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GOVERNOR David M. Apatang has signed into law House Local Bill 24-53, which appropriates $220,000 in electronic gambling license fee collections for the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance and the operations of the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang last week submitted the reappointment of Dina A. Tenorio to the Northern Marianas Technical Institute Board of Trustees.

Commonwealth Utilities Corporation crews are working to maximize available resources by recovering storm-damaged transmission and distribution materials to determine whether they can be safely reused. CUC and Guam Power Authority crews are also testing both new and salvaged transformers damaged by …

(BECQ-DEQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality’s Division of Environmental Quality the public that CNMI litter control and illegal dumping laws and regulations remain in full effect following the aftermath of Super Typhoon Sinlaku. BECQ-DEQ understands that recovery efforts following …

(USACE) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers transitioned leadership of its Super Typhoon Sinlaku Recovery Field Office May 26 as Lt. Col. Adrian Biggerstaff transferred RFO command responsibilities to Lt. Col. Simratpal Singh, marking a new chapter in the ongoing federal recovery mission across the …

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages every week. Samples collected from the following locations contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria or enterococci that e…

CNMI GOP National Committeewoman Irene Holl was among about 120 guests invited to the White House on Tuesday evening. Holl told Variety she joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, where she briefly spoke with him about the CNMI and the impact of Typhoon Sinlaku. She also thanked the Presi…

THIRTY eighth graders of Tinian Junior/Senior High School were promoted on Wednesday morning, May 27, becoming the first class of the 2025–2026 school year to be formally celebrated since Super Typhoon Sinlaku struck the island over a month ago. More details to follow.

THE Commonwealth Utilities Corporation has issued a notice of intent to award a major solar generation contract covering Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, marking the most significant step yet toward reducing the CNMI’s dependence on volatile global fuel prices.