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(Press Release) — Laurie Peterka will conclude her role as development & communications director with the Marianas Alliance of Nongovernmental Organizations effective Jan. 31, 2026, after a period of concentrated effort to strengthen organizational systems, communications, and sector capacity w…

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Saipan’s east and south recreational beaches this week.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang said the CNMI government ended fiscal year 2025 with a revenue surplus despite ongoing challenges in the tourism sector, attributing the “favorable variance” between projected and actual collections largely to one-time income sources, including Marianas Public Land Trust i…

THE Marianas Visitors Authority is forecasting 148,000 visitors for fiscal year 2026, a slight improvement from earlier projections, but still below last year’s arrivals, as airlines continue to adjust flight schedules and seat capacity into the CNMI.

THE controversies surrounding the islands’ casino industry have once again been brought to the attention of the nation’s capital by the Washington Post.

A PRECINCT 1 businessman and registered voter is calling on their six elected representatives to publicly disclose the legislation they have introduced and the accomplishments they have delivered since taking office, saying voters “deserve to see measurable results.”

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Monday approved House Bill 24-82, amending the revised fiscal year 2026 budget law to give the Legislature 273 days to establish its own financial system.

CITADEL Pacific last week received a commendation from U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds on behalf of the U.S. Congress “in recognition of its 20th anniversary and for fostering economic, environmental, and digital growth in support of local markets and networks in the CNMI.”

A RECENTLY unsealed federal case in the U.S. District Court for Utah details charges against a Chinese national, Ding Wei Chen, who is accused of conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act and smuggle defense articles from the United States.

(Press Release) — Galvin Sablan Deleon Guerrero, independent candidate for CNMI delegate to the U.S. Congress, issued Tuesday a statement denouncing the alleged federal export-control violations outlined in a recently unsealed criminal complaint, stating that criminal activity that references Saipa…