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(Office of the Governor) — The CNMI Department of Commerce Registrar of Corporation hereby gives notice to the public that the Annual Corporation Report for 2021 is due on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The Registrar of Corporation would like to remind the public that there will be a penalty fee of $150 f…

SEOUL (Reuters) — Doy, one of South Korea’s most famous tattoo artists having inked the likes of Brad Pitt, just wants to practice his craft without fear of going to jail or hefty fines. South Korea is the sole developed country in the world where tattooing is considered a procedure that only…

LONDON (Reuters) — U.S. stock futures and European stocks fell into the red on Monday, with markets remaining nervous that Russia could invade Ukraine despite attempts to defuse the crisis. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to hold a summit on t…

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travelers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of pandemic-related closings as tourists returned and hundreds of people were reunited with family and friends. More than 50 international flights w…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — A U.S. stock market, already on edge from a hawkish Federal Reserve and a conflict between Russia and Ukraine, now has another worry: higher oil prices. U.S. crude prices stand at around $91 a barrel after surging some 40% since Dec. 1 and earlier this week touched their highes…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) —  The Legislature on Friday adopted a resolution supporting the “Native Pacific Islanders of America Equity Act.” Guam Delegate Michael San Nicolas introduced the legislation co-sponsored by his Northern Marianas counterpart, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan…

(Reuters) — Federal Reserve officials on Friday squelched what had been rising market expectations for an aggressive initial response to 40-year-high U.S. inflation, signaling that steady interest rate hikes should be enough to do the trick. “I don’t see any compelling argument to taking a bi…

Hotel Association of the NMI Chairman Ivan Quichocho, right, and Board Secretary Martin Jambor, second left, present a $1,000 donation to the Saipan Senior Advisory Council on Feb. 14, 2022, in Chinatown, Saipan.  The check was accepted by staff of the Office on Aging on behalf of the council.  Fro…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but remained at levels associated with tightening labor market conditions. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 248,000 for the week…

THE Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation-Environmental Health Disease Prevention updated its guidance for restaurants and bars to eliminate the requirement for restaurants, bars, businesses that are open to the public, or places of worship to maintain records of temperature screenings and one point …