Mayor’s Office Pulls Cages from Active Spay and Neuter Clinic; Saipan Humane Society Calls for Stronger Partnerships
SAIPAN — The Saipan Humane Society issued a public statement Thursday calling for coordinated partnerships and shared accountability in animal welfare efforts, one day after the Mayor’s Office removed loaned cages from an active spay and neuter clinic mid-operation.
Deep-Sea Mining Expansion Draws Condemnation from Mariana Islands Conservation Advocate
WASHINGTON — A Mariana Islands conservation advocate is condemning BOEM’s recommendation to nearly double the deep-sea mining zone around the CNMI, calling it an industrial experiment in one of Earth’s most biodiverse ocean regions.
BOEM Recommends Doubling Deep-Sea Mining Area Around CNMI to 69 Million Acres
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has recommended moving forward with deep-sea mining leases covering approximately 69.1 million acres of ocean surrounding the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, nearly double the area originally proposed in November 2025.
Attorney General Urges Senate to Reject Judge Camacho’s Presiding Judge Nomination, Cites Pattern of Reversed Rulings in Serious Criminal Cases
SAIPAN — Attorney General Edward Manibusan has sent a formal letter to the CNMI Senate urging members to scrutinize Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho’s nomination to serve as Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, arguing that a pattern of reversed rulings in serious criminal cases raises legitimate concerns about his fitness for the role.
Op-Ed: Island Reality Check: Why Did Only Gas Prices Spike?
In the Northern Mariana Islands, residents are used to the realities of island life — everything costs more when it has to be shipped in. But the recent surge in gasoline prices has raised eyebrows for a different reason. In just about two weeks, prices jumped from roughly $5.10 to $6.36 per gallon.
Drier pattern settles over Marianas after weeks of wet weather; high surf persists
SAIPAN — The National Weather Service said Tuesday that a seasonably drier weather pattern has firmly taken hold across the Marianas, bringing partly to mostly sunny skies and moderate to fresh northeast winds after weeks of unseasonably wet conditions, including last week’s Tropical Depression Nuri.
WestCare brings veterans housing program to CNMI, backed by $1.6M federal allocation
SAIPAN — WestCare Pacific Islands is expanding its footprint in the Northern Mariana Islands, bringing veterans housing assistance, mental health services and substance prevention programs to the CNMI as the organization moves to address homelessness and social services gaps in the region.
Coast Guard Cutter Patrols 500 Miles From Guam to Northern Islands, Delivers Supplies to Pagan and Agrihan
SAIPAN — The crew of USCGC Frederick Hatch completed a 20-day patrol of U.S. waters stretching from Guam to the remote Northern Mariana Islands last month, logging 186 hours underway, delivering 1,500 pounds of supplies to residents of Pagan and Agrihan, and conducting a four-day search for a swimmer swept off a Guam beach.
Op-Ed: When the River Runs Dry: Why Administrative Geography Still Dictates Destiny in the Pacific
David R. Bernard’s recent outline of fund flow dysfunction in Chuuk State’s Northwest Region deserves our attention, not merely as a Micronesian internal matter, but as a case study in how colonial administrative legacies continue to shape resource distribution across the Blue Pacific Continent.
Moylan Leads 17-Member Coalition Urging VA to Establish Regional Office on Guam
More than 20,000 Guam veterans currently served by a regional office nearly 4,000 miles away in Hawaii; CNMI veterans also affected
