Marianas Visitors Authority Cancels 27th Annual Taste of the Marianas Festival
SAIPAN — The Marianas Visitors Authority has cancelled the 27th Annual Taste of the Marianas International Food Festival, which had been scheduled for May 2026. MVA said efforts and resources will be directed toward recovery following Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
SBA Offers Disaster Loans Up to $2 Million for CNMI Residents, Businesses and Nonprofits After Sinlaku
SAIPAN — The U.S. Small Business Administration has disaster loans available for homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofits across the CNMI following Super Typhoon Sinlaku, with a June 22 deadline for physical damage applications and terms designed to ease the burden of repayment during recovery.
FEMA, SBA Officials Tell Marianas: Apply Now, Don’t Wait — 2,900 Registrations So Far
SAIPAN — Federal officials from FEMA and the Small Business Administration joined JIC Coordinator Miguel Dandan at the NMI News Service studio Tuesday morning to push residents to apply for disaster assistance, warning that people are waiting too long out of uncertainty or a belief that others need it more.
CPA Port Update: Saipan Open to All Traffic but No Night Operations; Guam Airport Team Now Assessing Navaids
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Ports Authority reported Monday evening that the Port of Saipan is open to all commercial traffic under Port Heavy Weather Condition Whiskey but remains restricted to daytime operations due to the absence of dock lighting, according to Port Update No. 16 issued at 5:30 p.m.
UPDATE: CHCC Mobile Clinics Now Running Through May 3; Second Saipan Site Moves to San Roque Church
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation has updated its mobile medical clinic schedule, with Saipan tent clinics now running Tuesday, April 28 through Sunday, May 3, at the Joeten Kiyu Public Library and San Roque Church from 9 a.m. to noon daily. House-to-house outreach continues across community villages from 1:30 to 5 p.m.
CHCC, PHI and Brabu Pharmacies Open Across the Marianas After Sinlaku
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation has released current pharmacy hours for Saipan, Tinian and Rota as residents continue recovering from Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
HSEM and FEMA to Distribute Bottled Water at Joeten Daidai Tuesday Afternoon
SAIPAN — The CNMI Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, in partnership with FEMA, will distribute bottled drinking water to Saipan residents Tuesday afternoon at the Joeten Daidai Social Hall Field next to Mt. Carmel Cathedral.
Saipan Ice and Water Resumes Retail Deliveries Tuesday; Direct Plant Sales Discontinued
SAIPAN — Saipan Ice and Water announced it will resume ice delivery to retail stores across Saipan effective Tuesday, April 28, following a suspension of deliveries after Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
As Gonno Temporary Debris Site Opens Tuesday for Green Waste Drop-Off
SAIPAN — The Department of Public Works will open the As Gonno Temporary Debris Waste Disposal Site Tuesday, April 28, to begin accepting green waste from Typhoon Sinlaku cleanup efforts.
COTA Reaches 366 Emergency Transports; Blue Line 1B Riders Told to Flag Down Buses as Signs Are Missing
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority has completed 366 emergency transports since activating April 10, with medical runs now totaling 194, shelter transports at 104, airport runs at 37 and military trips at 18, the agency reported Tuesday.