Amid efforts to diversify the CNMI economy, an economic development council composed of members from the private sector and government appointees must be established to help identify what types of industries the CNMI needs to attract, according to David Burger , director of...

Calling the Legislature anti-business, former governor Froilan C. Tenorio yesterday said CNMI lawmakers should resign for failing to assist the private sector in dealing with the economic slump.

The House committee on Judiciary and Governmental Operations is set to investigate the Department of Public Safety in the wake of recent incidents in the prison, including a spate of jailbreaks and a 14-hour siege staged by inmates that heavily damaged the facility.

Felipe Q. Atalig, administrator of the Coastal Resources Management Office, has been suspended indefinitely by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio in swift reaction to allegations of sexual harassment brought against the official by his employee.