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(Pacific Island Times) — Consumer prices on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are expected to surge amid soaring shipping costs and freight charges due to supply chain disruptions.

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Leaders and security officials from across Micronesia gathered Tuesday at Hyatt Regency Guam for the first day of a regional security dialogue that laid bare an unsettling reality: others have already mapped these islands into their own strategic designs.

(EPA) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing its approval of revision to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands approved primacy program, the EPA-approved program that oversees public water systems in CNMI. CNMI has adopted regulations that effectuate the federal Revised…

On the evening of May 8, 2026, etched in history, EUCON International University successfully hosted its 16th Commencement Ceremony alongside a breathtaking Musical Gala.

MANCHESTER, NH (Press Release) — Jessie Reyes of Saipan has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Spring 2026 Dean’s List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the repor…

GREENVILLE, SC (Press Release) — The following students are among approximately 600 Bob Jones University students named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2026 semester. The Dean’s List recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester. • Enbo Liu, a Freshm…

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Saipan’s east and south recreational beaches this week. Samples collected from Unai Dankulo contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria or enterococci that exceeded CNMI marine water qu…

As recovery efforts continue across the Commonwealth, the CNMI Emergency Operations Center reminds residents that temporary shelter assistance is available through the STRONG Tent Program, which stands for Sustainability of Temporary Resilience and Operational Needs on Ground. The STRONG Tent Progr…

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Gov. David M. Apatang, the Governor’s Authorized Representative Patrick Guerrero, Federal Coordinating Officer Andrew Grant, Defense Coordinating Officer Capt. Harry Elliott, and officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of War, and U.S. Army …