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Guam and CNMI among Pacific islands eyeing blue carbon solutions to tackle climate crisis
The Pacific Island Times
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July 4, 2025
Facing long-term climate threats like rising seas and coastal erosion, communities in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are looking to their coastlines for solutions. Not with concrete walls, but with mangrove roots and seagrass beds. A recent...
Northern Mariana Islands enacts captive law
Captive Insurance News
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June 30, 2025
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has enacted new legislation to allow captive insurance companies to operate within its jurisdiction. Governor Arnold I. Palacios has signed Senate Bill 24-09 into law, officially designating...
Revised U.S. military environmental plan draws concerns from Mariana residents
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 1, 2025
The U.S. military is planning a major expansion on the island of Tinian. It's one of 14 islands in the U.S. territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. At recent public meetings, officials presented a revised environmental plan,...
US seeking deep-sea miners interested in leasing American Samoa's seabed
The Pacific Island Times
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July 3, 2025
The U.S. is soliciting interest from prospective companies to lease American Samoa's seabed for deep-sea mining, amid a petition launched by advocacy groups seeking to halt the plan. There are only a few days left for the public to comment on the...
Saipan Chamber of Commerce to meet this Wednesday; RSVP now
Marianas Variety
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(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce reminds all members and guests to RSVP now for the July general membership meeting happening this Wednesday, July 2 at the Taga Hall of World Resort Saipan. This is a vital opportunity to receive real-time...
Palacios joins western governors in disaster recovery partnership
Marianas Variety
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Arnold I. Palacios GOVERNOR Arnold I. Palacios has joined a partnership of governors from Western states and U.S. territories to address the aftermath of natural disasters, following the conclusion of the 2025 Western Governors’ Association annual...
Acting governor OKs local spending measures
Marianas Variety
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David M. Apatang LIEUTENANT Gov. David M. Apatang, in his capacity as acting governor, on Friday approved three local bills appropriating gambling revenues for Saipan’s programs and services and amending a local appropriation for the Rota Casino...
Marianas residents voice deep concerns over US military expansion
RNZ
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June 29, 2025
Tinian mayor Edwin Aldan warns that military activities could devastate ecosystems already threatened by climate change. Photo: Supplied Tinian residents of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) have voiced urgent concerns over...
International Bulldogs: Softball trio joins national teams for summer tournaments
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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June 27, 2025
Three Bulldogs are set to travel for international softball competitions this summer, with incoming pitcher Peja Goold representing Colombia at the Pan American Championships, MSU graduate Chloe Malau’ulu representing American Samoa at the Pacific...
Oil spill, troop activity, and conservation collide in the Northern Mariana Islands
Pasquines
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June 24, 2025
On June 6, 2025, over 113.5 liters of oil were spilled near the Tinian Harbor by the United States-flagged vessel Mariana. Crew members of both the Mariana and Galide successfully coordinated clean-up efforts, which officially ended on June 8. The...
FOCUS: Manga quake "prophecies" keeping H.K. travelers away from Japan
Kyodo News+
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July 4, 2025
HONG KONG - Kyoto-based academic German Cheung adopted a "better safe than sorry" approach to the prospect of an earthquake in Japan in early July, despite having traveled to his hometown in Hong Kong just two months earlier. For his escape, the...
Saipan Fishing Festival on July 13 hails Marianas maritime
Marianas Variety
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(MVA) — Marianas maritime comes to the forefront of next month’s 41st Annual Saipan International Fishing Tournament in The Marianas, which will feature two days of fishing beginning on July 12, 2025, and a festival open to the public on July 13....
Senate confirms Igisomar to DPL
Marianas Variety
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Sixto K. Igisomar THE Senate on Monday unanimously voted to adopt the report of the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments and Government Investigations, confirming the appointment of former Sen. Sixto K. Igisomar as secretary of the...
Governors’ report outlines how western states, territories could build more affordable housing
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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June 23, 2025
Western Governors Association Chair and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks during a news conference at the WGA 2025 Annual Meeting on June 23, 2025 in Santa Fe, while Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden, Wyoming...
International badminton tourney winners crowned
Marianas Variety
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FINALS day of the Northern Marianas International 2025 did not disappoint. In an action-packed finale, players gave it their all — some soaring to victory, others falling just short. The energy inside the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium was electric as...
Updated military training plan includes civilian access, draws opposition
Marianas Variety
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SAIPAN residents met with subject matter experts on the revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military Training or CNMI JMT project during a public consultation held Wednesday at...
Sam & Ash Injury Law Continues Support for West Career and Technical Academy Mock Trial Team
Nevada Business Magazine
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June 26, 2025
Students from West Career Technical Academy’s Mock Trial Team. LAS VEGAS (June 26, 2025) – For the second consecutive year, Sam & Ash Injury Law has proudly sponsored the West Career and Technical Academy (WCTA) Mock Trial Team, providing a $7,000...
UPDATED 'End of an era': Duty Free Shop closing its Saipan store
Pacific Daily News
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Duty Free Saipan Ltd., which operates T Galleria in the tourist district of Garapan, will be closing shop by April 30, 2025, after nearly five decades on Saipan, according to DFS Group Limited, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov....
DPL Tinian Director Bernie San Nicolas passes away
Marianas Variety
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From left, former Senate President Victor Hocog, Tinian DPL Director Bernie San Nicolas, Secretary of Public Lands Sixto Igisomar and Planning Director of DPL Patricia Rasa during a meeting on Tinian. DPL file photo DEPARTMENT of Public Lands...
'Diplomacy and peace are the way forward—not more bombs:' Activists protest military buildup in the CNMI
The Pacific Island Times
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June 25, 2025
CNMI and Guam activists stage a rally protesting the military buildup in the CNMI. Photo by Bryan Manabat Saipan — Advocacy groups disrupted the Department of Defense's public meeting on Wednesday, which tackled the proposed military training...