A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 hit the CNMI this morning, Aug. 29, 2018, at around 8:35am.   Preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Service showed that the temblor’s epicenter was located 230 kilometers from Garapan, Saipan.   There is no...

Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC is asking the CNMI Lottery Commission to allow it to operate a less than five-star hotel when it takes over the operation of the Mariana Resort & Spa in Marpi. IPI was the lone company that submitted a bid to the Department of Public...

Less than a week following Typhoon Cimaron and the severe flooding it brought to the CNMI, yet another weather disturbance is expected to graze the Commonwealth’s Northern Islands. Yesterday, at 1pm, the National Weather Service in Tiyan, Guam, said that Tropical Depression 25W,...

BECQ cleanup set The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality Cleanup Brigade will be deviating from its first Saturday of the month in order to coincide with the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup scheduled for Sept. 15, 2018. If you would like to volunteer, access the forms...