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(Press Release) — The Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy Systems, Inc. will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas and on Friday, Dec. 26, for professional development. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, Dec. 29.

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages every week.

HSEM: The time stamp is supposed to be 9:25 AM, not 9:25 PM.

THE CNMI government cannot afford to pay the 25% of retirees’ pensions, Finance Secretary Tracy B. Norita told lawmakers last week.

THE Commonwealth Utilities Corp. is preparing to file a formal petition with the Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission to reconcile its long-delayed Fuel Adjustment Charge, including a request to recover an estimated $25 million in Aggreko rental-generation costs.

A 57-year-old man is in critical condition at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation’s Intensive Care Unit after being struck by a pickup truck Sunday evening in Garapan.

DEPARTMENT of Land and Natural Resources Secretary Sylvan O. Igisomar, acting Division of Fish and Wildlife Director Rosemary C. Camacho, and DFW Conservation Officer Ignacio I. Yiftheg all pleaded not guilty Monday morning to charges stemming from the alleged personal use of an agency boat and veh…

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang last week nominated Commonwealth Economic Development Authority Economic Development Manager Dave Guerrero and Zoning Board member Michael N. Evangelista to the Northern Marianas College Board of Regents.

THE CNMI government is reviewing its continued membership in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

RUEL Nava, a supervisor at Ace Hardware in Gualo Rai, won the 2025 Paskong Pinoy “Kwarta o Kahon” (Cash or Box) contest held Sunday at the Marianas Business Plaza parking lot.