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By Emmanuel T. Erediano emmanuel@mvariety.comVariety News Staff GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Monday renominated Thomas Kiyu P. Villagomez to the Commonwealth Ports Authority Board of Directors. The governor also nominated former Northern Marianas College Board of Regents Chairman Charles V. Cepeda …

(Department of Finance) — This is to inform the general public that the Bureau of Biosecurity of the Division of Customs Biosecurity had intercepted Polyrhachis dives (invasive ant species) while conducting routine vessel inspections aboard the MV Galaide at the Port of Saipan on Oct. 2, 2025. The …

(PSS) — The CNMI State Board of Education and the Public School System have officially proclaimed October 2025 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, reinforcing the school district’s continued commitment to protecting students, staff, and families in an increasingly digital world.

Precinct 2 Representative Danny Aquino has donated 20 cases of toilet paper to Marianas High School and William S. Reyes Elementary School.

THE Department of Public Safety is assuring the community that essential law enforcement services will continue despite the austerity measures implemented by the financially strapped central government.

THE Department of Public Lands is pressing MB Capital LLC, the owner of Marianas Beach Resort, to comply with the terms and conditions of its lease agreement, DPL Secretary Sixto Igisomar recently told lawmakers.

AT the most recent general membership meeting of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce at Kensington Hotel, SCC President Joe Guerrero announced that the governor’s council of economic advisors has been reactivated under the Apatang administration.

The family and friends of former Lt. Gov. Diego T. Benavente held a “special evening dedicated to friendship, laughter and good company” at the Hibiscus Hall of the Crowne Plaza Resort on Saturday, Oct, 4, 2025.

U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds honored former Lt. Gov. Diego Tenorio Benavente in the U.S. House of Representatives, paying tribute to his steady leadership and his two decades of public service that helped shape the CNMI.