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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.

THE Truth Be Told, prior to the Civil Rights Movement as a young man who witnessed his 70plus years old father being called a BOY by a white man, I wanted to be white to avoid the racism that Blacks face.