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THE CNMI Judiciary will begin closing its facilities to the public every Friday afternoon starting Feb. 13, citing steep budget cuts under Public Law 24-20. Gov. David M. Apatang signed the measure into law on Dec. 23, 2025.

ROTA Mayor Aubry M. Hocog said she will seek a second term and plans to file for reelection under the Republican Party, emphasizing continuity in infrastructure improvements, community investment, and interagency cooperation despite ongoing austerity measures.

After hearing from officials of the CNMI Broadband Policy and Development Office at the Office of the Governor about the expansion of the Operation Governor’s Digital Connect initiative, the senior citizens returned to the manamko’ center to join visiting members of the Saemaul Women’s Association …

A GROUP of local residents, called the Voice of Freedom, staged a demonstration on Monday at the San Jose intersection on Beach Road to protest President Donald Trump’s “insanity.”

CNMI Labor Secretary Leila Staffler said she will run for the Precinct 5 seat in the House of Representatives in the 2026 general election under the Democratic Party.

THE Saipan Chamber of Commerce will announce its 2025 Business Person of the Year during its Board Installation Gala on Jan. 31 at Kensington Hall, Kensington Hotel Saipan.

(Press Release) — The CNMI Board of Accountancy will host a Tax Seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Governor Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe, Saipan.

A CONTRACTING population will continue to shrink the local economy, CNMI Labor Secretary Leila Staffler said, underscoring the need for both returning residents and a stable foreign-worker pipeline as federal officials weigh the future of the CW program.

LIJIE Cui, the former majority shareholder of Imperial Pacific International, asked the Saipan Immigration Court to set a monetary bond for her temporary release while removal proceedings continue.

COMMONWEALTH Public Utilities Commission Chairman James Sirok said the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation has not yet submitted a petition to lift the current Fuel Adjustment Charge stabilization order, which the CPUC would need before issuing a decision.