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THE CNMI Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers on Saturday celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Public-Private Partnership program, along with its various government, private sector, and community partners. Celebrations began with an island-wide cleanup of multiple sites across Saipan, then…

(Reuters) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told senior White House advisers she backs reappointing Jerome Powell as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair, whose term expires in February, a Bloomberg News reporter wrote on Twitter. President Joe Biden has not made a decision and will likely weigh in …

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Insurers are quietly gearing up for a potential ten-fold increase in sales to the booming $17.6 billion-a-year cannabis industry as Congress inches closer to legalizing pot at the federal level. While 36 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for medic…

(CUC) — The  CNMI  Stimulus Visa Card  is  accepted  by the Commonwealth  Utilities Corp. for payment of utility bills, installation and other fees  and charges, including pre-pay load. Due to the local restrictions  of the CNMl Stimulus Visa Card, customers are unable to purchase prepay electric u…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Guam is a much safer place to visit now than last year as it has so far reached 78% full vaccination among vaccine-eligible individuals, according to Guam Visitors Bureau officials who also shared how at least four airlines have asked GVB for a subsidy of $56,000 to …

(Special Advertising Feature) — United Airlines announced that it has increased the Guam-Saipan schedule to offer daily flights between the islands, adding two flights more per week to accommodate the busy summer-fall travel season. The daily morning flight schedule began on Aug. 1 and increases ca…

(Special Advertising Feature) —  The Bank of Guam is pleased to announce that its 2020 Year in Review has won honors at the 35th International Annual Report Competition organized by MerComm International annually. This is the fourth time that the bank has been recognized for excellence in the conte…

(Office of the Governor) — The Department of Finance-Group Health & Life Insurance Trust Fund announced on Wednesday the selection of Aetna Life Insurance Company to be the sole health carrier for the CNMI government. This selection follows the issuance of RFP21-GOV082 and a thorough evaluation…

(Press Release) — Saipan Born, Saipan Grown. “If serving is below you, leadership is beyond you,” says Claudia C. Adriano, general manager of Andaz, San Diego.  Claudia C. Adriano was born and raised on Saipan and is the daughter of Margaret F. Camacho-Castro of Saipan and the late Antonio G. Adria…

(MVA) —  To allow more time for promotion in Korea, the Marianas Visitors Authority board of director voted on Aug. 6, 2021, to extend the Tourism Resumption Investment Plan or TRIP program through Dec. 31, 2021. The program is an investment to provide subsidies to airlines, hotels, travel agencies…