CPA Board Calls Special Meeting Thursday to Review Sinlaku Emergency Expenditures
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Ports Authority Board of Directors will hold a special meeting Thursday, April 30, at 2 p.m. at the CPA Meeting Room at Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport.
FEMA Ships Largest Single Relief Delivery to CNMI; 45 Generators, 250,000 Meals Among Supplies
SAIPAN — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has dispatched its largest single shipment in support of Typhoon Sinlaku recovery efforts, a massive relief delivery assembled in Hawaii and routed through Guam before reaching the Northern Mariana Islands.
Saipan Chamber and SBA to Host Free Virtual Q&A on Disaster Loans Thursday
SAIPAN — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the U.S. Small Business Administration, will hold a free virtual Q&A session Thursday, April 30, from 1 to 2 p.m. ChST to walk residents, businesses and nonprofits through SBA disaster assistance programs available following Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
Marianas Visitors Authority Cancels 27th Annual Taste of the Marianas Festival
SAIPAN — The Marianas Visitors Authority has cancelled the 27th Annual Taste of the Marianas International Food Festival, which had been scheduled for May 2026. MVA said efforts and resources will be directed toward recovery following Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
SBA Offers Disaster Loans Up to $2 Million for CNMI Residents, Businesses and Nonprofits After Sinlaku
SAIPAN — The U.S. Small Business Administration has disaster loans available for homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofits across the CNMI following Super Typhoon Sinlaku, with a June 22 deadline for physical damage applications and terms designed to ease the burden of repayment during recovery.
FEMA, SBA Officials Tell Marianas: Apply Now, Don’t Wait — 2,900 Registrations So Far
SAIPAN — Federal officials from FEMA and the Small Business Administration joined JIC Coordinator Miguel Dandan at the NMI News Service studio Tuesday morning to push residents to apply for disaster assistance, warning that people are waiting too long out of uncertainty or a belief that others need it more.
CPA Port Update: Saipan Open to All Traffic but No Night Operations; Guam Airport Team Now Assessing Navaids
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Ports Authority reported Monday evening that the Port of Saipan is open to all commercial traffic under Port Heavy Weather Condition Whiskey but remains restricted to daytime operations due to the absence of dock lighting, according to Port Update No. 16 issued at 5:30 p.m.
UPDATE: CHCC Mobile Clinics Now Running Through May 3; Second Saipan Site Moves to San Roque Church
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation has updated its mobile medical clinic schedule, with Saipan tent clinics now running Tuesday, April 28 through Sunday, May 3, at the Joeten Kiyu Public Library and San Roque Church from 9 a.m. to noon daily. House-to-house outreach continues across community villages from 1:30 to 5 p.m.
CHCC, PHI and Brabu Pharmacies Open Across the Marianas After Sinlaku
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation has released current pharmacy hours for Saipan, Tinian and Rota as residents continue recovering from Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
HSEM and FEMA to Distribute Bottled Water at Joeten Daidai Tuesday Afternoon
SAIPAN — The CNMI Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, in partnership with FEMA, will distribute bottled drinking water to Saipan residents Tuesday afternoon at the Joeten Daidai Social Hall Field next to Mt. Carmel Cathedral.