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THE monthly general membership meeting for the Saipan Chamber of Commerce will be held on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Queens Hall of Kensington Hotel. The guest speakers are U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, who will share congressional updates, and Sen…

Namaste Beautiful Salon & Spa is the latest company to sign on as a Northern Marianas College ProaPerks Partner, joining many other businesses and organizations. More information about their special promotion for ProaPerks card holders can be found at www.marianas.edu/proaperks/. (NMC) — Namast…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Nearly all Federal Reserve policymakers rallied behind a decision to further slow the pace of interest rate hikes at the U.S. central bank’s last policy meeting, but also indicated that curbing unacceptably high inflation would be the “key factor” in how muc…

BARRIGADA HEIGHTS, Guam (Special Advertising Feature) — Foremost Foods, Inc. and Coca-Cola Beverage Co. (Guam) Inc. continue this year their time-honored tradition of recognizing longtime employees at the annual service awards presentation recently held at the corporate headquarters and distributio…

Marpac Resident Manager Guy Pudney, right, with his crew at Jonny’s Bar & Grill in Garapan to launch a promotion featuring $50,000 worth of giveaways on Tuesday evening.  Marpac staffers raffled off prizes at Jonny’s Bar & Grill on Tuesday evening as part of a new promo. Customers and patro…

TARAWA (Tourism Authority of Kiribati) — The islet of Betio and South Tarawa was a hive of activities on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 when the Pacific Island destination of Kiribati welcomed its first international cruise ship visit since border reopening. The Amadea Shipping Company owned MS Amadea ope…

(Reuters) — The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday, weighed down by Microsoft and Nvidia as investors worried that inflation and a strong U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes. The see-saw session on Wall Street followed economic data this week that pointed …

BARRIGADA HEIGHTS, Guam — Foremost Foods, Inc. and Coca-Cola Beverage Co. (Guam) Inc., the leading non-alcoholic beverage companies on Guam and in Micronesia, have signed a solar power purchase agreement with IP&E Holdings, LLC., a local energy company that has been supplying the islands for ov…

(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce will host an economic forum, featuring a panel of subject matter experts, to keep the community apprised of economic conditions, challenges, and opportunities the CNMI is currently facing. The economic forum and will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, fro…

Japan TV travel show “Tabi Salad” films at Micro Beach in Saipan in Dec. 2022.   The destination awareness media promotion was organized by the Marianas Visitors Authority and United Airlines and resulted in $2.7 million in ad exposure value in Jan. 2023 for the destination. Japan TV travel show “T…