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(FOTM) — Local advocacy group, Friends of the Mariana Trench, reaffirmed their strong opposition to deep sea mining, demanding greater transparency in the federal government’s motivations to rip up the seafloor in the Northern Mariana Islands to extract rare minerals.

(CNMI Judiciary) — On Nov. 20, 2025, the local Supreme Court issued an opinion in Tang v. Guo affirming the Superior Court’s findings of parol evidence regarding fraud, calculation of post-judgment interest and conditioning the return of certain leasehold properties on satisfaction of the judgment.…

A Refaluwasch cultural advocate is urging Commonwealth leaders and residents to reject seabed mining, warning that the practice threatens the Marianas’ ecological integrity, cultural heritage and sovereignty. Refaluwasch, which means “people of the island” in the Carolinian language, is a term that…

Acting Commissioner of Education Jaqueline Che clarified Wednesday that the Public School System’s $4.9 million in unrestricted “lapse” funds is not hidden, but a deliberate financial cushion designed to maintain operational stability during emergencies. Che addressed the Senate Fiscal Affairs Comm…

Commissioner of Education Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho said the Public School System is preparing to move into the next phase of its austerity measures — the furlough of employees — if the funding gap is not resolved. The $7 million shortfall comes as the revised budget submitted by Governor David M. Ap…