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GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Wednesday last week vetoed House Bill 24-49, which sought to transfer the 911 emergency call system from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services in an effort to provide more rapid and direct access to emergency agencies.

DEPARTMENT of Public Works Secretary Ray N. Yumul on Tuesday said the increase in territorial highway funding that Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds included in H.R. 8870, or the BUILD (Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America’s 250th) Act, is welcome news for the CNMI.

In a powerful demonstration of cross-border educational collaboration, Hebei Oriental University and EUCON International University have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding that promises to reshape the future of higher education and economic development in the Commonwealth of the Northe…

(CNMI DOL) — The CNMI Department of Labor informs all employers that, due to the widespread impacts of Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the submission deadline for the Census of Employment for the first quarter of calendar year 2026 has been extended.

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be a scheduled water service interruption on Thursday, May 28, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Areas affected: Dagu, As Lito, Finasisu, Dandan, and portions of Koblerville. • Purpose: To allow CUC’s contractor to safely conduct the replacement…

(Press Release) — On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, the CNMI Supreme Court issued Administrative Order No. 2026-ADM-0025-MSC, In Re Resumption of Normal Business Hours for Guma’ Hustisia. With electrical service restored and full operations resumed, Guma’ Hustisia returns to normal business hours effective…

The CNMI Joint Information Center is reminding Super Typhoon Sinlaku survivors that the deadline to apply for the S.T.R.O.N.G Tent and Roofing program is on June 1, 2026, at 5 p.m.

WIDESPREAD theft of copper conductors is slowing Saipan’s power restoration, CUC Power Division electrical engineer Jonathan Camacho said at a press briefing Friday, warning that crews are now encountering entire spans of missing lines across multiple villages.

THE House of Representatives, during its session Friday, rejected the Senate versions of three spending measures and called for the creation of a bicameral conference committee to draft compromise versions acceptable to both chambers.

THREE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees — Yuetong Wang, Changwu Ruan, and Rui Li — who are being held at the Department of Corrections are challenging their extended detention.