Letters to the Editor

We met Guelo Fadang and his beloved wife Aning while admiring a sacred Ficus tree beside their home.

The major problem is the fuel source along with normal bureaucratic inefficiency.

As you know, the issue on inclusion of the CNMI in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act or RECA as “downwinders” is not new to the CNMI delegate’s office.

We will not stand by when aggressors build weapons of war in our seas and subjugate us with their air bases, their fighter jets, and ships!

THE recent announcement that 25% benefit payments to CNMI retirees will cease after July 31, 2026 is very troubling and should alarm all of us.

FOR Pacific Islanders, the ocean is not merely a resource to be managed; it is central to their identity, culture, and survival. The ocean is viewed as kin, an ancestor, and the very source of life. Deep-sea mining poses a direct threat to traditional fishing and food security.

I HAVE many comments to make about CUC and the problems it faced when I was on the board of directors back in 2015-2017.

OUR Pacific Islands fishing community recently lost one of its greatest champions, and I am still struggling to put into words how much his loss means to all of us.

LIKE many people across the CNMI, I understand that CUC is under tremendous pressure after Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Restoring power, maintaining water operations, purchasing fuel, and stabilizing damaged infrastructure across our islands is no small task.

KUDOS to Dr. Lawrence Camacho on his decision to sever his employment with the CNMI Board of Education in June 2026 following his decision to seek election as Governor of the CNMI. I do not know Dr. Camacho and have no “skin in the game” regarding who will serve as the next Governor. Ho…