Letters to the Editor

AS we all know, climate change has taken its toll on the earth for the past few years. Well recently, in Pakistan, climate change has only become worse. In Sindh, communities are being threatened by water overflowing down from the Indus river. Local officials say that in the district of Dadu, more …

AFTER many years of deception, lying, avoiding the majority of our people, abuse of power, acting above the law, raiding his office by the FBI, being impeached by the House of Representatives, criminal charges filed by the Attorney General, abuse of public funds, and disregarding the safety of the …

THE Marianas Agupa forum was truly informative and eye-opening which is why the Governor was a No-show. It was awesome that Mr. Glen Manglona offered the Forum FOR the People. I must agree with Mr. Manglona about the Governor not having a legitimate excuse for being a no-show as he could have parti…

THE governor has allotted close to $2 million for a contract to clean up toxic materials stored in the Tinian Department of Natural Resources compound. Would you please ask your reporter to find out exactly what toxic wastes were stored at the DNR compound. How long have the toxic wastes been store…

REGARDING the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, I am so thankful and grateful to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats in the states and the CNMI. It’s a victory for the people! It’s time to start rebuilding our infrastructure and upgrade to U.S. typhoon-pr…

DEAR Honorable Congressman, I am among the contract workers who came to the CNMI from different countries, and we have been here for a long time.  We worked for companies and some of us were cheated by those companies. Some of us did not get our salaries, but they were never awarded any judgment by…

I HAVE received emails asking me to clarify the difference between Camp Susupe and Camp Chalan Kanoa. When the U.S. Fifth Fleet left Majuro Lagoon for the campaign to capture the Mariana Islands, Saipan and Guam were scheduled for invasion on June 15 and June 18, 1944 respectively. This was only on…

COMMONWEALTH government workers preparing for retirement have come to me concerned their Social Security benefits are less than expected because of the Windfall Elimination Provision or WEP. I understand the bind people are in because of the decision by the Commonwealth government decades ago to ke…

THE Tinian Chamber of Commerce gave the business owners on Tinian the following questionnaire concerning Homeland Security/USCIS. Only businesses that have a permanent office on Tinian and hire CW’s participated. Owners that have multiple businesses were only counted once. Results: • The Department…