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MEMBERS of the community will gather at 6 p.m. today, Friday, April 24, at the 13 Fishermen pavilion to hold a prayer vigil for the missing crew members of the M/V Marianas, which overturned in the waters off the CNMI at the height of Super Typhoon Sinlaku last week.

THE House of Representatives held another emergency session Thursday to consider the introduction of two local appropriation measures providing emergency funding for Tinian and Rota.

THE Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. on Monday submitted to the Legislature a $5.9 million appropriation request for the Health Network Program for fiscal year 2027.

SANTA RITA, Guam (U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia) — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Guam and the Marianas set Port Heavy Weather Condition Whiskey for the Port of Saipan at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, authorizing daylight-only operations. The action marks the first commercial access to…

All prices of items for sale, as well as housing rentals including apartments and condos, remain frozen until the order is rescinded or the emergency is terminated. Price increases are prohibited while the freeze is in effect.

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