Letters to the Editor

A U.S.-based company called The Metals Company or TMC just cleared a major hurdle in the race to mine the deep ocean. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has officially determined that TMC’s massive application to collect mineral-rich “nodules” from the Pacific seafloor …

Responsible employers should follow the example of businesses like Joeten Enterprises, which invested in recruiting, training, and retaining a citizen workforce rather than relying on repeated exemptions.

TRUE leadership isn’t always found in a comfortable office or a polished speech; more often, it is found on a dusty roadside under a hot island sun, where sweat and service meet.

The CW program began on November 29, 2009, as a transitional bridge from the local permit system to full federal immigration standards, while allowing employers to supplement the workforce in the meantime. That was more than 16 years ago and the CNMI has graduated over 15,000 young people from high…

LETICIA Carvalho, secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority or ISA, has set a goal of completing a global regulatory framework for deep-sea mining by the end of the year (2026). As the first ISA leader with a scientific background, the oceanographer and former Brazilian oil regulator …

“A TIME is Running Out WARNING, dedicated to the memories of Mr. Olopai, a Humble Cultural Icon who maintained a never-ending pursuit in the preservation & promotion of his culture & to the memories of Auntie Daling a “Cultural & Saipan Historian and Activist for the Amelia Earhart Monu…

The Rota Chamber of Commerce respectfully requests a review of the long-standing CNMI food handler certification regulations. While these rules were originally intended to protect public health, their current application, particularly for businesses on remote islands such as Rota, has become duplic…

Business owners close their doors at night hoping the locks will still be intact by morning. Families notice when streetlights go dark. CUC crews repair the same lines repeatedly. Taxpayers quietly absorb the cost.

It is easy to point out what is missing. It is harder to build what is needed.

Workforce instability continues to affect small businesses throughout the CNMI, and recent business closures, including the announced July closure of National Office Supply, underscore the importance of stable and predictable labor policies.