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“We recognize the patience and endurance of our employees as they have dealt with the challenge of returning to painful but necessary austerity measures these past months.”

The Christmas Village lighting event originally scheduled for November 28, 2025 has been postponed and rescheduled to December 5, 2025.

By Emmanuel T. Eredianoemmanuel@mvariety.comVariety News Staff   THE Commonwealth Retirees’ Association will meet on Dec. 6, 2025, to discuss, among other issues, the possible discontinuation of their health insurance coverage, as announced by the NMI Settlement Fund last week. They initially sched…

THE District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands has sentenced four men for conspiring to transport undocumented migrants from Saipan to Guam by boat.

SENATOR Manny Gregory T. Castro on Thursday pre-filed Senate Bill 24-51, which would reduce the number of Board of Education members required to form a quorum from four to three.

JEWELRY store owners Wilfredo Ching and Violeta M. Centeno have filed a $59,300 claim in the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, seeking recovery of jewelry seized from Clarissa Adlawan in a federal money laundering case.

THE Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation on Friday presented the Salvation Army with a $10,000 donation to help feed the islands’ needy and vulnerable residents.

  From left, Chiu Feng, engineer; Lili Xu, legal counsel; Brian Johzx, vice president, governmental affairs & policy; John “Liling” Reyes, local business consultant and former House member; Saipan and Northern Islands Council Chairwoman Marian DLG Tudela; Vice Chairwoman Tonie M. Tudela; former…

(Press Release) — With the recent cancellation of grant funding under the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management or BOEM, organizers of the Marianas Maritime Mapping Project that conducted workshops in July 2025 in Saipan, Tinian, and Rota have shared next steps for the project.

(SCC) — The holiday countdown is in full swing! With just two weeks remaining before the donation deadline, the 2025 Toys for Tots Campaign continues to gain tremendous momentum. The Saipan Chamber of Commerce encourages the Marianas community to come together and help brighten the holidays for chi…