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CNMI cultural practitioner Melvin L.O. Faisao is urging the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Administration for Native Americans to provide clear safeguards around data to protect Indigenous cultures from artificial intelligence.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang last week approved House Bill 24-24, which gives businesses a tax credit for donating cash contributions to non-profit legal services organizations to help low-income residents who cannot afford to hire attorneys.

(NMCADSV) — The Northern Marianas Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, alongside community partners, invites the public to attend the Sexual Assault Awareness Month or SAAM Proclamation Signing Ceremony on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the Royal Taga Ballroom, Saipan World Reso…

“After six months reviewing the case, with the benefit of eight years of experience in financial investigations, my assessment is that the evidence is not sufficient to prove criminal violations. However, Mr. Torres agreed to repay $23,745 for the additional cost of premium airfare upgrades.”

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang last week signed House Bill 24‑26 into law, criminalizing the act of exposing children to methamphetamine.

THE NMI Supreme Court has vacated the conviction of Sergio M. Rangamar and ordered a new trial, ruling that the Superior Court judge who presided over his case should have recused herself because of her prior involvement with a key witness in the Drug Court Program.

CHINA is among the countries with the lowest overstay rates, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s fiscal year 2024 report to Congress.

CHIEF Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI has disqualified herself from presiding over a federal lawsuit filed by a former Superior Court law clerk who alleges that his now‑overturned criminal prosecution for sexual assault was retaliatory. Judge Manglona recused herself unde…

THE CNMI will host this year’s Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police annual conference at Saipan’s Crowne Plaza Resort from Aug. 24 to 28, 2026.

THE Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will convene in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, for its 206th meeting to decide on management options for implementing President Donald Trump’s Proclamation 10918, which would lift commercial fishing prohibitions in Pacific marin…