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DELEGATES Kimberlyn King-Hinds of the CNMI and James C. Moylan of Guam are strongly urging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to give the people of the Marianas ample time to comment on plans to pursue deep-sea mining in U.S. waters.

FEDERAL prosecutors are seeking to forfeit $262,788 and a cache of luxury goods from former Public School System employee Giselle Butalid and her mother, Clarissa Adlawan, who admitted to siphoning public funds and laundering the proceeds through transactions reaching the Philippines.

THE administration cannot identify the Public School System’s $4.9 million in unrestricted funds because it is not new money earned in the current fiscal year, Rep. Blas Jonathan Attao said on Tuesday

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang last week nominated Carline Sablan, former economic development analyst at the Commonwealth Development Authority, to the Commonwealth Ports Authority Board of Directors.

THE renovation and construction of the Capital Hill playground has been completed, according to Parks and Recreation Director Mike Cruz.

(NMC) — Northern Marianas College recently collected more than 300 canned and dry goods during its recent campus-wide food drive for the Proa Pantry. The effort, led by the Office of the President, the Associated Students of Northern Marianas College and the Office of Student Activities and Leaders…

(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its upcoming December general membership meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at Charley’s Cabaret, Pacific Islands Club Saipan, a proud Chamber member.

(Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance) — To all new, ongoing, and returning applicants: spring 2026 applications will be available online on Dec. 1, 2025 and the deadline to apply and submit supporting documents is on Feb. 28, 2026.

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages every week.

The CNMI Department of Public Safety will conduct two occupant protection/child restraint checkpoints on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.