MV 50th Anniversary

Build a Castle Save a Reef

Build a Castle Save a Reef was truly a one-of-a-kind community event, where Marianas Variety paired up with non-profit organization Light in the Eve Foundation to bring in sand sculpting masters from Australia and Dubai to lead school competitions and raise funds to help preserve a precious natural…
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Woman behind the words

Paz with her aunt, the late Sister Remedios Castro after returning home and starting her teaching career. Pull Quote 1 <p class=”p1″><em>He asked me if we could continue the newspaper, but I was worried because we did not have any money to start it with and we did not know a…
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King of Grill

As the summer heats up, so do barbecue grills and on July Fourth, Marianas Variety paired up with two of its advertising partners, Marianas Pacific Distributors and Triple J Wholesale to create a fun community event where amateur grill masters can compete to see who really was King of Grill. The ev…
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Karidat

Formed in 1980 as part of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, Karidat evolved to be a non-profit organization helping all those in need, offering important community programs such as the Family Service Program which provides family and marriage counseling, emergency clothing, food and shelter assistance, …
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The trouble with the job I love

I LOVED trouble even at a young age. One day as a child in Manila, I saw people scampering away from the site of a brawl. So I ran to the opposite direction — to where the bloodshed was. I became a police reporter many years later. The kind who stayed up late every night waiting for something terri…
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Marianas March Against Cancer

When the Commonwealth Cancer Association formed after the departure of American Relay for Life, former Publisher Laila Boyer was on the first team of volunteers for its main fundraiser, the Marianas March Against Cancer. Marianas Variety served as major and title sponsors since its inception, donat…
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A Tribute to Our Founder

Mr. Abed El Latif Younis  April 29, 1936 – April 18, 2020 As the CNMI celebrates 50 years of having its own local and independent voice in media, we take a moment to pay tribute to a man who shared this vision with his family and committed his life and career to ensure it continues today. Mar…
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The Next Page

At Marianas Variety News & Views, it found three siblings, Laila Younis Boyer, Amier Castro Younis and Salam Castro Younis who continue to contribute their talents and careers to a crucial community service their parents, Abed and Paz, started half a century ago.    Laila Younis Boyer Laila say…
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For your information

AFTER earning my bachelor’s degree in political science from St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, I was unsure of my next steps.  As fate would have it though, I was led back to my birthplace, Saipan, after being away for nearly two decades.  I had no clear vision of what I wanted to do. I ju…
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