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(NMC) — Ha’ani Co is the latest company to sign on as a Northern Marianas College ProaPerks Partner, joining many other businesses and organizations. All card-carrying members of the NMC ProaPerks program can now receive a 10% discount. Ha’ani Co joins the growing list of ProaPerks partners, such a…

LONDON (Reuters) — Efforts to speed up the movement of goods around the world have yet to solve the supply chain bottlenecks caused by surging demand for retail goods and pandemic-related lockdowns, the latest shipping data showed. Delays at U.S. major ports have been particularly severe, but knock…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. construction spending increased less than expected in December as a solid rise in private projects was partially offset by a sharp decline in outlays on public projects. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday that construction spending rose 0.2% after advancing 0.6% in …

NEW YORK (Reuters) —  2022 is off to a turbulent start for U.S. stocks. Even as the market recouped some losses in the last two sessions of the month, the benchmark S&P 500 ended down 5.3% in January, its biggest monthly drop since the pandemic took hold in March 2020. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity fell to a 14-month low in January amid an outbreak of Covid-19 infections, supporting views that economic growth lost steam at the start of the year. The Institute for Supply Management or ISM said on Tuesday that its index of national…

(CPA) — The Commonwealth Ports Authority gives notice that a town hall meeting is being held to address matters surrounding the 2020 audit report, the passenger facility charges audit, and the litigation history between Star Marianas Air and CPA. The town hall meetings will be held on the following…

The newly elected board members of the Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands present a plaque of appreciation to outgoing Chairwoman Gloria Cavanagh on Jan. 27, 2022, during the HANMI general membership meeting at Aqua Resort Club Saipan.  From left, Pacific Islands Club Saipan GM Denni…

TAMUNING, Guam —  This week, Beaudy Camacho, a Chamorro female entrepreneur from Dededo, Guam is celebrating becoming a team leader, house leader, and business mentor for the Female Entrepreneur Association International. The FEA is based in the United Kingdom, servicing a network of over 650,000 w…

MOMMYLA Spa & Salon, which offers affordable beauty and hair care services, held a “soft opening” in Garapan on Saturday. Located behind Lollipops Store, the new salon offers spa, quality hair care, makeup, and many other beauty services amid a very relaxing ambience in a stylish building facin…

THE Commonwealth Utilities  Corp. has been notified by Mobil Oil Mariana Islands Inc. that there has been an increase in the average international fuel oil prices which will  affect the Fuel Adjustment Charge.   As a result,  the current FAC rate of $0.20909 per kWh will  increase to  $0.23908 per …