IT&E Sets Overnight Network Maintenance for Thursday Into Friday
SAIPAN – IT&E will conduct scheduled network maintenance overnight Thursday into Friday morning, with customers across Guam and the CNMI potentially experiencing a brief service interruption.
CNMI Becomes Second in Nation to Fully Execute BEAD Subgrant With $31.3 Million IT&E Deal
SAIPAN – The CNMI on Wednesday officially executed a Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment subgrant agreement with Micronesian Telecommunications Corp., doing business as IT&E, becoming the second state or territory in the nation to fully execute its BEAD subgrant awards.
NWS Warns El Nino Could Push More Storms Toward the Marianas This Year
SAIPAN – National Weather Service Guam meteorologists warned Thursday that a developing El Nino pattern is shifting tropical cyclone formation toward the Marianas, putting the region in the crosshairs of what could be a busier-than-usual 2026 typhoon season.
Show Us the Good: Three Boys Ride the Length of Saipan in a Day
SAIPAN – A community member working on Sinlaku debris cleanup in Dandan on Thursday spotted three boys riding their bikes together, helping each other along with an outstretched arm for the occasional boost. An hour later, while heading home through Papago, they saw the same three boys still riding.
CUC and CHCC Called to Senate Hearing on Fair Billing Bill May 21
SAIPAN – Commonwealth Utilities Corporation Executive Director Kevin Watson and Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Chief Executive Officer Esther L. Muna have been invited to testify next Thursday as a Senate committee takes up House Bill 24-59, a measure that would cap back-billing windows and bar service shutoffs during billing disputes.
CUC Issues Emergency Water Outage for San Vicente, Dandan and Obyan This Afternoon
SAIPAN – The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation will interrupt water service to portions of San Vicente, Dandan Homestead and Obyan from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday to allow the San Vicente water tank to regain normal distribution levels, the utility said in an emergency public advisory.
CNMI DOL Clarifies: PUA Closing, Disaster Unemployment Not Yet Launched
SAIPAN – The CNMI Department of Labor moved Thursday to clarify the status of two unemployment assistance programs the public has been confusing, saying Pandemic Unemployment Assistance is in its close-out phase and Disaster Unemployment Assistance has not yet been launched for Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
Public Safety Commissioner Thanks CNMI Officers Working Through Sinlaku Recovery
SAIPAN – CNMI Department of Public Safety Commissioner Macaranas thanked officers, support staff and their families this week as the Commonwealth observes National Police Week and continues recovering from Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
Op-Ed: Just Another Wednesday
A Wednesday at a veterinary hospital can look “quiet” from the outside. No appointment slots. No exam rooms full of barking dogs or indignant cats. No parade of leashes, carriers, and worried faces at the front desk. People sometimes assume that means I’m off.
COTA Tops 849 Sinlaku Transports; Saipan Call-A-Ride Still Restricted to Essential Trips
SAIPAN – The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority has provided 849 emergency transports since its Super Typhoon Sinlaku activation began on April 10, the agency said Thursday, with medical trips accounting for more than 60 percent of all moves logged through 6 a.m.