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‘SWIM in the Marianas’ brings sport, culture, and tourism together

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THE Marianas Visitors Authority has officially announced the launch of “SWIM in the Marianas,” a cultural and recreational exchange with the swimming community in China.
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2025 Humanities awardees celebrated

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RIYA Nathrani, Peter Perez, Thomas Manglona II, James Feger, and Marianas High School’s POLKSAI Guma Chamorro Club have been named recipients of the 2025 Governor’s Humanities Award for their outstanding contributions to the humanitie
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Fuel prices up 10 cents

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JUST under a week after gasoline prices were rolled back by 10 cents on Oct. 22, 2025, Mobil Oil Marianas and Shell Marianas raised gasoline prices by 10 cents and diesel by 15 cents on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
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Former DPW PIO Atalig retains attorney as case faces delays

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FORMER Department of Public Works Public Information Officer Felipe Q. Atalig has retained Michael W. Dotts, Esq. to represent him in pursuing his complaint and claims against DPW.
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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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When the light at the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train

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By Zaldy Dandan – Variety Editor   Finally IN its third year in office, the administration has released a single audit report on the...
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Realistically speaking

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IT is good news that taxes collected from the construction industry will provide additional revenue to the CNMI government — an “early Christmas,” indeed, to paraphrase the governor. But this welcome increase in tax collections is not enough, and construction activity cannot go on forever.
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Challenging times

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THERE are at least three cost-cutting measures that lawmakers can act on with dispatch. The first is the unpaid holidays for government employees. If, as argued by the Senate counsel, a gubernatorial directive does not suffice, then the Legislature should introduce and pass an enabling law.
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Swampy slumpy Trumpy agenda

Letters to the Editor

FOR those die-hard Republicans and Democrats who were fooled by Trump’s second administration into wasting their vote on the best con man in American history, you can still make your voice heard in the next election and help change course.
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Bon voyage!

Letters to the Editor

ON the night of Oct. 18, 2025, in one of the pavilions at Kilili Beach, we gathered to celebrate a “Potluck Birthday Party” for a...
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Opinions

BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ The tragic legacy of Bikini

Columnists

WHEN we hear the word bikini, we think of a two-piece swimsuit for women, but historians conjure a darker meaning. This is the tragic story of what was once a beautiful island paradise but now is an eerie ghost town.
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Carry on

Columnists

TOWARD the end of February 1986, the generally nonviolent “people power revolution” in the Philippines was one of world’s biggest news. It was the banner story of the New York Times and other major newspapers, and was featured on prime-time broadcast news in the U.S. and other countries. Cory Aquin

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Business

US grocers brace for sales dip as food aid set to lapse

Business News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. grocers and food companies ranging from Walmart to Smithfield Foods are bracing for a dip in November sales if federal food aid benefits lapse for the first time due to the ongoing government shutdown.
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Regional/World

Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

Regional / World

WASHINGTON/ABUJA (Reuters) — President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible “fast” military action in Nigeria if the West African nation fails to crack down on the killing of Christians.
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Obama tells Democrats to push back against Trump’s ‘lawlessness and recklessness’

National

(Reuters) — Former President Barack Obama touted Democratic candidates for governor in two states at campaign rallies on Saturday, urging voters in next week’s election to reject what he called the “lawlessness and recklessness” of President Donald Trump’s administration.
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