SAIPAN has changed a lot since Hiroshi last visited 30 years ago, but “it’s still a beautiful island,” he said. He was one of the Japanese tourists who stopped in Saipan aboard the Mitsui Ocean Fuji ...

LOCAL historian Don A. Farrell launched his 12th book, “Seabees and Superforts at War — Tinian’s Critical Role in the Ultimate Defeat of Japan” at American Memorial Park’s Visitor Center on Friday.

They were waiting for a school bus to take them to Kagman Elementary School. They missed the bus and were reported missing. Despite a massive local and federal law enforcement effort to locate them, ...

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Tuesday approved House Bill 24-50, authorizing the financially distressed CNMI government to borrow $29 million from the Marianas Public Land Trust. “So here we go, God ...

JIMMY Philip Kaipat has been charged with second-degree sexual assault, assault and battery, and disturbing the peace after allegedly touching a woman on Dec. 16 at White Laundry in Chalan Kanoa.

(Reuters) — As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to a sometimes challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for the New Year to come. (Reuters) — Walt Disney Animation ...

THE Tinian Diamond Hotel and Casino closed its doors on Thursday, according to its Vice President for Casino Operations, Michael J. Mascio. “As of today, December 26, 2024, Tinian Diamond Casino has ...

LIEUTENANT Gov. Dennis Mendiola, Homeland Security official Joey Dela Cruz, and Lt. Justin Paul Mizutani of the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services are facing charges of misconduct in ...

SOME U.S. think tanks are reviving discussions about potential statehood for Guam and the Northern Marianas, framing it as a way to strengthen America’s defensive posture in the Pacific, according to ...

THE Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services’ Search and Rescue Unit, with assistance from the Department of Public Safety’s Boating Safety Section, rescued a stranded surfer late Sunday ...

MAJURO — In the tiny atoll community of Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands with a population of 23,156, a public protest here is a rarity, the previous one before last week occurring in 2010.

ASUKA III, Japan’s newest flagship vessel operated by NYK Cruises, made its inaugural arrival in Saipan on Wednesday, Dec. 31, docking at 6:30 a.m. and departing at 5 p.m. The visit followed the ...