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THE Commonwealth Utilities Corp. board on Thursday, Jan. 8 voted to advance an appeal filed by AP Energy LLC over its disqualification from a major solar-and-battery procurement for Saipan, Tinian and Rota, while unanimously rejecting a separate protest by PKM Summit Ridge and declining to revisit …

A WOMAN conducting a bird count with a biologist on Rota last week fell off a cliff and was later medevaced to Guam for treatment, Variety learned.

(CUC) — The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation announces that the Fuel Adjustment Charge or FAC remains the same at $0.19706 per kWh for the month of January.

(MVA) — The iconic Tinian Hot Pepper Festival returns to the Marianas for its 22nd staging on Feb. 13-14, 2026, bringing two days of food, fun, and flaming-hot island flavor to a Pacific island steeped in history.

(MCS) — The Board of Directors of Mount Carmel School has named 2002 AlumKnight Christine Torres Igisomar as the incoming President of the school. Upon retiring after 24 years of active duty military service, she will take the helm of leadership at the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year in Augu…

(CNMI Judiciary) —  Lisa Phair graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in August 2025 with a Juris Doctor through its ABA-approved JDinteractive program, which combines real-time, live online class sessions with self-paced instruction, short on-campus courses, and experiential learni…

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Rota’s recreational beaches and storm drainages this week.