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(BECQ) – The Bureau of Environmental & Coastal Quality (BECQ) would like to inform the general public that the Division of Coastal Resources Management (DCRM) will be closed from November 20-21, 2025 for their annual staff Professional Development Workshop. Regular office hours will resum…

The bipartisan funding package passed by the U.S. Congress last week included several important provisions that are key priorities for the CNMI, U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds announced Monday. In a statement, King-Hinds said the fiscal year 2026 funding package that ended the federal gove…

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…

A Chinese national indicted in Saipan for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and defraud the United States was arrested in Guam, according to federal court documents Zhaoxiang Cui was taken into custody on Nov. 12. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Bordallo of the District Court of Guam issued a writ…

(Office of the Governor) – Governor David M. Apatang announces that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), under the U.S. Department of the Interior, has published, in the Federal Register, a Request for Information and Interest (RFI) as the first step in a process that could potential…

(DRT) – Division of Revenue and Taxation will host an informational session on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center as part of our awareness campaign. DRT will explain the filing requirements for form W-2CM. Please register via link https://forms.office.com/…

(NMC) – The CNMI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs’ Childcare Development Fund (CCDF), in partnership with Northern Marianas College (NMC), invites parents, childcare providers, educators, and policymakers to join the 2025 CNMI Childcare Summit: Quality in Action on Saturday, Novem…