-ball action

June 18, 2026• Local Sports

James Dela Cruz named overall male winner of 2026 Gold’s Gym Transformation Challenge

June 18, 2026• Local Sports

Oleai comes alive as NMA meet gets underway

June 18, 2026• Local Sports

Saipan Rollers head to Guam for mall ball 3×3 tournament

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

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?
Read More → Read More: What Sen. Castro and MVA said

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.
Read More → Read More: Déjà vu at CUC

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.
Read More → Read More: Zero

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?
Read More → Read More: FAC fury and political amnesia
View More →

Letters

Questions

June 15, 2026• Letters to the Editor

The major problem is the fuel source along with normal bureaucratic inefficiency.
Read More → Read More: Questions

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.
Read More → Read More: Urgently needed: An amendment to HR 8800 to include the CNMI
View More →

Opinions

What CUC said

June 18, 2026• Columnists

Politicians can advocate for and commiserate with ratepayers all they want, but someone still has to pay for generating power and providing CUC’s services.
Read More → Read More: What CUC said

Time to end the airline monopoly holding us hostage: Cabotage waiver needed for CNMI, Guam, and American Samoa

June 18, 2026• Columnists

FOR decades, people in the U.S. Pacific territories have lived under an air travel system that was never designed for island communities like ours.
Read More → Read More: Time to end the airline monopoly holding us hostage: Cabotage waiver needed for CNMI, Guam, and American Samoa
View More →

Business

Trump tells Axios he no longer views Anthropic as national security threat

June 20, 2026• Business News

President Donald Trump said he might have viewed artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a national security threat last ​week, but he no longer does, according to an ‌interview with “The Axios Show” published on Friday.
Read More → Read More: Trump tells Axios he no longer views Anthropic as national security threat
View More →

Regional/World

Italy’s Meloni says Trump ‘totally invented’ story that she begged him for photo

June 20, 2026• Regional, World

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the ​U.S. president told an Italian TV channel that she had “begged” him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.
Read More → Read More: Italy’s Meloni says Trump ‘totally invented’ story that she begged him for photo
View More →

National

How a warm World Cup welcome is endearing the US to fans

June 20, 2026• National

Ahead of the World Cup, many international fans were skeptical of the idea of the U.S. as co-hosts for soccer’s biggest tournament. There were worries over visa access, high costs, gun violence, a lack of local interest in the sport and more.
Read More → Read More: How a warm World Cup welcome is endearing the US to fans
View More →

Arts & Culture

Latest E-edition

Please login to access your e-Edition.

Events

+