The top newsmakers of 2005

The year 2005 was a precedent-setting year for the Northern Mariana Islands, rocked by a string of events that were not only significant but historic, the effects of which will continue to be felt in the coming years. Here, the Saipan Tribune enumerates the biggest newsmakers of 2005, ranked in no particular order and range of impact besides one common denominator: they all made headlines this year and will possibly continue to make headlines in the new year.