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As of fiscal year 2026, according to the analysis, the CNMI government owes CHCC a total of $5.2 million, including $822,551 incurred from Oct. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2025.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Friday signed into law House Bill 24-63, clarifying the imposition of a 3% construction tax on general contractors.

(DPS) — On Monday, March 30 at approximately 1:41 p.m., the Department of Public Safety-Rota Dispatch received a report of a 51-year-old male fisherman who was found unresponsive on the reef south of Pona Point Pavilion.

Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport, March 29, 2026

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Saipan’s east and south recreational beaches this week.

AN overnight patrol led to the arrest of Albert Kaipat, 49; Nola Magofna, 34; and Norlina Kaipat, 37, after police officers discovered evidence of fuel siphoning and a controlled substance near the Saipan Mayor’s Office early Saturday, according to the Department of Public Safety.

PHILIPPINE Airlines resumed Saipan–Manila flights on March 30, a development CNMI leaders say will help revive the local economy by increasing visitor traffic, cargo capacity and family travel.

THE Department of Finance on Friday reported to the Legislature a $10.5 million revenue collection for February 2026, falling short of the projected $12.7 million.

THE Department of Commerce submitted to the Apatang administration a $3.7 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2027. In the revised FY2026 appropriation measure, Commerce is budgeted at $1.78 million.

Joeten-Kiyu Public Library Director Erlinda C. Naputi has been selected as a national 250 Public Service Champion, an honor awarded by the National Academy of Public Administration in partnership with LocalGov250.