Northern Marianas

The Northern Marianas has submitted plans for an underground power system in key areas on Saipan and Tinian to the federal government, and the price tag is $US30 million.

The Northern Marianas government has announced it will resettle people on an island that the US military wants to use as a firing range.

There are now fewer birds on Saipan and Tinian after Super Typhoon Yutu destroyed most of their nests in October.

A bill pending in the US Congress could grant permanent residency to nearly 3000 foreign workers in the Northern Marianas.

A Russian businessman arrested in the Northern Marianas at the end of last year is scheduled to be tried in Miami on 1 April.

The company which owns the Northern Marianas' half-built Imperial Pacific Resort is struggling for a full workforce amid new restrictions on foreign workers.

The US federal government has increased its contribution to the repair bill in the Northern Marianas following last year's devastating Super Typhoon Yutu.

Saipan will welcome six direct charter flights from Tokyo in late March as low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines makes its debut in the Northern Marianas.

Typhoon Wutip, which passed close to the Northern Marianas and Guam this weekend, has been upgraded to a category five storm.

The CNMI Drug Enforcement Task Force is cracking down hard on suspected crystal methamphetamine trafficking on Saipan with three arrests in the past week.

Schools in Guam and the Northern Marianas will be reopening today after Typhoon Wutip, which passed by them over the weekend.

Disaster authorities in the Marianas are urging residents to prepare for Typhoon Wutip, which is expected to make its presence felt in the Northern Marianas late Sunday morning as it passes close to…

A weather system approaching the Northern Marianas is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone.

A Russian man arrested in the Northern Marianas at the end of last year has appeared in court in Miami after the defence failed to secure his release on bail.

The Northern Marianas government has signalled budget cuts in the next financial year as the territory recovers from two typhoons.

Authorities in the Northern Marianas are warning of a looming drought.

Four candidates will contest an upcoming special election for a vacant seat in the Northern Marianas House of Representatives.

Workers of a now defunct casino resort on Tinian in the Northern Marianas are demanding damages totaling $US3.4 million from their former employer.

Pacific Oceania have been relegated in Fed Cup tennis competition after failing to win a game in Asia/Oceania Zone Group One.

The Northern Marianas delegate to the US House of Representatives has been chosen to lead the chamber's Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee.