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(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Northern Marianas Technical Institute, is proud to announce its 4th quarter professional development workshop, “Navigating Gen Z in the Workplace: Strategies to Improve Team Cooperation and Communication,” to be held at Azucena, Crowne…

(NMC-CREES) — Empowering youth to be successful leaders in the future, the 4-H Marianas program announced the members of their Academic Year 2025-2026 Youth Island Councils. Selected from a competitive application and interview process, the youth-led governing bodies for Saipan, Tinian, and Rota wi…

WASHINGTON (USPS) — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. All Post Office locations will be closed in recognition of the federal holiday. Only Priority Mail Express will be delivered that day, and regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Wednesday, N…

COMMISSIONER of Education Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho on Wednesday announced that the Public School System’s austerity measures will be implemented on Nov. 17 instead of Nov. 1, as previously planned. The change comes amid ongoing discussions with the legislative and executive branches to secure “susta…

LAOLAO Bay Golf Resort, one of Saipan’s premier golf destinations, is facing mounting financial pressure and struggling to stay afloat following a destructive fire earlier this year and the continued impact of the island’s economic slowdown.

THE CNMI’s Nutrition Assistance Program currently has unspent balances from prior-year U.S. appropriations that remain legally available, according to U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds, who requested that the U.S. Department of Agriculture allow the Commonwealth government to use them.

FINANCE Secretary Tracy B. Norita wants the Public School System to remit $32.1 million in “unpaid retirement contributions.”

HEE Jung Hwang and Yichuan Bai, who were accused of kidnapping and assaulting a tour guide on Aug. 25, have pled not guilty to the charges against them.

AN alleged victim who requested anonymity told Variety that Venerando Aquino Martin charged more than $3,000 to process a U.S. permanent residency application.

REPRESENTATIVE Blas Jonathan Attao on Tuesday pre-filed House Bill 24-70 to allow the Public School System to utilize $4.9 million of its unrestricted funds for fiscal year 2026.