Bleaching and other emerging issues faced by coral reefs were highlighted by the U.S. All Islands Coral Reef Committee at the 34th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting in Fajardo, Puerto Rico last week. In a report to the task force, AIC, of which the CNMI is a member, presented an...

Family grief support meeting tonight The Compassionate Friends of Saipan will be holding their monthly grief support meeting tonight, Nov. 5, from 6pm to 7:30pm, in the NMPASI conference room on Middle Road, in Gualo Rai. The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist...

The Let’s Move Marianas alliance and the Department of Public Health have launched a project to establish community gardens in the CNMI. According to Let’s Move Marianas chair and DPH-NCD Bureau’s diabetes project assistant Amber Mendiola, the project is part of the awareness...

Aside from restoring power on Saipan following Typhoon Soudelor, the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. is also planning on doing some mitigation projects to avoid major blows to CNMI utilities during disasters. According to acting executive director John Riegel, they are working with...