On April 2, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting petitions under the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) program subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2019 cap. Employers in the CNMI use the CW-1...

A fire engulfed a two-story house in Chalan Kanoa early yesterday morning, even as a brush fire that broke out Monday afternoon at Wireless Ridge was still spreading, destroying acres of vegetation. The Chalan Kanoa fire gutted the interior of the two-story house on Anita Avenue...

Four environmental groups are opposing the U.S. Department of Navy’s and the U.S. Department of Defense’s request for the U.S. District Court for the NMI to reverse its order that compels them to add more documents to the record in the lawsuit filed by the groups. The Tinian...

Far from responding to the need for more beds for tourists in the Commonwealth, the CNMI government views illegal bed-and-breakfast places as wily operators who make a quick buck while skirting paying taxes—to the detriment of hotel operators who do pay the occupancy tax. The...