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(MCS) – Mount Carmel School’s Theatre Club will bring the magic of storytelling to the stage with its next production, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Secondary Secondary Edition, based on an original story by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, bringing the excitement of t…

(MVA) – The Marianas is hosting English camps this winter that are far from ordinary, introducing participants and their families to the warm island lifestyle of the Western Pacific archipelago. Located only a few hours from major Asian gateway cities, the U.S. commonwealth will host two camp…

(Above Tinian) – From aboard Star Mariana Air’s brief commercial flight on a Piper Cherokee, the enormity of America’s alternate airfield and logistics node on Tinian comes into a sharp focus. About 125 miles north of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, this colossal development is a first for the small…

Occupancy at 23 pct. in October (HANMI) – The Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands (HANMI) reported 23.18% average occupancy rate among 11 member hotels for October 2025, which is 27 percent lower than 31.62 percent in October 2024. This latest figure is the lowest occupancy rate…

Creditors of Imperial Pacific International (CNMI), LLC will soon begin voting on the former casino operator’s proposed Chapter 11 liquidation plan, after attorneys for the debtor and the Official Committee of General Unsecured Creditors filed a joint motion seeking court approval of balloting proc…

Federal inmate Bing Li has filed a motion in the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands seeking compensatory damages for personal property allegedly lost or destroyed while in the custody of the CNMI Department of Corrections. “Li, a Chinese national representing himself, claims CNMI DOC o…

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Tuesday issued Executive Order 2025-005, transferring authority to regulate the CNMI cannabis industry from the Commonwealth Cannabis Commission to the Department of Commerce’s Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco Control Division (ABTC). Commonwealth Cannabis Commission member…