Tang Strikes Gold, Taflinger Adds Silver as Team NMI Closes Out Strong Day in Darwin
DARWIN, Australia – Team NMI banked a gold and a silver and put a respectable fifth-place senior finish on the board at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships Friday at Arafura Stadium, capping a productive day for the Marianas delegation in the final stretch of the regional meet.
Azarvand Tax Law Endorses Camacho-DeLeon Guerrero Ticket
SAIPAN – Azarvand Tax Law on Friday formally endorsed Dr. Lawrence Camacho for governor and former Senate President Edith DeLeon Guerrero for lieutenant governor in the CNMI’s upcoming 2026 gubernatorial election.
Saipan Soldier Helps Rebuild Her Own Island After Sinlaku
SAIPAN – For Pvt. Malia Passi, an engineer with the U.S. Army Reserve’s 797th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, the work of rebuilding Saipan after Super Typhoon Sinlaku has been personal. Among the homes her team has put new roofs on is her own.
Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearings for Three Apatang Nominees Thursday
SAIPAN – Sen. Francisco Q. Cruz, chairman of the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments and Government Investigations, will convene back-to-back confirmation hearings Thursday on three of Gov. David M. Apatang’s gubernatorial nominees to the CNMI Scholarship Board of Directors and the Northern Marianas College Board of Regents.
Flores Introduces BIRTH Act to Target Commercial Birth Tourism in CNMI
SAIPAN – House Floor Leader Marissa R. Flores Friday introduced first-of-its-kind legislation aimed at eliminating the commercial birth tourism industry in the Commonwealth and reinforcing federal immigration enforcement, her office said in a press release.
Op-Ed: The Most Dangerous Thing About CUC Is That We Learned to Live With It
By Gregorie Michael Towai (Eipéráng)
Four CNMI Residents Commissioned at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Four CNMI residents were commissioned as U.S. Coast Guard ensigns at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on May 20, joining the next generation of officers in the sea service.
Coast Guard Commissions Cutter Vincent Danz, Bound for Guam
NEW YORK – The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday commissioned its 62nd Fast Response Cutter, the USCGC Vincent Danz, in a ceremony at Pier 86 near the Intrepid Museum in New York City. The cutter will be homeported in Guam.
FBI Agent Bauer Earns Inaugural DOJ Hometown Hero Award
HAGÅTÑA – U.S. Attorney Shawn N. Anderson Friday announced that FBI Special Agent Richard J. Bauer has received the inaugural Hometown Hero Award, a Department of Justice recognition created in honor of America’s 250th birthday.
Debris Crews Move Through Saipan; Power, Water Hold Steady
SAIPAN – Joint Information Center officials Friday updated the Saipan debris removal schedule, with crews working through 10 sectors on a staggered timeline that runs through June 22, as island-wide recovery from Super Typhoon Sinlaku entered its 38th day.