Letters to the Editor

THE CNMI Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists supports the recent statement by Marianas Variety defending its news staff writer Bryan Manabat’s reporting amid allegations of defamation. As Marianas Variety reviews the allegations in detail, CNMI SPJ echoes the newspaper president and …

I AM deeply concerned about the recent decision by Pro Tem Judge Arthur Barcinas to disqualify the Office of the Attorney General from prosecuting former Gov. Ralph DLG Torres. This ruling, which includes the disqualification of Assistant Attorney General James Robert Kingman, who was not even in t…

I AM writing to express my extreme disappointment and disgust as a Refaluwasch community member regarding the recent developments in the Chamorro Carolinian (Refaluwasch) Language Heritage Studies or CCLHS certification program. Despite the participants’ sacrifices, the program has been postponed a…

MY wife and I put together a brief video (best viewed in HD) with select U.S. National Archives photographs and caption cards in time for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Tinian. Some images can be found in publications, while others have not made it there yet. I would be happy to offer these …

ON this momentous occasion of the 110th Anniversary of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, we come together to celebrate a remarkable journey of faith, unity, and divine providence. From our humble beginnings in the Philippines in 1914, guided by God’s loving hand, our Church has flourished beyond borders…

SO the idea here is to question the organizations and corporations’ behavior and “code of conduct.” Do we have to explain to these so-called elites that they are under the big microscope of the Guy upstairs, and they will be held accountable by the “Chief”? In Oregon, Southeast Multnoma…

I WOULDN’T say that what we experience or see in the global daily news today is amazing. I would rather say it’s ridiculous. It’s all about the narratives of desperation on the part of both parties’ power-hungry members. You go to college they abuse you. You go to the hospital they abuse you.…

IN the CNMI, our rights to land help protect and preserve our cultural identity.  Our American system of laws gives rights to land ownership across the country, but in the CNMI, indigenous traditions and customs are also enshrined in law. These traditions are reflected in our constitution, covenant…