A prevailing wage survey in the Commonwealth is now 88 percent complete. In a presentation, Alfonsis Sound, director of the Department of Commerce Central Statistics Division, said the March deadline can still be met. “If not, we might extend to April,” Sound said, adding that...

A pair of beautiful rose-ringed parakeets, believed to be escaped pets, have been seen lately roosting on trees along the Beach Road pathway in Garapan, raising concerns from the CNMI Division of Fish & Wildlife that these non-native birds may reproduce. DFW conservation...

Last week I stepped foot on Saipan for the first time. I was on the second leg of my journey throughout the Pacific Islands, and had expected the Mariana Islands to be an intriguing, albeit minor component of a “sushi-themed” travel book that I am writing. I had anticipated my...

March 5, 2001 Japanese students to join NMI Boy Scout Camporee At least 70 Japanese students are scheduled to arrive on Saipan to participate in a Friendship Camporee scheduled this month.CNMI Boy Scout district commissioner Joe Herrera announced the holding of the three-day 2001...