Sinlaku Recovery by the Numbers: Where Things Stand on Day 49
SAIPAN — Seven weeks after Super Typhoon Sinlaku struck the Marianas, federal and local recovery efforts have delivered more than $20 million in assistance to households, installed nearly 1,200 temporary shelters and cleared tens of thousands of cubic yards of debris, according to the latest update from the CNMI Joint Information Center.
Magofna Presses CCAC Over Months of Unpaid Artists
SAIPAN — Senate Vice President Corina L. Magofna has called on the Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture to account for payments owed to artists and cultural practitioners who she says have waited months, and in many cases more than a year, to be compensated for work already done.
CNMI’s Elias Rangamar Honored With Oceania Athletics Merit Award
SAIPAN — Elias M. Rangamar of the Northern Mariana Islands has been honored with an Oceania Athletics Association Merit Award in recognition of more than 30 years of service to athletics and community sport in the CNMI.
Torres Defense Calls Motion to Void Settlement “Without Merit”
SAIPAN — The defense team for former Governor Ralph Anthony Deleon Guerrero Torres said a prosecution motion seeking to invalidate the settlement that ended his criminal cases is without merit and that it will respond through the judicial process.
Tinian Slaughterhouse Back in Operation After Triple J Repairs
SAIPAN — The Tinian slaughterhouse is operating again after Triple J Tinian repaired the storm-damaged facility, which had been out of service for several months following Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
OAG Moves to Invalidate Settlement That Ended Torres Criminal Cases
SAIPAN — The Office of the Attorney General has asked the Superior Court to invalidate the global civil settlement agreement that led to the dismissal of the criminal cases against former Governor Ralph Anthony Deleon Guerrero Torres.
DFW Asks Public to Report Sea Turtle Strandings, Nesting and Poaching
SAIPAN — The CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife is asking the public to be on the lookout for sea turtle activity and to report what they see to the agency’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program.
USACE Begins Debris Removal on Managaha Island
SAIPAN — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun removing storm-generated debris from Managaha Island, a Saipan bird sanctuary and tourist attraction heavily damaged by Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
DRT to Begin Issuing 2025 Income Tax Refunds This Week
SAIPAN — The Division of Revenue and Taxation will begin processing Tax Year 2025 income tax refunds the first week of June, the Department of Finance said.
Today Is Deadline to Apply for S.T.R.O.N.G. Tent and Roofing Program
SAIPAN — Today, June 1, is the deadline for Super Typhoon Sinlaku survivors to apply for the S.T.R.O.N.G. Tent and Roofing Program, officials said.