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ROTA (SBDC) — The Rota Small Business Development Center will host a no-cost Federal Contracting Training on Jan. 13 and Jan. 14, 2026, at the NMC Rota Center, Computer Lab. Both days will offer the same training, allowing participants to select the date that works best for their schedule.

(NMPASI) — The Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy Systems, Inc office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.

THE Commonwealth Utilities Corporation plans to petition the Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission to lift the current Fuel Adjustment Charge stabilization order in an effort to better align electricity rates with actual fuel costs and global oil price trends.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Thursday signed into law Senate Bill 24-31, which aims to help struggling small businesses survive by allowing them to sell Non-Time/Temperature Control for Safety or on-TCS food prepared in residential kitchens. Authored by Senate Floor Leader Donald M. Manglona, S.B. …

SAIPAN Mayor Ramon “RB” Camacho said he will seek a second four‑year term, adding that he hopes to continue the public safety and community‑based initiatives that have defined his first three years in office.

PRECINCT 2 Reps. Danny Aquino and John Paul Sablan, Precinct 1 Rep. Roy Ada, and Division of Parks and Recreation Director Mike Cruz last week conducted cleanup and beautification activities along Airport Road.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Wednesday reappointed Civil Service Commission Chairperson Raymond M. Muna.

(Office of the CNMI Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds, Gov. David M. Apatang, Senate President Karl King-Nabors, and House Speaker Edmund Villagomez announced Thursday that they have transmitted joint letters to President Donald J. Trump and Admiral Samuel J. Paparo,…