Deleon Guerrero: Retirees Built the Commonwealth and Deserve Support Amid Pension Cut Notice
SAIPAN — Congressional candidate Galvin Deleon Guerrero said the generation receiving CNMI retirement benefits built the Commonwealth and deserves support, responding Wednesday on Good Morning Marianas to a Settlement Fund notice that the government will stop funding the 25 percent benefit payment after July.
Attao, Villagomez Say Pension Fix Has Been Waiting in the Senate Since January
SAIPAN — Representative BJ Attao and House Speaker Edmund Villagomez said House Bill 24-84, which would fund the retirees’ 25 percent benefit payment for the remainder of the fiscal year and provide more than half a million dollars to the Public School System, has been sitting in the Senate since the House passed it in January.
Apatang Urges Caution on Unverified Video Claiming Faloma Luhk Reappearance
SAIPAN — Governor David M. Apatang on Wednesday urged the public to exercise caution in sharing or drawing conclusions from a widely circulated video purportedly showing Faloma Luhk, saying the CNMI government has received no official verification of the footage and defers to the Federal Bureau of Investigation as lead agency.
CHCC Outreach Teams Log More Than 1,100 Mobile Medical Visits in Sinlaku Recovery
SAIPAN — Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation outreach teams provided 1,148 mobile medical visits between April 20 and May 23 as part of the post-Sinlaku recovery effort, treating 661 illnesses and addressing 511 chronic health cases across the CNMI, the corporation announced Wednesday.
Texas teen convicted of murder for stabbing another athlete at a high school track meet
MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a competition was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew attention far beyond the booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different high schools.
USDA Approves Disaster Nutrition Assistance for CNMI Typhoon Recovery
SAIPAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the CNMI Disaster Nutrition Assistance Program and related disaster nutrition relief measures in response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs announced Tuesday.
Op-Ed: A Call for Senate Action on House Bill 24-84
By Rep. BJ Attao
Joeten-Kiyu Public Library Invites Young Explorers to ‘Unearth a Story’ This Summer
SAIPAN — The Joeten-Kiyu Public Library is inviting children and families to join its 2026 Summer Reading Program, “Unearth a Story,” running June 15 through July 25 with reading challenges, crafts, cultural activities and special guest presenters.
SBA Business Recovery Center in Susupe Announces New Hours; Physical Damage Loan Deadline June 22
SAIPAN — The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Business Recovery Center at Marianas Business Plaza in Susupe is now operating Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the agency announced in a change of hours notice dated Tuesday.
NMC to Hold Free Fall 2026 Info Session June 27 With Fee Waivers for Attendees
SAIPAN — Northern Marianas College will hold a free information session for its Fall 2026 semester on Saturday, June 27 at the NMC Olympio T. Borja Memorial Library in As Terlaje, with attendees qualifying to have their application and placement test fees waived.