HILO, Hawaii—Chris Kanazawa, a White House appointee under President Obama’s administration, announced yesterday his departure from his position as state director for U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development at the end of 2016. Kanazawa was appointed to his post in...

The Marianas Visitors Authority’s “Marianas-chan” (Marianas child) application deadline has been extended until 12pm, Jan. 6, 2017. The purpose of the extension is to allow more time to reach age-eligible children who are now out of school due to the holiday break, according to...

MVA to host ‘Marianas-chan’ auditions The Marianas Visitors Authority will hold open auditions on Jan. 7, 2017, on Saipan for “Marianas-chan” (Marianas child) to help promote the Northern Mariana Islands in Japan. The contest is open to U.S. citizen children ages 4-6 who reside...

On Thursday, Dec. 28, 2016, at about 6:15pm DPS Central received a call from a possible kidnapping victim on the 911 emergency line. The female caller’s voice was panicking over the phone, crying, claiming she and another girl were assaulted and were being kidnapped by two Asian...