Local News

Saipan Awaodori Team continues 19-year cultural bridge with Japan

June 29, 2026• Local News

DESPITE the economic and emotional impact of Super Typhoon Sinlaku in April, members of the Saipan Awaodori Team will travel to Japan next week to participate in Awaodori festivals in several cities.
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2 charged with unlawful firearm discharge

June 29, 2026• Local News

TWO individuals have been charged in separate cases with unlawful discharge of a firearm after the Office of the Attorney General filed criminal informations this week alleging they fired weapons on Saipan without the required permit from the Department of Public Safety.
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Red Cross assistance tops $1.5M for Sinlaku-affected families

June 29, 2026• Local News

THE American Red Cross has provided more than $1.5 million in immediate financial assistance to households whose homes were severely damaged or destroyed by Super Typhoon Sinlaku, according to regional officials overseeing the response.
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Rep. Aldan to Senate: Act on $2.1M funding bill

June 29, 2026• Local News

REPRESENTATIVE Vincent “Kobre” Aldan is pressing the Senate to act on House Bill 24-84, which proposes appropriating the $2.1 million fiscal year 2025 surplus for the Public School System and retirees’ pension benefits.
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Sports

June 29, 2026• Local Sports

Heartbreak in Hwaseong: CNMI edged by New Zealand, 5-4

June 29, 2026• Local Sports

Teen runner’s streak inspires peers

June 29, 2026• Local Sports

Cultura puts on clinic as Ellama outlasts Balignasay in thriller

June 29, 2026• Local Sports

Atkins Kroll Saipan drives support for SCC Scholarship Golf Tournament with hole-in-one prize

June 28, 2026• Local Sports

CNMI Juniors cruise past American Samoa in six-inning win

June 28, 2026• Local Sports

Crooked Arrow 2 surges past Chon Chon as Fighters stay hot in 8-ball league

Special Editions

In Honor of His Legacy and Public Service

CNMI SBDC Newsletter Vol. 02 August 2025

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Community Bulletin

Editorials

Diversification talk, investment silence

June 25, 2026• Editorials

This may surprise some people, but the CNMI government has never stopped talking about economic diversification for nearly 50 years.
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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?
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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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Letters

Hudibrastic Drastic Doggerel (in a Petrarchan sonnet form)

June 29, 2026• Letters to the Editor

Remedies like beg steal or borrow bring sorrow today and tomorrow use common sense, face fiscal reality every day, not more taki toro.
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In honor of Guelo Fadang, Luta storyteller, linguist and plant expert

June 28, 2026• Letters to the Editor

We met Guelo Fadang and his beloved wife Aning while admiring a sacred Ficus tree beside their home.
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Opinions

What Oregon means to the Pacific

June 28, 2026• Columnists

The history of the Pacific could have been radically different if the Oregon dispute had ended differently.
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The federal response is ending. Our real test starts now.

June 28, 2026• Columnists

THERE comes a point after every disaster when the chainsaws fall silent, the generators are shut off, the emergency shelters close their doors, and the headlines begin to fade. To the outside world, these are signs that life has returned to normal. But those who have lived through catastrophe know …
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Business

Amazon Prime Day offers glimpse into US shoppers as they navigate with pinched wallets

June 29, 2026• Business News

U.S. online shoppers clawed for deals on electronics, appliances, items for children and everyday essentials during Amazon.com’s annual sales event Prime Day, spending more than $26.4 billion from June 23 through June 26, according to data firm Adobe ​Analytics.
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Regional/World

Philippines leads the world in rush to solar as power prices soar

June 29, 2026• Regional, World

People in the Philippines are flocking to install solar power ​on rooftops and escape the burden of soaring electricity prices, making it the world’s biggest spender on solar panels since ‌the war in Iran started.
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National

Iran and US agree to halt attacks and renew talks, US official says

June 29, 2026• National

Iran and the United States ​agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said on Sunday, raising ‌hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes.
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