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THE governor said his request to “repurpose” federal pandemic unemployment assistance funds aims to allocate $231 million for “economic recovery” and $120 million for “strengthening economic services.” This reminds me of yet another excellent analysis written by scholar, educator and author Father …

Ambrose  Bennett THE Truth is WE the People have been living under a “reign of terror” by the Political Terrorists in our Government led by our Republicans, just like WE see on the mainland with Trump. It is no secret and even common knowledge that “if you speak-out against our Republicans, who now…

BC Cook AROUND Saipan you see many names and places related to sugar: Sugar Dock, Sugar King Road, Sugar KingPark, the old sugar train.  Clearly, this was an important part of the island’s history.  Many visitors to Saipan ask me why there is no sugar industry on the island today even though it was…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is WE are experiencing AGAIN the results of “one man’s plan – Arnold’s), that is driven solely by efforts to get reelected. The fact that Arnold did NOT have nor even tried to implement any kind of Economic Recovery Plan and has only courted the U.S. Military tells a ch…

TWENTY-SIX years ago, a federally funded economic conference was held on Saipan — at the Hyatt, a brand name that no longer exists on the island. Among the topics discussed during the two-day gathering were the Japanese tourism market, which now barely exists, and the garment industry, which has lo…