Local News

CUC eyes 2027 completion for solar energy project

Local News

THE Commonwealth Utilities Corporation is targeting completion of a major solar energy project on Saipan, Tinian and Rota by Dec. 2027 as contract negotiations continue with the selected bidder.
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Ito pleads not guilty; trial proceedings move forward

Local News

MICHAEL K. Ito pleaded not guilty Tuesday to seven criminal charges stemming from a violent confrontation involving his former partner and another man.
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Court eases bail terms for prison contraband defendant

Local News

SUPERIOR Court Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio on Monday granted 21-year-old Cleon Otto Reyes Pacho permission to attend U.S. Army Reserve training on Saipan sometime in July, approving a modification of his bail conditions while he awaits trial on a felony prison-contraband charge.
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Senate passes compromise funding measures for Sinlaku relief, tourism recovery

Local News

In its Friday session, the Senate unanimously adopted the reports of the bicameral conference committee recommending passage of House Bill 24-89, House Bill 24-91, and House Bill 24-96.
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Editorials

Diversification talk, investment silence

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

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

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

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)

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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Opinions

The power of our people: Breaking the cycle – Path to a better CNMI, Part 3

Columnists

How did a small entrenched group manage to keep so many people silent for so long — and what will it take for us to break that cycle and reclaim our government?
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Beyond the headlines: Why I write

Columnists

I am not an elected official. I am not affiliated with any political party. I do not represent any government agency, nonprofit organization, or special interest group. I have no ambitions of seeking public office, nor do I write on behalf of anyone but myself.
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Business

Dollar surges to 40-year high against yen

Business News

The dollar hit a 40-year high against the yen on Wednesday as a sharp rise in ​U.S. Treasury yields boosted the currency ahead of U.S. jobs data that could strengthen the case for a Federal ‌Reserve rate hike this month.
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Regional/World

Yap leaders sign sustainable development roadmap

Regional, World

Held under the theme “Caring for our Land, our Sea, our People: Securing our Future,” the conference provided an opportunity to strengthen partnerships, increase public understanding of the Department’s work, and identify shared priorities for the responsible management of YapR…
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National

DOJ directs prosecutors to prioritize ‘birth tourism’ probes following court ruling

National

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday directed federal prosecutors to prioritize investigations of so-called birth tourism schemes after the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States.
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