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(CNMI DOL) — The CNMI Department of Labor is advising all businesses that, beginning January 2026, new requirements for the Certificate of Good Standing or COGS will take effect. These updates were made after a departmental review identified redundancies in the documentation process. The new policy…

(Department of Finance) — The Division of Revenue and Taxation is in the final stage of implementing its new tax processing system, a key milestone in enhancing the efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility of tax services for the people of the CNMI.

(CNMI DOL) — The CNMI Department of Labor is reminding all employers that timely communication with the Department and affected employees is required in the event of a Reduction in Force or business closure, as outlined in § 80-20.1-240 of the CNMI Administrative Code.

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

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang said on Monday that he and the House leadership are looking into the pending $29 million loan from the Marianas Public Land Trust to fund the $3.9 million Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for at least the month of November while the federal government remains shut dow…

SUPERIOR Court Judge Pro Tempore Arthur Barcinas has scheduled a hearing in the criminal case against former Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, who faces charges of misconduct in public office, theft of government funds through premium-class airline travel, and contempt of the Legislature for failing to comply…

SUPERIOR Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho has scheduled a jury trial for Nores S. Langu, who is accused of allowing his friend, Mariano Falig Jr., to sexually assault Langu’s common-law wife while she was asleep.