Gov. Eloy S. Inos has passed away in the U.S. mainland, sources told Saipan Tribune this morning. Press secretary Ivan Blanco declined to comment when Saipan Tribune asked if the reports were true on Inos’ passing, but then stated that a Cabinet meeting is being set and a press...

Thoughtful folks have floored my senses on an issue that has eluded my mind since 1978. They asked who owns the public land throughout the archipelago. The simple answer is: The Indigenous People. Next, then why are some government agencies granted land that enable them to make...

For four centuries after Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage around the world, the Northern Mariana Islands were colonized successively by three world powers: Spain, Germany, and Japan. During that long period of time, the people of the islands had no power, political or otherwise. They...

The Senate passed a bill this month to criminalize the importation of illegal pesticides into the Commonwealth. Senate Bill 19-70 says the importation of illegal pesticides must be criminalized in order to protect and safeguard the health and safety of the people of the...