PSS Doubles Learning Packet Supply to 3,000 for Wednesday Grab and Learn
SAIPAN – The CNMI Public School System will distribute 3,000 enrichment learning packets at 12 Grab and Learn sites across Saipan, Tinian and Rota on Wednesday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to noon, the agency announced.
Sinlaku Recovery by the Numbers: $9.6M Approved, June 22 FEMA Deadline
SAIPAN – Federal disaster aid approved for Super Typhoon Sinlaku survivors has reached $9.6 million as the response enters its 37th day, with the deadline to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance set for June 22, the joint response operation said in its Tuesday update.
Taflinger Posts Personal Best at Oceania Championships in Darwin
SAIPAN – CNMI distance runner Addalee Taflinger turned in a personal-best 5:28.32 in the women’s under-18 1,500 meters at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, Australia, Tuesday, trimming two seconds from her previous time after a training stretch disrupted by Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
BPD Signs $81M BEAD Sub-Grant; Underground Fiber Coming to Every CNMI Address
SAIPAN – The Commonwealth has executed the sub-grant agreement for its $81 million federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment award, locking in an end-to-end underground fiber buildout to nearly 10,000 homes and businesses across Saipan, Tinian and Rota, Broadband Policy and Development Office Special Assistant Glen Hunter said Tuesday on Good Morning Marianas.
COTA Logs 1,052 Recovery Transports as Sinlaku Activation Continues
SAIPAN – The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority has provided 1,052 transports for shelterees, first responders and residents with medical needs since activating its Super Typhoon Sinlaku emergency operation on April 10, the agency reported Tuesday.
CHCC Mobile Clinics Top 1,000 Visits in Sinlaku Recovery
SAIPAN – Mobile medical clinics operated by the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation in partnership with Samaritan’s Purse and Team Rubicon have delivered 1,072 patient visits across the recovery zone as of Sunday, May 18, the corporation reported.
NWS Guam: Fair Trades for Marianas Through Friday, Forecasters Eye Tropics
SAIPAN – Fair weather and moderate trades will prevail across the Marianas through the end of the week, with a surface trough possibly bringing more showers this weekend, the National Weather Service Guam said in its weekly Regional Weather Outlook issued Tuesday.
House Convenes Special Session Friday on BIRTH Act, Sinlaku Recovery, 902 Oversight
SAIPAN – The House of Representatives of the 24th Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature will convene the first day of its second special session Friday, May 22, at 10 a.m. in the House Chamber, with an agenda that includes the introduction of a new tourism-harms bill, multiple Super Typhoon Sinlaku recovery measures and a push to include legislative leadership in Section 902 consultations.
Babauta Calls FAC Increase Illegal Under Sinlaku Price Freeze
SAIPAN – Senator Celina R. Babauta is calling on the governor, utility regulators and legal authorities to reverse what she says is an illegal Fuel Adjustment Charge increase, alleging that the Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission and the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation violated an active executive order price freeze when CPUC voted Friday to lift the cap on the FAC.
Board of Education to Take Up Reopening, Disaster Recovery, Budget Wednesday
SAIPAN – The 19th CNMI State Board of Education will hold a special meeting Wednesday, May 20, at 10 a.m. at the PSS Disaster Program Office in Puerto Rico, with an agenda spanning the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget, school reopening and graduation plans, disaster recovery and a personnel matter to be taken up in executive session.