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SENATOR Jude U. Hofschneider wants new hotel investors to include airline services in their operations. In a letter to Gov. David M. Apatang on Monday, the Tinian senator said the lease agreement between Kanoa Resort Saipan and the Department of Public Lands has expired, and the property in Susupe …

(CBS) — Customs and Biosecurity officers at the Port of Saipan intercepted and contained two black widow spiders aboard the vessel APL Islander on Sept. 17, 2025, during what began as a routine inspection. The APL Islander arrived at 7 a.m. and was scheduled for inspection at 8 a.m. Capt. Martha Te…

The Marianas Visitors Authority launches it updated Marianas Guidebook on Sept. 18, 2025, just in time for the Chuseok holiday in Korea. The Marianas will receive three charter flights from Busan, South Korea, in early October alongside its regular daily flights from Seoul. MVA image (MVA) — The Ma…

Gov. David M. Apatang raises the copy of Public Law 24-13 after signing it as Lt. Gov. Dennis James Mendiola applauds on Tuesday in the governor’s conference room. Photo by Emmanuel T. Erediano GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Tuesday approved House Bill 24-50, authorizing the financially distressed CN…

THE federal government has committed to helping the CNMI out of its economic crisis, but with conditions, U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds told reporters on Monday. King-Hinds, who joined Gov. David M. Apatang and other CNMI officials in the continuation of the Covenant’s Section 902 consult…

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be a scheduled power service interruption on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Areas affected: Feeder 3 (portions of San Jose Village, Subdivision, Broadway Estates, Marpo Valley, Marpo Heights, and Carolinas Heights) Water wells affec…

(SBDC) — The CNMI Small Business Development Center Network at Northern Marianas College, in partnership with the Saipan Chamber of Commerce’s Armed Forces Committee, is proud to announce Operation: Business Excellence, a special training designed to help veterans and their families take the first …

Last year’s winners in the Draw Your Teacher Contest pose for a photo with Variety President Amier C. Younis, left background. THE deadline to submit artworks for Variety’s Draw Your Teacher contest is Sunday, Sept. 28, and the company is calling on all students in first through third grades …