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(Office of the Governor) — Gov. David M. Apatang and Lt. Gov. Dennis C. Mendiola are encouraging members of the public to participate in the federal comment process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Request for Information and Interest or RFI, issued under the U.S. Department of the Inter…

(Press Release) — Micronesian Air Cargo LLC and Szabo Aerospace LLC are thrilled to offer an exciting aircraft mechanic internship program, designed for individuals passionate about aviation and eager to start a career in aircraft maintenance. This hands-on internship provides real-world experience…

(Press Release) — “Saipan’s Land and Sea: Living Stories of the Past, Present, and Future” is a one-week educational program that provides K-12 educators an incomparable opportunity to interact with a continuous, intact, and largely undisturbed record of conflict history in landmarks on and around …

(NMC) — Northern Marianas College employees will be participating in professional development activities on Thursday, Jan. 8, and Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. 

(NMC) — All card-carrying members of Northern Marianas College’s ProaPerks program can now receive a 15% discount on over-the-counter items at any PHI Pharmacy location in the CNMI.

THE Legislative Bureau and the CNMI Youth Congress will implement austerity measures effective Jan. 12, 2026.

WAREHOUSE worker Derrick Delos Reyes Sr. and his wife, Dorian Babauta, said they felt blessed to welcome their third son, Derrick Jr., who was born on the first day of 2026.

THE New Year’s Eve celebration in the CNMI on Dec. 31, 2026 was greeted with a fuel price rollback, the first reduction since Thanksgiving.

MORE than 1,000 residents of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands have signed a petition urging federal officials to halt any plans for deep-sea mining in the waters surrounding the Mariana Trench, citing environmental, cultural and political concerns.

THE District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands will hold a status conference on Jan. 8 at 1:30 p.m. before Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona, following a Ninth Circuit ruling — which took effect on Dec. 30 — that partially overturned the conviction of Hongjiang Yang and remanded the case for furt…