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BOE eyes certified question on budget

Agitated over not getting its constitutionally mandated share of 25 percent of next fiscal year’s budget, the Public School System may submit a certified question with the CNMI Supreme Court to settle once and for all what constitutes its share. At a Board of Education meeting...
Posted On Sep 21 2017 06:05
, By Bea Cabrera

Cigarette prices go up

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...
Posted On Sep 20 2017 06:06
, By Bea Cabrera

Minimum wage: $7.05

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...
Posted On Sep 20 2017 06:06
, By Bea Cabrera

MVA: Take part in Grotto survey

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...
Posted On Sep 20 2017 06:04
, By Bea Cabrera
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