Smoking in the CNMI has just become more expensive. Cigarette prices went up by as much as $1.20 a pack over the weekend, due in large part to a law that increased the excise tax on cigarettes about three years ago and spread that increase over several years. The prices went up...

The CNMI minimum wage will increase again by 50 cents effective Sept. 30, 2017, boosting the minimum wage to $7.05 per hour, up from the $6.55 per hour set last year. This is the penultimate, federally mandated increase in the Commonwealth’s minimum wage. It will get a 20-cent...

In the wake of reports that one of the CNMI’s most iconic tourist spots, the Grotto in Marpi, is being overwhelmed by the large number of tourists that visit it each day, the public and all stakeholders are being invited to take part in a survey that will look at the site’s...

ROTA—If you are a newcomer or even a returning visitor, expect an island resident to wave at you. On Rota, everybody is equal, welcome, and the word stranger is alien to this place. Feel the warmth, friendliness, and the sense of belonging when you are on Rota and expect to see...