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DENNIS Seo, chairman of the Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands and board member of the Marianas Visitors Authority, said HANMI and MVA are coordinating with CNMI and Korean stakeholders to increase flights to Saipan.

THE Legislature is urging Gov. David M. Apatang to execute the $29 million loan agreement with the Marianas Public Land Trust “without the need for further legislative action,” calling the trustees’ conditions “extraneous” to the financing effort.

REPRESENTATIVE Danny I. Aquino on Thursday pre-filed House Bill 24-64, proposing to reduce government costs by selling decommissioned government vehicles.

(SMO) — The Saipan Mayor’s Office announces that Numbers International Inc. has been awarded the exclusive bingo license for the island. The awarding of this license comes after a lengthy bidding process. Each bid was thoroughly reviewed and verified in consultation with the mayor’s legal consul to…

(CPA) — In an Oct. 1, 2025 memorandum to CPA employees and stakeholders, Commonwealth Ports Authority Board Chairman Roman A. Tebuteb said:

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be a scheduled water service interruption on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages every week.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang, Commissioner of Education Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho, Board of Education Chairman Kodep Ogumoro-Uludong, and Principal Victorino Borja led a ceremony on Tuesday to mark the start of demolition of the old Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood Middle School classroom buildings, paving th…

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Tuesday urged the Legislature to pass a bill granting the Marianas Public Land Trust the discretion to collateralize securities, echoing the trustees’ concern about the risk of liquidating the fund corpus once the $29 million loan takes effect without the ability to eng…

BECAUSE of the prosecution’s scheduling conflict and the parties’ stipulation, the Superior Court continued the preliminary hearing for Heejung Hwang and Yichuan Bai, who are accused of kidnapping and assaulting a tour guide, Jijing “Jimmy” Borja, on Aug. 25, 2025.