Letters to the Editor

I AM writing  to address  the pressing  need for alternative economic solutions in our islands, particularly focusing  on initiatives that harness the bountiful  resources  of our land and sea. Given the current  challenges  facing our primary  tourism industry,  it is imperative to explore  and in…

TO the CNMI police, the Mayor’s Office and the Governor. A second attack on the elderly in their center is beyond reproach. It is disgusting that the great respect for these people has been promoted to the news media but with little or no safety measures being implemented or even considered. Shame …

A LETTER published Oct. 31, 23 in your newspaper by A. Linwood Seaver urges CNMI officials to cancel the casino license to IPI and sell the hotel to a “reputable hotel chain”  so we can move  forward. Maybe that is something the CNMI needs to do.  Does the CNMI really think it will coll…

EVEN the thought of giving IPI up to 2032 to pay bills that are already over eight years in arrears is an insane decision! They will complete nothing, pay nothing and be in court for the next (at least) 15 years. The CNMI is already practically broke! Cancel the license, throw them out of the CNMI,…

I READ in your daily newspaper articles of people being arrested for illegal possession of controlled substances. Many of them are young, involving all genders. The number of offenders is fast increasing and it seems to me that our present drug policies to our society are no longer effective and th…

READING the CNMI news daily and having a wonderful opportunity to live on Saipan and Tinian and travel to Rota I cannot understand why the Legislature consistently underfunds and underrepresents these communities. Tinian and Rota offer a great opportunity with their farming, increasing tourism by f…

THE CNMI Office of Vocational Rehabilitation otherwise known as OVR exists to help people with disabilities obtain and/or retain jobs in order to be self-reliant. But here’s something else:  OVR would not exist without employers who are the hidden gems of OVR. How so? Because with employers, people…

I MAY be blind but explain to me the national security issue with Chinese tourism on our small island in the Western Pacific?  There doesn’t seem to be a problem with the deluge of people  pouring across the border in the Southern States.  You name the countries and they are coming to the USA — hun…

IN recent weeks, the Commonwealth Ports Authority has raised airport fees by an astronomical 90% and hired D.C.-based law firm Kirstein & Young at $775/hour to petition the U.S. Department of Transportation to exempt the Marianas from restrictions imposed on flights from the People’s Republic o…

WE are writing to extend our heartfelt gratitude on behalf of our entire team for your invaluable support and participation in our recent Light Up the Night, a suicide prevention event. The success of this event would not have been possible without the dedication, commitment, and generosity of indi…