Guam Pays Out Latest Refund Batch, Pushing 2025 Total Past $135M
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — Guam’s Department of Revenue and Taxation has disbursed its latest batch of individual income tax refunds, paying out more than $2.4 million and pushing the year’s total past $135 million, the Office of the Governor announced Tuesday.
Atkins Kroll Brings Back Test Drive Campaign Benefiting Saipan Schools
SAIPAN — Taking a test drive can now double as a vote for your favorite school, with Atkins Kroll Saipan launching its second annual Community Matters: Back to School Test Drive Campaign, running through Aug. 31 at the Atkins Kroll Toyota showroom in Puerto Rico.
Formation Alert Issued for 92W; Depression Could Be Named Wednesday
SAIPAN — The Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued a tropical cyclone formation alert for Invest 92W on Tuesday afternoon, and the disturbance could be declared Tropical Depression 17W as soon as Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Guam said in a Facebook Live briefing Tuesday evening.
HSEM: Stay Prepared, Not Panicked, as Invest 92W Nears Development
SAIPAN — Emergency officials are telling CNMI residents to check their supplies and stay informed as Invest 92W nears tropical depression status, though no tropical cyclone watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for the CNMI.
NWS: High Potential for 92W to Become ‘Significant Tropical Cyclone’ This Week
SAIPAN — The National Weather Service in Guam says there is high potential for Invest 92W to form into a significant tropical cyclone later this week, as the disturbance drifts west-northwest through Micronesia with the Marianas’ weekend weather hanging on its development.
Apatang Opens 60-Day Seabed Review, Sets ‘Non-Negotiable’ Conditions
SAIPAN — Governor David M. Apatang’s office said Tuesday it has formally received the federal Proposed Leasing Notice for seabed mineral leasing off the CNMI, starting the clock on a statutory 60-day governor’s review that the administration said it approaches “with extreme caution.”
CUC: Beach Road Northbound Lane Closed for Sewer Work Through Friday
SAIPAN — Drivers on Beach Road in Chalan Laulau will lose the outer northbound lane during working hours starting Wednesday, with the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation closing the lane through Friday for sewer line cleaning and inspection.
CHamoru Author Reimagines Marianas Legends in ‘The Darkness Has Names’
SAIPAN — The legends of Sirena, the shark-protected woman of Tinian and Chief Taga are getting new life as fiction, with award-winning CHamoru author M. K. Aleja launching The Darkness Has Names, an interconnected collection inspired by the legends of the Mariana Islands.
SBDC, SBA to Host ‘Real Talk’ Disaster Loan Q&A Friday
SAIPAN — Business owners with questions about federal disaster loans after Super Typhoon Bavi can bring them directly to the Small Business Administration this week, with the CNMI Small Business Development Center Network hosting a live virtual Q&A session Friday afternoon.
Moylan Brings Nine-Member House Education Delegation to Guam
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — Congressman James Moylan welcomed members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce to Guam for a congressional delegation visit focused on strengthening education, expanding workforce opportunities and ensuring the island’s priorities are represented in federal policymaking, his office announced Tuesday.
