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SUPERIOR Court Judge Joseph N. Camacho imposed a $10,000 cash bail for the release of Charlston Yamada Aiken, who was charged with domestic violence for assaulting his girlfriend.

GISELLE Butalid, a former employee of the CNMI Public School System, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and to theft and money laundering conspiracy, as charged in Counts 1 and 7 of a federal indictment.

THE Marianas Visitors Authority is cautiously optimistic about reviving tourism from Japan, despite economic headwinds and limited budget support.

HAGÅTÑA (Special Advertising Feature) — Bank of Guam announces payment assistance options to borrowers impacted by recent federal and CNMI government shutdowns and austerity measures. Staying flexible during times of economic uncertainty is vital — and remains fundamental to the Bank’s mission as a…

HAGÅTÑA (Broadband Breakfast/Pacnews) — Three U.S. territories located nearly 6,000 miles from the mainland — Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa — have finalized plans to close vast Internet coverage gaps under the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment or BEAD program.

(Press Release) — The Northern Mariana Islands Judiciary is warning the public about a new scam being used in the United States in which callers pretend to be from the state judiciary’s supreme court clerk’s office.

(CNMI Judiciary) — The local Supreme Court will be holding oral arguments at Saipan International School on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 10:30 a.m., as part of its community outreach efforts. The session will be presided over by Chief Justice Alexandro C. Castro, Justice John A. Manglona, and Justice Perry …

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be scheduled water service interruptions today, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Tinian’s recreational beaches and storm water drainages this week as part of the regularly scheduled sampling.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Monday expressed appreciation to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs for providing some relief to the CNMI.