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Standing on a huge rock with my camera, I would have given anything for a dip instead of just a short stop at this place which I had already seen in hundreds of spectacular photographs and glowing remarks from different blogs and websites of visitors who had been there. Surrounded by natural rock f…

I was standing at the site of Taga latte stone quarry — known to be Micronesia’s best preserved and largest stone quarry, and one of the most unique cultural attractions of Rota. Anyone who visits the place cannot help but take photos and post it online for the world to see. I had just landed on is…

Lions Club region secretary Paul Madriaga said the event capped the observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month on April 30. The Lions Club has joined the coalition against sexual violence. “It was a very successful event and lots of young people learned about the importance of leadership and comm…

The room was a dream for someone as stressed as I was. Two massage beds with fresh linens faced clear glass windows with a spectacular garden and lagoon view outside, issuing an irresistible welcome to lie down and relax. Karisu, which I learned later is the Chamorro word for tall bushes or reeds, …

“I shall ask for nothing but the utmost cooperation of each and every member of this organization, and in return, I shall give everything logically possible for the ultimate success of the same,” he said, during the induction of officers in the Taga Hall of the Saipan World Resort. Malasarte was in…

Dr. Ken Pierson, Seventh-day Adventist Clinic director and coordinator of Health Impact, said the series of free health lectures conducted by Dr. Edwin Supit, a graduate of Loma Linda University and a specialist in internal medicine, emphasized  prevention of chronic and lifestyle diseases. It prom…

Easily accessible, Long Beach, or Unai Dankulo, is true to its name and is long stretch of white, sandy beach and crystal clear waters gently lapping on the shore. But there is a “secret” behind the huge rocks and cliffs that border one end of the beach. My buddies Barnard, Susan and Edwin guided m…

“Agriculture and agricultural product processing industry could be the engine of economic growth in the CNMI,” according to P&A Corp. president Hong Kyun Kim. “We need great products, boundless energy and a passion to succeed,” he said. The corporation will buy and market farm products while pr…

The CNMI is littered with relics and memorabilia from  World War II, and a huge collection is found at the Marianas Trench Cave Museum. I stopped by one noontime to check out this museum last month. Panting while climbing the long and slippery flight of cemented stairs up, I was met by a cheerful w…

The corporation will help remove and trim roadside trees and it will process the waste wood in its lumber mill. The company’s assistance, however, does not stop there as Hong Kyun Kim, president of P&A Inc., will also invest $2 million to help boost the local economy by using local manpower. Ea…