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Lawmakers, Parks & Rec conduct cleanup on Airport Road

January 11, 2026

PRECINCT 2 Reps. Danny Aquino and John Paul Sablan, Precinct 1 Rep. Roy Ada, and Division of Parks and Recreation Director Mike Cruz last week conducted cleanup and beautification activities along Airport Road.

Raymond Muna reappointed as CSC chair

January 11, 2026

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Wednesday reappointed Civil Service Commission Chairperson Raymond M. Muna.

The forgotten nuclear test victims in the Marshall Islands

January 11, 2026

MAJURO — Although evidence shows that the entire Marshall Islands was subjected to radioactive fallout from hydrogen bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in the 1950s, there are three specific populations who were exposed to relatively high levels of radiation by United States government actions from the 195…

Death toll in Philippine landfill collapse rises to 4

January 11, 2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines (Reuters) — The death toll from a landfill collapse in the central Philippines has risen to four, an official said on Saturday, as rescue efforts continued for dozens who remained missing.

Tens of thousands protest in Minneapolis over fatal ICE shooting

January 11, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) — Tens of thousands of people marched through Minneapolis on Saturday to decry the fatal shooting of a woman by a U.S. immigration agent, part of more than 1,000 rallies planned nationwide this weekend against the federal government’s deportation drive.

Saipan’s Vinson Bacani earns President’s List honors at Utah Tech University

January 11, 2026

ST. GEORGE, UT (Press Release) — Students at Utah Tech University in the fall 2025 semester demonstrated remarkable academic talent, with 951 students earning President’s List honors.

First cohort graduates from UOG’s Library Science Master’s Program

January 8, 2026

MANGILAO (UOG) — The University of Guam marked a historic milestone at its Fanuchånan (Fall) 2025 commencement ceremony on December 21, graduating its first cohort of 11 students from the Master of Library and Information Science or MLIS program.

CNMI leaders warn of escalating economic crisis with direct implications for US national security

January 8, 2026

(Office of the CNMI Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds, Gov. David M. Apatang, Senate President Karl King-Nabors, and House Speaker Edmund Villagomez announced Thursday that they have transmitted joint letters to President Donald J. Trump and Admiral Samuel J. Paparo,…

$7.1M Naftan road project opens to public

January 8, 2026

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang, Department of Public Works Secretary Ray N. Yumul, Speaker Edmund S. Villagomez, Rep. Roman C. Benavente, and Commonwealth Ports Authority officials on Thursday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the newly improved Naftan Road, also known as Route 301, and a portion o…

Former government prosecutor granted CNMI law license

January 8, 2026

FORMER head of the CNMI government’s anti-corruption task force James Robert Kingman has been sworn in as a practicing attorney in the Commonwealth and is preparing to open a private law practice after passing the CNMI Bar exam in July.

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Lawmakers, Parks & Rec conduct cleanup on Airport Road

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The forgotten nuclear test victims in the Marshall Islands

Death toll in Philippine landfill collapse rises to 4

Tens of thousands protest in Minneapolis over fatal ICE shooting

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