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Saipan in the Northern Marianas
Saipan, NORTHERN MARIANNAS — Efforts are being made to change the rules over who can own land in the Northern Marianas. Currently the constitution restricts the ownership of land to people of Northern Marianas descent. But a legislative initiative from Senate President, Jude Hofschneider, aims to...
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Saipan, CNMI — With no flights coming from China, illegal drugs coming into the Northern Marianas are being smuggled via post from the US mainland. In September and October more than 400 grams of crystal meth with a combined street value of US$182,700 have been seized from the post office. The...
Saipan in the Northern Marianas.
Saipan, CNMI — A public health expert is warning that the Northern Marianas is at risk of a measles outbreak. Warren Villagomez, who is the public health and hospital emergency preparedness programme director, said due to its proximity to countries harbouring the disease, the CNMI was vulnerable to...
CNMI Governor Ralph Torres
Saipan, CNMI — The office of the Northern Marianas governor Ralph Torres has been searched by FBI agents. The FBI also carried out several other search warrants on the operator of the operator of the territory's casino, Imperial Pacific. Mr Torres's house and vehicle are also understood to have...
Congresswoman Amata with Congressman Sablan
Washington, DC – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced she has teamed up with Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (CNMI) for the introduction of the bipartisan Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa College Access Act to provide tuition assistance to students in the islands. The...
 The U.S. District Court building, CNMI
Saipan, CNMI — The impact of the US government shutdown has reached the Northern Marianas with the US District Court for the commonwealth saying it only has funding until Friday. District Court Chief Judge Ramona Mangloña said the US Judiciary has managed to cobble together sufficient funds to keep...
Photo of men's hands with wedding rings
Saipan, CNMI — Three years after same-sex marriages were legalised in the Northern Marianas, the Saipan Mayor's Office say that they have topped heterosexual marriages on the island. The figures are based on the marriage licenses issued by the municipality. From January through September 2018, the...
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WASHINGTON – Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, this week announced $1,632,500 to assist the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) as they work to rebuild the U.S. territory following Super Typhoon Yutu...
Damage at  Hopwood Middle School
Sipan, CNMI — It could take up to two months for public schools in the Northern Marianas to reopen because of damage inflicted by last week's Super Typhoon Yutu. School administrators said public school students would miss at least 14 days of school. They said the worst case scenario would be up to...
Damage caused by Yutu
Saipan, CNMI — 133 people have been treated at the only hospital in the Northern Marianas since Super Typhoon Yutu devastated the US commonwealth on Thursday. The Saipan hospital said most of the cases were lacerations that required surgery. The category 5 storm passed directly over Tinian, lashing...

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