Northern Marianas

A conservation group in the US says its fight for a tiny endangered bird in the Northern Marianas is part of its battle against the Trump administration's step back from species protection.

A lawsuit has been launched against the US authorities for failing to act to protect a small songbird on the Northern Marianas island of Tinian.

A bill to abolish the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and re-establish it as a department under the Executive Branch has been introduced in the CNMI House of Representatives.

The Northern Marianas' delegate to the US Congress wants the islands' business community to back his bill to extend the foreign worker program.

More than two years after Typhoon Soudelor struck the Northern Marianas, 46 families on Saipan still require assistance.

Northern Marianas Governor Ralph Torres says he hopes the US government shutdown is resolved soon as he's genuinely concerned about its effects on employees in the territory as well as all over the…

A bill calling for an extension of the Transitional Worker program in the Northern Marianas, has been introduced in the US Senate.

A bill proposed to stop a salary increase of elected officials in the Northern Marianas may have hit a roadblock.

The Northern Marianas Housing Corporation says despite the recent economic upswing, homelessness remains a problem on the islands.

A bill to set aside five percent of taxes collected each year in case of a future economic disaster has been introduced in the Northern Marianas House of Representatives.

The Northern Marianas' delegate to the United States Congress, Gregorio Sablan, wants the cap on the CNMI-Only Transitional Worker programme to go back to 13,000.

Two police officers in the Northern Marianas under the direction of the Department of Corrections have escorted an alleged child molester Sean McDonnell back to Illinois in the US Mainland.

A bill to reduce the working hours of non-essential government employees to 30-hours per week has been filed in the Senate of the Northern Marianas.

The most recent war of words between the US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has prompted a lawmaker from the CNMI to call for more dialogue between the two countries.

The Northern Marianas Business Alliance Corporation says big businesses might survive but small businesses will have a hard time once the CNMI is cut off from accessing the foreign workers program.

An organisation aiming to revive traditional canoe buidling in the Northern Marianas has set a goal of building 500 traditional-style canoes by 2030.

The Northern Marianas and Guam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which aims to strengthen the two territories' relationship.

The Northern Mariana Islands intends to host a "lean and simple" Pacific Mini Games in four years time and say they could have everything ready to go on six weeks notice.

Imperial Pacific Resorts in the Northern Marianas says it's still on target to complete its $US507-million dollar complex on Saipan by its August 2018 deadline, despite a shortage of construction…

The CNMI's casino industry appears to be a boon for the government which has announced it has collected over $US38.5 million in casino business gross revenue tax.