The Catholic faithful celebrated the annual St. Jude Fiesta at the St. Jude Parish in Koblerville last Sunday, with Bishop Ryan Jimenez D.D., Msgr. James L.G. Benavente, and Fr. James Balajadia leading the celebration. “It was, in one word, beautiful,” said Balajadia. “Beautiful...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had informed the public that it would increase its fees in May this year. They waited for comments from the public but after receiving none they went ahead with the increases, this time to take effect on Dec. 23. The CNMI-Only...

Junior Larry Hillbroom accused his former lawyers David J. Lujan and Barry Israel of harassing him by flooding him with requests for information, responses, and appearances—considering that he currently has no lawyer. In a declaration filed in the U.S. District Court for the NMI...

On Oct. 24, 2016, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Commonwealth v. Erwin Togawa. The High Court reversed Togawa’s convictions and remanded the case for a new trial because the trial court abused its discretion by improperly admitting hearsay testimony and a past...