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The devastation of the storm critically damaged the island’s power plant, necessitating generator power to ensure the island’s residents and critical facilities receive electricity while permanent power can be restored.

Following the super typhoon, CUC “has incurred significant unbudgeted expenses, including emergency fuel procurement for water and wastewater generators and Power Plant 3 to support additional wells and booster stations, as well as critical materials such as poles, transformers, conductors, and pow…

MARIANAS Visitors Authority Managing Director Jamika R. Taijeron, who has led the agency since March 2025, will step down on May 31, ending a tenure marked by market instability, post-typhoon recovery efforts, and what she described as one of the most challenging periods for the CNMI’s tourism indu…

THE CNMI government is preparing for another round of consultations with its federal counterparts pursuant to Section 902 of the Covenant, this time focusing on workforce issues and national security.

VENERANDO Aquino Martin was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison for visa fraud, closing a case in which prosecutors said he submitted fraudulent immigration applications for himself and more than 240 others.

MARIANAS Visitors Authority Board Chairman Warren Villagomez on Wednesday officially swore in Kwang Joo Kim, vice president of S.A.I. Leisure Group, as the newest member of the MVA board of directors.

(Pacific Island Times) — The Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors has endorsed the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ inclusion in a fresh proposal to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act program.

KOREA Electric Power Corporation, a South Korean electric utility provider, is offering renewable energy solutions on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.