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Concerns over US Military expansion grow in the Northern Mariana Islands
Pasquines
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August 11, 2025
On June 23 and 24, Tinian Mayor Edwin Alden issued a statement to United States military officials regarding the recent military expansion plans. In his speech, Alden “demanded honesty, saying CNMI residents are frustrated with what they see as...
Senate help sought to bring down airfares
The Guam Daily Post
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The growing number of U.S. military personnel on Guam will face challenges with the high cost of airfare back to their home states, and Congress should conduct a feasibility study to address how prices might be lowered. That's the newest proposal...
Lujan asks 2 US senators for NDAA amendment to help reduce airfare for Guam, CNMI
Pacific Daily News
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Sen. Jesse Lujan asked two U.S. senators to introduce an amendment to the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, to help reduce airfare for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Lujan, in letters to Sens....
Senate panel seeks clarity on federal funds, sub-grant rules
Marianas Variety
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THE Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee is looking into federal grant funds administered by the Office of Grants Management and State Clearinghouse. In a letter to OGM-SC Administrator Epi Cabrera Jr. on Monday, Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee Chair...
Paul Manglona joins Senate leadership
Marianas Variety
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Sen. Paul A. Manglona smiles as he delivers his remarks during the 23rd Senate’s sine die session on Jan. 3, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel T. Erediano SENATOR Paul A. Manglona, who was sworn in Thursday to fill the Rota Senate seat vacated by Lt. Gov....
PRC citizen sentenced in Saipan for hampering immigration removal
Evergreen Reporter - Washington
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August 11, 2025
Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland | Official WebsiteChief Judge Merrick B. Garland | Official Website A citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Zhang Aimin, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for preventing or hampering his removal from the...
PRC national sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine through Saipan using mail shipments
Evergreen Reporter - Washington
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August 11, 2025
Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland | Official WebsiteChief Judge Merrick B. Garland | Official Website A citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Yang Liang, has been sentenced to 55 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine...
Lawmakers discuss government downsizing and business reforms at Chamber meeting
Marianas Variety
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From left, Reps. Diego Camacho, Roman Benevente, TJ Manglona, BJ Attao, Joel Camacho, and Vincent Aldan. Photo by Andrew Roberto AT the Saipan Chamber of Commerce’s general membership meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at the Kensington Hotel, members...
Saipan commemorates 80 years since Nagasaki
CBS News
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Within the Pacific U.S. Mariana Islands lies Saipan, an island forced to embrace military development during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Northern Mariana Islands played a vital role in the bombing of Nagasaki.
OPINION ǀ Truth 134: Investors can’t say YES & Oversights!
Marianas Variety
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Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is like my MaDear once told me about looking for a job when she said, “they, employers, can’t say yes if you don’t ask”, which is what WE face in the CNMI with our desire for investors, as they can’t say yes if WE...
Paul Manglona rejoins Senate in 3rd vacancy appointment
Marianas Variety
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Sen. Paul A. Manglona, fourth left, and Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio, fourth right, with Senate President Karl King-Nabors, third left, and other members of the 24th Senate following Manglona’s swearing-in ceremony on Thursday in the Senate...
Green travel trend: Northern Marianas eyes ‘regenerative tourism’ brand
The Pacific Island Times
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August 13, 2025
Beach Road, Saipan. Photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan/Pacific Island Times With the failed casino experiment now in the rearview mirror, the Northern Marianas sets its sights on a new tourism model, which leans toward green travel and abandons mass...
Kilili Not Running for Governor, Voters Pushing Babauta to Enter Race
Kandit News Group
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August 10, 2025
Gregorio “Kilili” Sablan and Celina Roberto Babauta Gregorio “Kilili” Sablan confirmed he is not considering running for governor. In the absence of his candidacy and that of the late Governor Arnold Palacios, Democrat Senator Celina Roberto...
The Northern Mariana Islands and the Aleutian Islands: Forgotten pillars of the US Indo-Pacific strategy
Pasquines
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August 6, 2025
By Aayush Gandhi As the Chinese threat against Taiwan rapidly increases, new US Indo-Pacific strategies have emphasized the creation of a grid of small, dispersed, and concealed bases to strengthen deterrence. Proponents have called for the US to...
US military investment in the Northern Mariana Islands raises questions of cultural loss and political influence
Pasquines
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August 4, 2025
The United States is investing nearly $800 million to expand military facilities on Tinian, one of the main islands in the Northern Mariana Islands. This is a specific strategy to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific, especially amid rising...
Saipan delegation passes bill to fund Finance, CEDA
Marianas Variety
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BY a 16-1 vote, with one abstention, the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation on Thursday passed House Local Bill 24-21, appropriating $2 million in dividends that the Commonwealth Economic Development Authority collected from the...
Delegate demanding territorial consent before seabed mining
The Guam Daily Post
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Guam Del. James Moylan is calling for fundamental changes to federal decision-making processes, demanding that territories have the power to consent to, not just comment on, deep seabed mining and other extractive projects in their surrounding...
Tinian, launching point for US A-bombs on Japan, marks 80th anniv.
The Mainichi
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August 7, 2025
This photo shows a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025. (Kyodo) TINIAN (Kyodo) -- The Pacific island of Tinian, which served as the launching point for the U.S....
CNMI to request 60-day extension on comment period for US military's plans for the territory
RNZ
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August 8, 2025
Tinian North Field, Northern Marianas, the largest US air base during World War II. Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) wants more time for residents to share their thoughts about the United States...
Tinian commemorates 80th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing amid military buildup
RNZ
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August 6, 2025
This file photo from The National Archives taken 6 August, 1945, shows the B-29 plane "Enola Gay" after landing on Tinian Island from its mission to drop the first Atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan. Photo: AFP/ The National With the backdrop of...