Regional News
Asiana Airlines Sale Delayed
The disposal of Asiana Airlines is being delayed. On the face of it, the delay is because of the COVID-19 pandemic and a delayed approval…
Looks Like McDonald’s is #1 Take-out During The Shutdown
McDonald’s offers Take Out Service To our customers: your safety and wellbeing remain our highest priority. For more than 65 years, McDonald’s values of quality,…
Guam Regional Medical City Changes Visitation Rules
The press release below outlines the new relaxed guidelines for visitation Please remember to call 645-5500 and ask for Customer Relations to find out more…
Guam Cancels School
GDOE Cancels Classes Guam Department of Education (GDOE) Superintendent Jon Fernandez has made the decision, effective immediately, to close all GDOE school facilities and cancel…
Compact Funding for Quarantine Facilities in the FSM
The U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech announced the release of Compact of Free Association financial assistance…
AG: Price Freeze In Place For NMI
(CNMI Office of the Attorney General) — A Declaration of Significant Emergency was issued by Gov. Ralph DLG Torres on Jan. 29, 2020 and renewed…
Number of NAP work registrants in decline
New data from the Nutrition Assistance Program shows a steady decline in its Work Registration Program as more recipients are landing jobs in the workforce.…
Won Pat congratulates UOG on its accreditation
Speaker Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D., D-Inalåhan congratulates the University of Guam on earning another eight years of accreditation for the University of Guam from…
UOG CNAS: Marianas honeybees remain healthy
The University of Guam College of Natural and Applied Sciences is uncovering some very interesting information about honeybee health in the Marianas. Chris Rosario, research…
Groups to hold free immigration forum, legal clinic
In an effort to assist and help the many Filipinos and other contract workers in the CNMI who have immigration-related issues, the National Federation of…
Shipping company to close shop indefinitely in July
A shipping company delivering supplies to stores and residents on Tinian from Saipan is expected to close shop this July as its workers are being…
Gov. Torres meets with officials of First Net
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, along with officials in charge of the CNMI’s first responders, met with officials to discuss FirstNet, a program which aims to…
UOG looking for wild bee colonies
The University of Guam College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) continues its search for wild bees. Chris Rosario, research associate with the Western…
Chuuk refurbishes wastewater treatment plant
Chuuk State officials recently inaugurated a newly-refurbished waste water treatment plant to include a conventional sewerage system and reliable pumping and treatment system to service…
319 students graduate at UOG Spring Commencement
The University of Guam celebrated the accomplishments of 319 graduates during Spring 2016 Commencement at the UOG Calvo Field House last Sunday. UOG conferred 279…
Historic Micronesian canoes make landfall in Guam
This week, four hand-carved sailing canoes landed in Guam, completing a five-day voyage across the open ocean from Yap State. This arduous trek highlights the…
Interior provides $3M in energy grants to US territories
U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina approved $3.1 million in grant funding for energy improvements to help reduce dependence…
NMI visitor arrivals down 12.5 pct in April
Visitors arrivals to the Northern Mariana Islands dropped 12.5 percent in April 2016 compared to April 2015. According to the Marianas Visitors Authority, arrivals to…
DOI gives $1M in Coral Reef Initiative grants to insular areas
Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina announced $1,094,205 in grant assistance to address the impacts of climate change and other threats to coral…
Cruz resolved to raise Guam minimum wage
Undeterred in his pursuit to improve the lives of thousands of minimum wage workers in Guam, Vice Speaker Benjamin J.F. Cruz introduced Bill No. 312-33…
Marshall Islands declares maritime boundaries to UN
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has reached a major milestone in ocean resource management and international relations following the submission of their completed maritime…
Hillary for America announces key Guam endorsements
Hillary for America announced yesterday the endorsement of three key Democratic leaders in Guam, ahead of the territory’s caucus on May 7. Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo,…
Bridge Investment conducts in-house trainings
The Bridge Investment Group has made the safety of their employees a priority. In an effort to educate employees on the safest work practices and…
Military training at W-517 on April 25-28
The CNMI Emergency Operations Center, in conjunction with U.S. Naval Forces Marianas (N3) Guam, would like to inform the general public that the U.S. Military…
Interior provides nearly $6M in CIP funds to Guam
U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina yesterday approved $5.7 million in grant funding for infrastructure improvements to the Guam…
Obama administration supports Kilili position on Earned Income Tax Credit
The Obama administration told Congress this week that it wants the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands all…
3 rescued 51 nautical miles from Chuuk
Three men aboard a missing 19-foot skiff were located by a merchant vessel, after departing Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia three days earlier. At…
Advocates to file suit for Guam WWII survivors
After decades of frustrating efforts to provide Guam’s World War II survivors the honor and recognition they deserve, a group of advocates have decided to…
UOG CNAS hosts presentation on Guam’s forest resources
The University of Guam College of Natural and Applied Sciences will be hosting a presentation on Guam’s Forest Resources by the USDA Forest Service on…
4 Saipan beaches red-flagged
The Division of Environmental Quality has red-flagged four Saipan beaches and is advising the public not to fish or swim within 300 feet of these…
DEQ red-flags 3 sites on Tinian
The Division of Environmental Quality has red-flagged Unai Babui, Unai Chulu, and Leprosarium Beach 2 on Tinian and advises the public not to fish or…
6 rescued from grounded boat near Alamagan
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued six mariners from a grounded fishing vessel near Alamagan Island, Monday. “Cooperation between the CNMI Emergency Operations Center, U.S.…