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Anthropologist calls military spending ‘terrible economic strategy’

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AT a forum organized by Our Common Wealth 670 and held at Caravan of Food in Garapan on Nov. 14, political anthropologist Dr. David Vine delivered a pointed critique of U.S. military expansion in the Marianas, urging communities to challenge prevailing myths underpinning militarization and to recla…
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Ninth Circuit upholds ruling denying COLAs for CNMI retiree

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THE U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a District Court for the NMI ruling that retiree Rosa Camacho is not entitled to cost-of-living allowances, or COLAs, as part of her retirement benefits.
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Diving instructor charged with child pornography

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A FEDERAL complaint has been filed against a Saipan diving instructor accused of possessing child pornography on his Apple iPad.
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State funeral set for late former Lt. Gov. Benavente

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GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Friday declared a CNMI state funeral will be held in honor of the late former Lt. Gov. Diego Tenorio Benavente.
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Incidentally, November is Education Month

Editorials

WHILE the Public School System faces its gravest financial crisis, the Board of Education’s five elected members can’t even hold a meeting.
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It is everyone’s business

Editorials

By Zaldy Dandan – Variety Editor Don’t even think about it IN early 2023, the administration announced that the CNMI would wean itself...
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When laws enacted with the best intentions do much less than what is hoped for

Editorials

OVER a month ago, the local Society of Professional Journalists called on the CNMI attorney general — an elected official — to “engage with the press in an open forum regarding issues of public concern.”
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Frankly speaking

Editorials

DPS says it is “on alert for the social consequences of disrupted livelihoods, particularly in households already struggling to meet basic needs.” Fair enough. But we hope DPS will also remind the public that, say, the suspension of food stamps is not an excuse to commit crimes — and that those who…
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Proud father of a Marine

Letters to the Editor

I AM happy for my son Matthew V. Dacuma. After graduating from Marianas High School, he went on to become a full-fledged American Marine on...
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Identical, similar and familiar

Letters to the Editor

THE reason I never voted after leaving Saipan is that I see how politics can affect families in general. I never planned to take on the problems of democracy, but it was a required class in high school.
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Opinions

BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ Rethinking the Mutiny on the Bounty

Columnists

IT is the most famous mutiny in history. “I am in hell!” shouted Fletcher Christian, second in command of the Bounty, as he justified his act of piracy, took control of the ship, seized his captain, William Bligh, and cast him adrift in a tiny lifeboat.
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Call for Taiwan’s substantive participation in Interpol

Columnists

FOUNDED in 1923, Interpol currently has 196 member states, making it the world’s second-largest international organization after the United Nations. Interpol is an essential platform for global law enforcement cooperation.
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Business

Guam hosts Palau Inbound Trade Mission

Business News

TAMUNING, Guam (GEDA) — Seven Palau-based businesses were in Guam last week as part of a Palau Inbound Trade Mission hosted by the Guam Economic Development Authority and in partnership with the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association or WUSATA to provide opportunities for Guam busines…
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Micronesia expands sustainable fishing through community-led FAD networks

Regional, World

KOROR, Palau (TNC) — The Nature Conservancy Micronesia and Polynesia, together with local fishing communities and fisheries management agencies, has expanded the use of coastal Fish Aggregating Devices or FADs across Micronesia. Over the past year, more than 10 new FADs were installed in Palau, the…
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National

Trump lavishes praise on New York’s mayor-elect Mamdani at warm White House meeting

National

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — After months of trading insults, President Donald Trump and incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani smiled at each other, swapped compliments and pledged to collaborate on tackling crime and affordability in the nation’s biggest city at an unexpectedly friendly meet…
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