Despite an impending federal ban next year, cockfighting would just be driven underground and continue to thrive in the CNMI, according to a local aficionado. “It would be difficult to put a stop to cockfighting events here in the CNMI,” said David, who requested anonymity. “It...

Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) has expressed concerns over some of the immigration policies of the administration of President Donald J. Trump, especially since there’s still no update on the humanitarian parole program and employment authorization document issued to...

The Department of Public Works is struggling to complete the debris-clearing process, two months after Super Typhoon Yutu laid waste to parts of Saipan and Tinian. According to Enrique Dela Cruz, Department of Public Works Solid Waste Management director, DPW has been working...

The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp’s unpaid utility bill has already reached $26 million as of last Nov. 30 and the amount just keeps escalating, according to acting Commonwealth Utilities Corp. chief financial officer Corina Magofna and CUC lawyer James Sirok. At a recent CUC...