WASHINGTON—U.S. Department of the Interior assistant secretary for Insular Areas Doug Domenech has authorized full decision-making powers for the mayor and Council of the Kili-Bikini-Ejit local government in the Republic of the Marshall Islands over the annual budget of the...

The Department of Public Lands has clarified a long-asked question of those that frequent Garapan, saying only the local police force have the authority to tow and impound a vehicle on public land. In a letter Saipan Tribune obtained that was addressed to a local tire shop owner,...

Last October, despite the lack of funding from the government, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. increased the salaries of its nurses to above-market rates, making it competitive with Guam and the U.S. mainland. According to CHCC CEO Esther Muña, that has had the salutary effect...

A 24-year-old man accused of stabbing a taxi driver in As Lito allegedly admitted to the crime, saying he was in pain over the death of his sister. Michael Salesy Ilo Gioda was taken before Superior Court Associate Judge Kenneth Govendo last week for a bail hearing on charges of...