The University of Hawaii’s Pacific Business Center Program recently named Northern Marianas College’s interim dean for the Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services Patricia Coleman as a “Rising Star of Oceania.” The Stars of Oceania Award is given to those based on...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. President Donald J. Trump has proposed $619 million for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs fiscal year 2021 budget for the benefit of fellow Americans in the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the CNMI, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin...

HONOLULU, Hawaii—After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, AYD Services Inc.—a Saipan-based provider of environmental and waste collection services—has paid $30,077 in back wages and liquidated damages to 21 employees for violations of the...

Japan’s Marine Diving Magazine was in the Marianas last week gathering images and information for an upcoming feature on Saipan. The magazine circulates 100,000 copies each month, targeting divers of all ages in Japan. Their upcoming feature on March 10 will highlight the...