Gov. Ralph DLG Torres signed on Monday a bill that would punish those who rob the elderly and persons with disabilities. Rep. Lorenzo I. Deleon Guerrero (Ind-Saipan) introduced House Bill 19-81; it is now Public Law 19-80. Torres signed the bill before leaving to attend this...

The final draft of the 902 report that was transmitted to congressional leaders presents the best interest of the CNMI on the issues of labor and the planned military activities in the Commonwealth, according to Senate President Arnold Palacios (R-Saipan). The 902 report offers...

It is now up leaders of U.S. Congress to act on the CNMI’s concerns that were discussed in the six-part 902 talks after both panels—the federal and CNMI government’s sides—transmitted their final report to congressional leaders yesterday. The report’s recommendations focused on...

Finance Secretary Larrisa Larson said a huge part of the training of its personnel at the Division of Customs Services is to make sure the items in cargoes that enter the CNMI’s ports are properly valued so they could also collect the right excise taxes. “A lot of the taxes that...