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THE dissolution of the CNMI Cannabis Commission has eliminated the $325,000 total cost for commissioners’ stipends and the managing director’s salary, according to the Department of Commerce, which is now requesting $221,000 from the Legislature for its new cannabis regulatory program.

THE Senate on Friday passed Senate Bill 24-47, which would require all contractors to be licensed in the CNMI.

BY unanimously adopting Senate Resolution 24-13, authored by Sen. Paul A. Manglona, the Senate on Friday honored former Supreme Court Associate Justice Perry Borja Inos.

THE Department of Public Safety has recorded 95 traffic crashes in the first five weeks of 2026, according to DPS Highway Patrol Section investigator Sgt. Adrian Mendiola.

AT a change-of-plea hearing Friday in the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, Lorna R. Maramba pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a false identification document with intent to defraud the United States.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang called for ethical leadership in decision-making following a two-day development training session at Aqua Resort Club on Thursday.

THE Consular Office of Japan in Saipan hosted a reception Thursday at the Fiesta Hall of the Grandvrio Resort Saipan in honor of Emperor Naruhito’s 66th birthday, which falls on Feb. 23.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang and Lt. Gov. Dennis James C. Mendiola expressed their gratitude to former Associate Justice Perry B. Inos, who resigned about two weeks ago.

(Office of the CNMI Governor) — The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands  on Thursday marked a transformative milestone with the ribbon‑cutting ceremony for the Garapan Revitalization Project, celebrating the successful completion of a comprehensive initiative to modernize infrastructu…

(Office of the CNMI Governor) — Lt. Gov. Dennis C. Mendiola warmly received Gov. Melchor Diclas of the Philippine province of Benguet during a courtesy visit to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.