CUC Restores Water Service to Rota After E. Coli Detection
ROTA — The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation said Tuesday that water service has been fully restored to affected areas on Rota following a contamination alert that prompted a service interruption last week.
Tsunami Risk for the Marianas Is Real, and the Myths Around It Could Get People Killed
SAIPAN — The Mariana Trench will not save you. Neither will the reef.
NWS Guam: Showers, Surf Advisories to Ease Across Marianas Through Week
SAIPAN — Surging trade winds are pushing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the CNMI Tuesday, but forecasters with the National Weather Service in Guam say drier conditions are on the way later in the week.
Saipan Chamber Writes Federal Officials in Defense of EVS-TAP Program
SAIPAN — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce has submitted a letter to the secretaries of Homeland Security, State and the Interior urging federal officials to consider current data and accurate program details before making any policy decisions affecting the CNMI’s primary travel authorization program for Chinese visitors.
Author Dan King Brings WWII’s Other Side to Saipan
SAIPAN — Dan King has spent decades doing what most historians won’t: sitting across from the enemy and asking them what happened.
Saipan Chamber Wraps Career Pathways Internship Program After Successful Year
SAIPAN — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce has concluded its 2025-2026 Career Pathways Internship Program, marking the end of a year that placed 92 high school juniors and seniors from Saipan, Tinian and Rota into real-world work experiences across 28 industry partners.
King-Hinds Marks Covenant’s 50th Anniversary on House Floor
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, enacted on March 24, 1976.
CNMI Marks Covenant’s 50th Anniversary With Full Day of Events Today
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands marks the 50th anniversary of the Covenant today with a full day of commemorative events, spanning a documentary screening and panel discussion, a historical exhibit and a trivia night, all organized under the banner of Commonwealth Jubilee: A Celebration of Unity and Heritage.
Op-Ed: The Covenant: A Promise to Our People, A Commitment to Our Future
50 years ago, our founding fathers had the courage and conviction to sit across a world super power as equals and negotiate one of the most unique political relationships in the history of the United States. After hundreds of years of colonial rule, our people exercised their self-determination in charting a course for a better future, striking a healthy balance between U.S. control of foreign affairs and local autonomy and self-government. In that spirit, they forged a document “based upon the principles of government by the consent of the governed, individual freedom, and democracy.”
Moylan Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Speed Up Military Discharge Reviews for Veterans with PTSD, TBI
WASHINGTON — Congressman James Moylan has joined Congressman James Walkinshaw of Virginia in introducing the Streamline Upgrades for Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing delays in the military discharge review process for veterans seeking to upgrade their discharge status.
