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DIVISION of Parks and Recreation staffers, including community volunteer Max Aguon, found used oil in a discarded container near the 13 Fishermen’s Memorial in Garapan on Thursday morning.

THE Marianas Visitors Authority is exploring opportunities to expand tourism from the Philippines, citing the country’s growing middle class and increased regional travel interest.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang, Lt. Gov. Dennis James Mendiola, and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Anthony I. Macaranas on Thursday presented five brand-new Harley-Davidson Police Road Glide motorcycles to members of the media.

(Press Release) — The Office of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor is informing the public that today, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, residents may observe up to eight fighter jets and one support aircraft conducting a low approach over the Saipan international airport between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

(CHCC) — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation is closely monitoring for any potential cases of Pertussis (whooping cough) in the CNMI after the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services reported a confirmed case on Oct. 13, 2025.

(CNMI DOL) — The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Labor  is issuing a firm reminder to all employers — across government, nonprofit, autonomous, and private sectors — that the deadline to submit the 2025 Census of Employment or COE data is Oct. 31, 2025. Meeting this …

(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 on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 24-28 into Public Law 24-15, prohibiting “disorderly conduct,” which includes loitering, begging, and public intoxication at public thoroughfares and tourist sites.

 By Emmanuel T. Eredianoemmanuel@mvariety.comVariety News Staff   THE Commonwealth Cannabis Commission is hiring Office of the Governor Communications and Policy Advisor John Oliver “Bolis” DLR Gonzales as its new managing director. Commission board member Jose B. Palacios said in an interview on W…

FOUR months after the last rollback in June, the prices of gasoline went down again on Wednesday morning.