About half of Shirley’s Coffee Shop’s employees were affected by the Commonwealth-only permit delays, an eye-opening reality that has brought panic to employers since the Dec. 31, 2015, expiration. The family restaurant in Susupe, a popular staple in the community for its...

If it becomes law, a bill passed by U.S Congress that could take away millions in Medicaid funding for the CNMI would be devastating, a top official of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. said. “It would be devastating for our people, the hospital and the entire health ca...

The Saipan Mayor’s Office is looking for participants for this year’s Sanpo-En Winter Cultural Students Exchange Program. According to the mayor’s student cultural exchange program coordinator Yuki Kishimoto, this year’s trip is set for Feb. 3 to 9. “This is a Saipan cultural...

Zhenlin Fang, the second defendant facing charges over the seizure and detection of methamphetamine or “ice” worth about $4.3 million, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday. At a change of plea hearing, Fang, 24, pleaded guilty to count 1 of the indictment charging him with...