‘Let This Be the Last Time’: King-Hinds and Demapan Deliver Unflinching Remarks at Child Abuse Prevention Proclamation
SAIPAN — Governor David M. Apatang signed a proclamation Tuesday declaring April Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Awareness Month at a ceremony hosted by the Division of Youth Services at Marianas High School. But it was the remarks delivered by Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds and Assistant Attorney General Frances Demapan that left the room still.
Op-Ed: Beyond Ownership: Belonging, Citizenship, and the Responsibility to Protect What Cannot Be Replaced
In the Northern Mariana Islands, conversations about land often surface deeper questions that are not truly about land alone. They are about belonging, identity, and what it means to be rooted in a place across generations. For many who were born and raised in the Commonwealth but are not of Northern Marianas Descent, there exists a real and deeply felt tension. It is the experience of loving a place, representing it, and carrying it wherever one goes, while also recognizing that there are limits to how that connection is formally acknowledged. That feeling is not imagined. It is lived, and it deserves to be understood with care.
Palau, Saudi Fund for Development Sign $15 Million Loan Agreement
MELEKEOK, Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. and the Saudi Fund for Development have signed a $15 million loan agreement, marking the first development partnership between Palau and the Saudi-based financing body.
Guam Department of Labor Recruiting Seniors 55 and Older for Federally Funded Work Program
HAGÅTÑA — The Guam Department of Labor is actively recruiting participants for the Senior Community Service Employment Program, a federally funded initiative that provides part-time paid training opportunities for unemployed residents aged 55 and older.
CUC Schedules Water Service Interruption for Portions of San Vicente on April 14
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation has announced a scheduled water service interruption affecting portions of San Vicente on Tuesday, April 14, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
35 CNMI Farmers and Producers Earn Certificates in NMC Regenerative Agroforestry Programs
SAIPAN — Thirty-five local farmers and producers received certificates of completion from Northern Marianas College’s Cooperative Research, Extension and Education Services during a formal ceremony recognizing participants from two regenerative agriculture training initiatives.
NWS Weekly Outlook: Invest 90W Tracking Toward Marianas, Impact Possible This Weekend Into Next Week
SAIPAN — The National Weather Service in Guam’s weekly regional outlook issued Tuesday confirms that Invest 90W continues to drift northwest near Pohnpei and is expected to gradually develop, with the Marianas facing the potential for increasing showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds developing over the weekend and into early next week.
Pentagon Acknowledges CNMI Economic Crisis, Stops Short of Commitments in Response to King-Hinds
SAIPAN — The assistant secretary of war for Indo-Pacific security affairs has responded to Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds’ January letter urging federal action on the CNMI’s economic crisis, acknowledging the Commonwealth’s fiscal strain and its strategic value to the United States but stopping short of any specific commitments.
Mobil, Shell Raise Fuel Prices in CNMI
SAIPAN — Mobil raised fuel prices across all grades Monday, with unleaded and premium climbing 20 cents per gallon and diesel surging 65 cents.
Last night the new Mobil prices put unleaded Extra at $6.719 per gallon, up from $6.519. Supreme+ rose from $6.969 to $7.169. Diesel saw the steepest climb, jumping from $9.339 to $9.989 per gallon.
