Former attorney general Edward T. Buckingham was sentenced this afternoon, Wednesday, to 3.5 years in prison, all suspended, for his conviction on corruption charges. Superior Court Associate Judge Kenneth L. Govendo ordered the 65-year-old Buckingham to pay a $14,000 fine and...

The number of people that availed of local Medicaid benefits surged last fiscal year, reaching nearly 16,000 individuals covering the period from Oct. 1, 2012, to Sept. 30, 2013. Acting program administrator Rose R. Benito told Saipan Tribune yesterday that the program assisted a...

Former attorney general Edward T. Buckingham took the witness stand yesterday to state that then-governor Benigno R. Fitial provided him the escort service on Aug. 4, 2012, after he called Fitial about a reporter’s stakeout at the hotel where he was staying. As this developed,...

In a move that is touted as a means to protect the interest of indigenous residents while encouraging investments, the Senate passed yesterday afternoon a proposed constitutional change extending the maximum lease of private lands from 55 years to 99 years. The initiative also...