Rota Power: Feeder 2 Crews Work From Paeda to Safeway as Pole Count Hits 32
SAIPAN — Line crews on Rota are focusing restoration work Tuesday on the Feeder 2 primary line through Sinapalo I, from the Paeda area to the Safeway Store, the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation said in its latest power service update.
CUC: Emergency Water Interruption Hits Passehu Court Wednesday Morning
SAIPAN — Passehu Court residents in Dandan will lose water service Wednesday morning while crews repair a waterline leak, the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation said in a public advisory Tuesday.
King-Hinds: Seabed Legislation Is ‘Insurance,’ Not Permission to Mine
SAIPAN — Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds sought to lower the temperature on the federal seabed leasing push Tuesday, telling residents in a video address posted to Facebook that no one has been given permission to mine the ocean floor around the CNMI and pitching her proposed legislation as an insurance policy for the islands if commercial mining ever happens.
Conservation Advocates Slam Seabed Leasing Push as ‘Resource Colonialism’
SAIPAN — Conservation advocates with deep Marianas roots blasted the federal government’s move toward seabed mining off the CNMI on Tuesday, saying the leasing process has ignored tens of thousands of public comments in opposition and shut the community out of decisions about its own waters.
Deleon Guerrero Says Seabed Leasing Move Ignores Public Opposition, Hits King-Hinds on Revenue Stance
SAIPAN — Independent delegate candidate Galvin Sablan Deleon Guerrero said Tuesday he is dismayed by the federal government’s move toward commercial seabed mineral leasing off the CNMI, saying the decision ignores tens of thousands of public comments in opposition and undermines the Commonwealth’s ability to determine what happens in its own waters.
Finance Sets FY2026 Close-Out Deadlines and Blackout Schedule
SAIPAN — The Department of Finance has issued its final cut-off dates and blackout schedule for closing out Fiscal Year 2026, warning agencies that year-end financial activities must be submitted on time and that several offices will close to the public during reconciliation periods this fall.
Flores to Introduce Resolution Staking CNMI Claim to Offshore Minerals
SAIPAN — Rep. Marissa R. Flores will introduce a resolution calling on Congress to protect the Commonwealth’s ownership, decision-making power and economic interests in offshore mineral resources before commercial leasing moves forward in waters surrounding the Northern Mariana Islands, her office announced Tuesday.
Feds Advance Potential Seabed Mining Lease Sale Off the Marianas
SAIPAN — The federal government took its biggest step yet toward selling commercial seabed mining rights in waters off the Marianas, with the Marine Minerals Administration publishing a Proposed Leasing Notice Monday for a potential critical minerals lease sale in federal waters off the CNMI.
Showers Set to Build as Students Head Back to Class
SAIPAN — Students across the Marianas return to class Tuesday under a mostly dry morning sky, but the National Weather Service said showers and isolated thunderstorms will build through the afternoon as the islands settle into an unsettled pattern expected to last through midweek.
