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TWENTY-NINE new U.S. citizens were sworn in at a special naturalization ceremony held at the District Court for the NMI on Tuesday.

PRECINCT 2 Reps. John Paul P. Sablan and Danny I. Aquino, along with their staffers, conducted cleanup and beautification activities earlier this week in the vicinity of the old government center in Susupe.

(Office of the Governor) — On Jan. 15, Gov. David M. Apatang hosted a high-level delegation from Korea University, led by Chairman Changduk Jung, Ph.D., to discuss a transformative partnership aimed at expanding educational opportunities and bolstering the Commonwealth’s burgeoning educational tour…

(MVA) — Boat rides from Saipan to the 22nd Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in the Marianas next month are now available for booking. 

(CNMI HSEM) — The CNMI Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will be troubleshooting and testing the all-hazard mobile siren on Jan. 23, 2026.

(Press Release) — The Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System is hosting a two-day Community Call and PACT Act Registration event in Saipan.

(Special Advertising Feature) — EUCON International University, a dynamic and accredited institution rooted in traditional values and committed to excellence in education, proudly announces the advancement of its ambitious university town plan.

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Saipan’s east and south recreational beaches this week.

TWO of the nine capital improvement projects funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration and supported by a $15 million loan from the Marianas Public Land Trust have been completed so far, according to a quarterly status report submitted by Finance Secretary Tracy B. Norita to the Legisl…

TINIAN Mayor Edwin P. Aldan said he has no intention of seeking higher office once his second term ends and hopes instead to enjoy what he calls his “second retirement” after more than seven years leading the municipality through natural disasters, federal recovery efforts, and the Covid-19 pandemi…