Northern Marianas
CNMI governor vetoes bill converting trades school to public entity
The Governor of the Northern Marianas Ralph Torres has vetoed a bill which would have allowed trades students access to financial help.
CNMI students to be suspended over immunisation
Over 200 students in the Northern Marianas face the threat of suspension for not complying with immunisation rules.
Okeanos Marianas sails north on preview of future purpose
The Okeanos Marianas double-hulled Polynesian canoe has returned from a four-day voyage to the CNMI's Northern Islands that could serve as a preview of the vaka's future purpose.
Call for Micronesian territories to work together on tourism marketing
There's been a call in the Northern Marianas for the territory to work with Guam and Palau to market themselves globally as tourist destinations.
CNMI govt goes to prepaid power meters to save money
In an effort to reduce power consumption and costs, the Northern Marianas government is putting in prepaid meters at all its offices.
Former CNMI cop sentenced
A former police officer in the CNMI has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for robbing two restaurants on Saipan.
CNMI names refurbished canoe after chief
The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas has renamed a recently-acquired and refurbished canoe after one of its great local chiefs.
Two meth labs discovered on Saipan
Authorities in the CNMI have discovered two methamphetamine laboratories on Saipan used to manufacture the illegal drug.
Saipan casino to ask for extension of deadline
The licensee of the Saipan casino wants to push out the deadline for the completion of the half a billion dollar resort.
CNMI adopts catastrophic typhoon plan
The Northern Marianas has finally adopted a catastrophic typhoon plan, more than two years after Typhoon Soudelor devastated Saipan in 2015.
Unpaid Chinese workers in CNMI campaign for their money
Five remaining unpaid Chinese workers from the Saipan casino have reminded Northern Marianas Governor Ralph Torres of their plight after he appeared to forget about them during a US Senate hearing.
CNMI casino company helps out Soudelor victims
A non-profit agency formed to help the recovery efforts after Typhoon Soudelor hit the Northern Marianas has got a major funding boost from a casino operator.
CNMI utilities operator still hampered by govt debt
The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation in the Northern Marianas is owed over $US50 million in arrears by the CNMI government.
Magnitude 6.2 quake off Marianas
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck near the Northern Mariana Islands this morning.
Japan cremates remains of WW2 soldiers' bodies
The first formal cremation ceremony of the remains of Japanese soldiers killed in the Northern Marianas during World War II was held on Tuesday.
Delta pulls out of Mircronesia-Japan route
Citing low demand and the need to beef up its operations on the US mainland, Delta Air Lines ending services from the Northern Marianas to Japan.
Legal action threatened over Tinian songbird
A conservation group in the US is threatening to take legal action to protect a tiny bird only found on an island in the Northern Marianas. Audio
CNMI governor disavows knowledge of CHCC's demise.
The CNMI governor has disavowed any prior knowledge on the creation of a bill that intends to abolish the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation.
CNMI bishop wants immigration focus on people
A bishop has written a letter calling on the Northern Marianas to look at immigration as something that involves real people, rather than as just a "contentious" issue.
Slow CNMI resort construction decried
An official of the company building a huge casino hotel resort in Saipan in the Northern Marianas admits the construction of the Imperial Pacific Resort is slow and the site is an eyesore.