Being the agency that approves or turns down petitions for CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) visas, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services should include the CNMI in the decision making process, said Senate President Arnold I. Palacios (R-Saipan), who pointed out that this...

Extending the program that allows foreign workers to work in the CNMI, called the CNMI-Only Transitional Worker program, affects everyone in the CNMI. That’s according to Alex Sablan, a former president of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Governor’s Strategic...

My hips sway, rolling waves down the grass I braided to make my skirt. If I dance well, eyes closed, the sound of my skirt mimics the sound of the lagoon: waves arriving one after another on the sandy beaches of my home island, Saipan. We dance to the rhythm of coconut shells...

The 670 Sonics/PHI and Ol’Aces Elite will collide for the division title in the boys U15 of the 2017 Francisco M. Diaz Memorial Youth League following their convincing semis wins last Saturday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. The 670 Sonics/PHI eased past DYS/NMI Rollers, 56-39,...