Northern Marianas

Permit problems have stalled plans to build a $US150 million Titanic-themed resort hotel in the Northern Marianas.

Three migrant workers in the Nothern Marianas say they have been victimised by a so-called broker of a construction company who recruited them for non-existent jobs on Saipan.

Health authorities in the Northern Marianas have issued an alert urging residents to be cautious of mosquito bites following an outbreak of dengue in Palau

A group in the Northern Marianas is opposed to designating the Marianas Trench as a marine sanctuary.

Dozens of serious work related injuries at the construction for a new hotel resort in the Northern Marianas have led to a request for a government inspection of the site.

About 1,000 foreign workers under humanitarian parole in the Northern Marianas will be granted a two-year extension of their legal status to stay.

A bill to increase the numerical cap on a foreign worker visa scheme for the Northern Marianas has failed to pass in the United States Senate.

Police in the Northern Marianas are investigating a case of alleged police brutality on Saipan after a video went viral on social media.

The U.S. Air Force has chosen Tinian in the Northern Marianas to be a divert airfield if a base in Guam is rendered inoperable because of an attack or natural calamity.

An international investor group, led by the former chairman of the board of the Northern Marianas' Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino, plans to build a $US75 million hotel on Saipan.

The Northern Marianas Lieutenant Governor Victor Hocog has been named by a Japanese investor who is suing his family for the non-payment of a $US3.4-million loan.

The governor of the Northern Marianas is in line for a 70 percent lift in his salary, taking his pay to $US120,000.

The United States government wants a Northern Marianas court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the US military by four environmental and cultural groups.

The 2016 Northern Marianas election has been certified after the Commonwealth Election Commission counted the absentee ballots sent prior to the November 8 deadline.

A company that plans to build a Titanic-themed hotel casino on Tinian in the Northern Marianas says it wants to revive the a ferry service to Saipan.

The Northern Marianas Lieutenant Governor Victor Hocog is asking the federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him and his family by a Japanese investor.

A Northern Marianas court has stopped the Rota Casino Gaming Commission from revoking the casino licence of the Rota Resort and Country Club.

Coral reefs on Saipan in the Northern Marianas are in danger of dying out because of bleaching caused by a warming ocean.

The captain and crew of a controversial cargo ship in the Northern Marianas, the MV Luta, say they are owed thousands of dollars in unpaid wages.

The Northern Marianas' governor says the territory is expected to have a greater voice in the administration of United States President-elect, Donald Trump.