Local News

Saipan to hold two-day Liberation Day celebration

June 30, 2026• Local News

SAIPAN will host a two-day Liberation Day celebration this weekend, which also marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, and the 50th year of the Northern Mariana Islands’ Covenant with the U.S., Saipan Mayor Ramon “RB” Camacho said on Monday.
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CUC: Future of Tinian power plant still undecided

June 30, 2026• Local News

A COMMONWEALTH Utilities Corp. official says the future of Tinian’s power generation remains undecided as federal engineers continue evaluating whether the island’s damaged power plant can be repaired or must be replaced entirely.
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SBA Recovery Centers to close Friday for Liberation Day holiday

June 30, 2026• Local News

THE U.S. Small Business Administration announced that its two Business Recovery Centers on Saipan will be temporarily closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day/Liberation Day holiday.
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Camacho, Deleon Guerrero meet with Filipino community in CNMI

June 30, 2026• Local News

INDEPENDENT gubernatorial candidate Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho and his running mate, former Senate President Edith Deleon Guerrero, met with members of the Filipino community in the CNMI to express their gratitude for their contributions to the Commonwealth.
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Sports

June 30, 2026• Local Sports

CNMI majors edge Indonesia, 5-4, for first regional win

June 30, 2026• Local Sports

Crooked Arrow, Noypi 2.0 score dominant wins in 8-ball league

June 30, 2026• Local Sports

‘Summer Strong’ boys volleyball tournament opens

June 29, 2026• Local Sports

Heartbreak in Hwaseong: CNMI edged by New Zealand, 5-4

June 29, 2026• Local Sports

Teen runner’s streak inspires peers

June 29, 2026• Local Sports

Cultura puts on clinic as Ellama outlasts Balignasay in thriller

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Community Bulletin

Editorials

Diversification talk, investment silence

June 25, 2026• Editorials

This may surprise some people, but the CNMI government has never stopped talking about economic diversification for nearly 50 years.
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What Sen. Castro and MVA said

June 18, 2026• Editorials

In the case of the House bills that triggered the current legislative hullabaloo, did the House conduct public hearings before acting on the measures? Were CUC, CPUC, or other experts consulted or given the opportunity to provide comments? If not, why not?
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Déjà vu at CUC

June 11, 2026• Editorials

We are good at identifying glaring problems and coming up with sensible solutions. But the follow-through leaves much to be desired.
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Zero

June 4, 2026• Editorials

Everyone on Capital Hill is “for education.” Yet they passed a budget that forced PSS to reduce the number of its school days. Elected officials are also “for public health,” but they have consistently underfunded the medical referral program.
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Letters

Hudibrastic Drastic Doggerel (in a Petrarchan sonnet form)

June 29, 2026• Letters to the Editor

Remedies like beg steal or borrow bring sorrow today and tomorrow use common sense, face fiscal reality every day, not more taki toro.
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In honor of Guelo Fadang, Luta storyteller, linguist and plant expert

June 28, 2026• Letters to the Editor

We met Guelo Fadang and his beloved wife Aning while admiring a sacred Ficus tree beside their home.
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Opinions

The cost of a possible ‘snap back’: Path to a better CNMI, Part 2

June 30, 2026• Columnists

The question is not whether the CNMI can survive another political cycle. The question is what happens if we allow a major political “snap back” to the same old habits of unchecked spending, weak accountability, and transactional politics.
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Beyond the party banner

June 30, 2026• Columnists

Political seasons come and go. Party affiliations rise and fall. Coalitions form and dissolve. Campaign banners eventually come down. But the consequences of leadership remain long after the applause has faded.
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Business

Yen hits 40-year low as clock ticks on intervention

June 30, 2026• Business News

The yen was pinned at levels not seen since 1986 on Tuesday, stoking worries that a direct intervention from Tokyo was ​around the corner, while the dollar backed away from 13-month highs ahead of jobs data that could influence the U.S. ‌rate outlook.
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Regional/World

Tropical disturbance upgraded

June 30, 2026• Regional, World

A tropical disturbance forecasters have been monitoring in the Marshall Islands has been upgraded to a medium chance of development, the National Weather Service said Monday, marking a notable shift from just days ago when it was rated low.
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National

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to fire Fed’s Cook but expands presidential powers

June 30, 2026• National

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to let Donald Trump fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook as it stood firm to preserve the central bank’s cherished independence against an unprecedented challenge by the Republican president.
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