Northern Marianas

The Northern Marianas governor Ralph Torres has met President Donald Trump in the White House to discuss CNMI economic issues, including the Chinese visa-waiver programme.

The FBI in the Northern Marianas has confirmed the arrest of a man in connection with last month's death of a worker at the construction site of the Imperial Pacific Resort on Saipan.

The federally imposed limits on foreign workers in the Northern Marianas could soon force the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation to shut down some departments.

Donald Trump's budget cuts would eliminate or cut several environment and community programmes in the Northern Marianas.

In a display of military power aimed at China, France is sending one of its powerful Mistral amphibious carriers to lead drills on and around Tinian island in the Northern Marianas.

The Northern Marianas government has moved a step closer to having the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument declared a US National Marine Sanctuary.

In the Northern Marianas the Saipan Mayor's Office has recorded a 60-percent climb in marriage licences after the Office of the Attorney General waived some of the requirements for getting married.

The Northern Marianas' tourism authority has been warned that unmanaged growth may jeopardise the territory's ability to compete in the tourism industry long-term.

A lawmaker in the Northern Marianas House of Representatives wants the government to slow down and control development in the CNMI.

A former Northern Marianas mayor Melchor Mendiola has escaped jail time over charges of removing government property.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has told the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation in the Northern Marianas to build up its financial reserves.

The Northern Marianas House of Representatives has passed a bill prohibiting the use of cellphones when driving a vehicle.

Public school teachers in the Northern Marianas are to get salary increases for the first time in about ten years.

The freighter MV Luta, which has been tied up by a dispute in the Northern Marianas for months, is to be released to its owners.

A Saipan casino developer wants a six-month extension on its deadline for its planned Imperial Pacific Resort, citing a series of reasons for the delay.

The Northern Marianas tourism industry is continuing to grow with 38-percent more visitors last month compared with January last year.

The Northern Islands mayor in the Marianas Islands, Jerome Aldan, died suddenly on Saturday from what's thought to be a heart attack.

A lawmaker in the Northern Marianas says he wants to turn the legislature into a part-time one, arguing that it could save taxpayers lots of money.

A petition has been launched to support a planned Titanic-themed casino resort on Tinian in the Northern Marianas.