THE Saipan Mayor’s Office and the Liberation Day Committee would like to inform the public that due to heavy rains and flooding, Thursday evening’s Liberation festivities have been canceled. The mayor ...

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THE Rotary Club of Saipan held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new playground at San Isidro Beach Park in the Laly 4 section of Chalan Kanoa on Thursday. The playground features five slides, climbing ...

Even politicians can’t dodge arithmetic ACCORDING to the governor’s SOCA, “We need to return to a state where we sacrifice instant gratification in favor of long-term sustainability.” We sure hope the ...

PAGO PAGO (Mongabay/Pacnews) — U.S Congresswoman Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, who represents American Samoa, has urged the Trump administration to reopen most of an enormous marine protected area in ...

RAROTONGA (Cook Islands News/Pacnews) — Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has hit out at the New Zealand media and experts for their "ludicrous" and "ignorant" perspectives on the Cook Islands' ...

IN today’s busy world, finding time to exercise can feel overwhelming. Many people think they need hours at the gym or a complex fitness plan to see results, but the truth is far simpler: small, ...

Another KUDOS, as I was glad to see Uncle John Gonzalas become the SAA and there is no doubt that he knows the job and what to do to HELP the People. However, will the Governor really listen to him ...

CricketsCrickets LET’S take the governor’s reason for abolishing the Commonwealth Casino Commission at face value. “ [T]rying economic times,” he says, “necessitate consolidation of duplicative ...

U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds said she will introduce a bill for a $400 million federal bailout as requested by Gov. Arnold I. Palacios. But in a press conference on Thursday, the governor ...

"The conventional wisdom that both great powers seek dominance of the Pacific is a false equivalency. Right now, that's not true. Over the past 10 years, that has not been true," Jackson said. "China ...

From the outset of our engagement with NTIA, the CNMI has consistently advocated for digital equity — meaning equal opportunity for every resident of Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Northern Islands, ...