Councilor Luis John “L.J.” Castro, who is currently the acting mayor for the Northern Islands, fell prey to burglars anew. Castro’s house in Finasisu was burglarized either on Sunday or Monday. “It’s sad and frustrating,” Castro said in a phone interview yesterday. Stolen was a...

Members of the 20th CNMI Legislature remember the late Northern Islands mayor Jerome Kaipat Aldan as a champion of issues that affect the Northern Islands, including the volcanic island of Pagan. Aldan collapsed from a suspected heart attack early Saturday morning and was...

SUVA, Fiji—Australia’s minister for International Development and the Pacific, Sen. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, reaffirmed support for sustainable agriculture in the region, after a visit to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s Center for Pacific Crops and Trees yesterday....

Gov. Ralph DLG Torres has directed all offices and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth government to lower all U.S. and CNMI flags to half-staff in honor of the late Northern Islands mayor Jerome Kaipat Aldan. Aldan passed away last Saturday. In a proclamation he released on...