500 Sails’ first 14-foot Chamorro galaide is now on display at the I ♥ Saipan store in Garapan, as the cultural maritime nonprofit prepares to paddle and sail it in the Saipan Lagoon. In an interview ...

A minimum of 10 votes is required to confirm a ministerial appointment. Sen. Andrew Tabelual, the Senate Education Committee chair, delivered a nearly 40-minute report detailing Jenkins’ educational ...

SENATE Vice President Karl King-Nabors and Sen. Jude U. Hofschneider have prefiled Senate Joint Resolution 24-3 to support H.R. 2132, which U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds introduced in the ...

IN 1983, the South Pacific Commission or SPC (now known as the Pacific Community) issued a “country report” regarding the Northern Marianas. It is — like other old reports about these islands — a ...

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — The Palau Red Cross Society is appealing to the Olbiil Era Kelulau or Palau’s National Congress, for supplemental funding after losing nearly $600,000 in U.S. government ...

Malek, a British citizen, stated that he was never notified or given the opportunity to appeal the decision, which bars him indefinitely from entering Palau — a country where he served for over a ...

The opposite of progressThe opposite of progress IN his State of the Commonwealth Address, the governor said he is “not repeating the mistakes of the past by resorting to quick fixes that might work ...

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 ...

Kingman confirmed that his contract with the OAG will not be renewed. He declined to comment further. In a letter dated May 2, 2025, AG Edward Manibusan informed Kingman that, “After careful ...

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 ...

What the Peace Corps Volunteers gave to the people of the Northern Mariana Islands and the rest of the world are life-changing contributions. The work, dedication and sacrifices of the Peace Corps ...

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 ...