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ANGEL Ruben and Amanda Kaipat have been charged with robbery in Superior Court after restraining a cashier and taking more than $5,000 from AK Poker on Beach Road, Garapan, in broad daylight on Oct. 1.

THE Marianas Visitors Authority board of directors on Thursday unanimously approved a motion authorizing management to submit a formal request to the Apatang-Mendiola administration seeking exemption from reduced work hours mandated under the governor’s austerity directive.

KOBLERVILLE Elementary School is inviting community members to find their next favorite book on campus after receiving a donation of 15,000 library books from Hawaii State Sen. Glenn Wakai earlier this week.

(Press Release) —  Galvin Sablan Deleon Guerrero, a longtime educator and independent candidate for CNMI delegate to Congress, has joined a coalition of national education leaders in calling on Congress to restore critical funding for Minority-Serving Institutions or MSIs, following the U.S. D…

(Office of the Governor) — On Monday, CNMI Lt. Governor Dennis James C. Mendiola and Saipan Chamber of Commerce President Joe C. Guerrero convened an organizational meeting of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers at the governor’s office.

(RtD) — Right to Democracy announced Thursday that it will host a public forum, “Advancing Democracy, Equity, and Self-Determination in U.S. Territories: Cross Territorial Perspectives,” on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Northern Marianas College Library, the Olym…

(Press Release) — The Saipan Mayor’s Office is busy preparing Saipan’s largest cemetery for this year’s All Souls and All Saints Day commemorations.

(HSEM) — The CNMI Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management invites all residents, schools, businesses, and organizations to participate in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill.

(Department of Finance) — “We are pleased to inform all departments and activity heads and stakeholders that the Financial Management System is now fully operational and accessible for official use.”

(Department of Finance) — Please be advised that, due to building safety concerns, the following offices are currently closed or operating with limited access until further notice: