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GOVERNOR David M. Apatang said Monday that he is 100% in support of Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds’ proposal to extend the CNMI-Only Transitional Worker program for another 10 years.

A WOMAN accused of using two falsified U.S. permanent resident cards to travel from Saipan to Hawaii will plead guilty after the federal court converted her upcoming preliminary hearing into an arraignment and change‑of‑plea proceeding.

REPRESENTATIVE Patrick San Nicolas on Monday introduced House Bill 24-92, seeking to appropriate $63,000 for the Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

(Special Advertising Feature) — EUCON International University recently held a strategic meeting between its president, Dr. Christian Wei, and Patrick Perez, director of operations, retail food group, Subway field consultant-Guam & Saipan, AAFES / NEXCOM Japan & Marshall Islands, to explore…

On behalf of the municipality of Saipan, Mayor “RB” Camacho presented a memorial plaque to the family of the late Lino Olopai to pay tribute to his legacy as a cultural beacon and icon of the CNMI. “May his memory and teachings forever inspire our people to preserve and protect our cultural identit…

SAIPAN experienced an islandwide power outage Friday around 1:45 p.m., leaving residents and businesses without electricity for several hours. Power was fully restored across the island by 6 p.m., according to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang has nominated Associate Judge Joseph Norita Camacho to serve as the next presiding judge of the CNMI Superior Court, formally submitting the appointment to the Senate for advice and consent.

MORE than 120 accounting professionals, business owners, and tax practitioners attended the Commonwealth Board of Accountancy’s tax update seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the multi‑purpose center.

WASHINGTON D.C. (Office of the CNMI Congressional Delegate) — Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds has shared a draft proposal to amend the Commonwealth’s immigration transition framework and is inviting review and feedback from Gov. David M. Apatang and leaders across the CNMI before formally introducing…

THE CNMI has received $2 million in opioid settlement proceeds, the Opioid Proceeds Council or OPC reported to Gov. David M. Apatang.