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Rota SBDC to host exclusive AI training for small business owners
Marianas Variety
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(SBDC) — The Rota Small Business Development Center at Northern Marianas College is excited to announce an in-person training titled “Let AI Handle Your Day-to-Day Grind” on Thursday, July 10, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the NMC Rota...
GR-Sixers, Prime top Liberation Day basketball tourney
Marianas Variety
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Prime and GR-Sixers players pose with Rep. Elias Rangamar as champions of their respective divisions in the Liberation Day Friendship Basketball Tournament held at the Ada Gym on Thursday. Contributed photos GR-SIXERS and Prime emerged as...
Northern Marianas positions itself as captive insurance hub
Captive International
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The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has enacted Public Law 24-03, known as the CNMI Captive Insurance Act of 2025, establishing a comprehensive legal framework for licensing, regulating, and supporting the operation of captive...
USDOL approves CNMI’s 2025 Prevailing Wage Study for CW-1 program
Marianas Variety
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(Office of the Governor) — The U.S. Department of Labor has officially approved the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ 2025 Prevailing Wage Study or PWS Report for the CW-1 visa program. The updated wage data will take effect from July...
Blind visionaries
The Pacific Island Times
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July 6, 2025
Live From Saipan By Zaldy Dandan Saipan — My favorite definition of democracy comes from Walter Russell Mead, who taught U.S. foreign policy at Yale University and is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Democracy, he said, “is about...
Baden bags bronze in 800M in Palau Mini Games
The Guam Daily Post
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With 14 runners squeezed onto Palau National Stadium’s six-lane oval, and three Fijians blocking her access to the front of the pack, Guam’s Jordan Baden performed beautifully and swiftly during the women’s 800-meter race on Saturday at the 12th...
Research Matters: WERI’s role in safeguarding Guam’s water supply
Pacific Daily News
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When we fill up our 5-gallon water bottles at one of Guam’s many water stores, we rarely stop to think about what makes that water safe. Behind that assurance is the University of Guam’s Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western...
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...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 4: Tonga Take Both Titles
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - Tonga came out of the break with unwavering confidence at Stop 4 of the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania, Conference 2. Every team came out of the break re-energised and prepared for high-octane matches. Many games came down...
CNMI-Taiwan dialogue focuses on economic growth and education
Marianas Variety
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Director General Jerry S. Chang of the Taiwan Economic & Cultural Office of Hawaii and CNMI Sen. Celina R. Babauta in Hawaii. Contributed photo HONOLULU — CNMI Senator Celina Babauta met with Director General Jerry S. Chang of the Taipei Economic...
Tan, Andrew strike gold in athletics
Marianas Variety
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(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — A smiling Tania Tan crossed the finish line of the women’s 10,000m race at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau on Friday morning — and she had more than one reason to smile. She bagged the gold medal,...
Deadliest shark attack: 300 men eaten alive after four days stranded at sea
Irish Mirror
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June 29, 2025
In the summer of 1945, the USS Indianapolis embarked on a fateful voyage from San Francisco to the small island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands, carrying crucial components for 'Little Boy', the nuclear bomb that would devastate the...
‘Bridge for peace – not more bombs,’ say CNMI Gaza protesters
Asia Pacific Report
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June 29, 2025
By Bryan Manabat in Saipan Advocacy groups in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) disrupted the US Department of Defense’s public meeting this week, which tackled proposed military training plans on Tinian, voicing strong...
Community workshops to map islands' maritime heritage sites
The Guam Daily Post
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East Carolina University researchers will conduct community workshops on Guam from July 17-29 to map maritime heritage sites and practices across the Marianas archipelago, part of a federally funded study designed to inform government agencies...
GRTA head discusses fleet status, plans
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Regional Transit Authority had about six or seven buses operational when interim CEO and Executive Manager Pierre Timothy Aguon arrived in January. Now, the agency is down to three operable and seven awaiting repair, Aguon told The Guam...
'Worst shark attack ever' as terrified victims forced to feed the dead to predators
The Mirror
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June 28, 2025
In the summer of 1945, the USS Indianapolis set sail from San Francisco to the small Northern Mariana island of Tinian, carrying with it components for 'Little Boy' - a deadly nuclear weapon that, on August 6 of that year, would be used to bomb...
Guam's baseball team advances to gold medal game at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s men’s baseball team is back in the gold medal game at the Pacific Mini Games after handling the Federated States of Micronesia, 10-6, Saturday afternoon in Palau. Guam's medal tally as of Sunday noon was nine, including two gold, three...
Western Union taps Alair as head for PH
Manila Standard
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June 27, 2025
Western Union announced the appointment of Ricardo Alair as director for the Philippines, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and Palau. His appointment comes as the company accelerates its growth strategy, expanding access to financial services for...
Tourism recovery moves forward while the Pacific islands fall behind
The Pacific Island Times
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June 27, 2025
Under a clear sky in tropical Micronesia, tourism in Guam and the nearby Northern Mariana Islands is in the midst of a cautious revival. But progress remains uneven, and experts say strategic moves could make the difference between stagnation and...
Report highlights gaps in healthcare access within justice system
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released a report, Examining Access to Adequate Healthcare within the Northern Mariana Islands’ Justice System, following an in-person briefing, series of web briefings, and tour...