Saipan Chamber Business Person of the Year gala at Kensington; scholarship fundraiser tops $100K

SAIPAN — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is set to hold its annual Business Person of the Year and board installation gala on Saturday, January 31, at Kensington Hall at the Kensington Hotel Saipan, with proceeds supporting the Chamber’s scholarship program.
Guam Lt. Governor Tenorio elected to lead Aerospace States Association executive board

HAGÅTÑA, Guam — Guam Lieutenant Governor Joshua F. Tenorio has been elected chairman of the executive board of the Aerospace States Association, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on aerospace and aviation issues and federal aerospace policy.
Jeff Hafley reaches agreement with Dolphins to become coach, AP source says

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins and Jeff Hafley have reached an agreement to make the former Boston College head coach and Packers defensive coordinator their coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.
Bills fire coach Sean McDermott after 9 seasons of falling short of reaching the Super Bowl

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Sean McDermott arrived in Buffalo in 2017, envisioning the day of looking out his office window and seeing a throng of fans celebrating a Super Bowl victory.
DPS: Officer Earl Borja resigns amid investigation into alleged December 19 assault

SAIPAN — Officer Earl Borja has resigned from the Department of Public Safety effective this morning, DPS Public Information Officer Fred Sato said in an update released Tuesday.
Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” in a text message released on Monday.
Op-Ed: When Silence Puts Federal Funding at Risk

The Northern Mariana Islands Housing Corporation (NMHC), administrator of the CDBG-DR program, is a public government entity entrusted with federal disaster recovery grant funds from HUD Region IX. With that trust comes clear obligations: transparency, responsiveness, and accountability to the public.