There are no local hires happening. Instead, the CNMI government is moving existing employees funded locally to federal accounts. This was clarified yesterday by Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, in response to rumors in social media saying new hires and consultants are being hired for...

The Department of Finance has already issued approximately 29,000 economic impact payments—more popularly known as “stimulus checks”—totaling around $45 million. Finance’s Division of Revenue & Taxation is now working on issuing batches of payments every Friday, to provide...

Planning to dine in? With restaurants now allowed to provide dine-in services, at 25% of its originally permitted capacity and with strict social distancing rules and sanitation in place, people wanting to dine can play a big role in ensuring that customers are kept safe at the...

Medical referral patients stuck in the Philippines may soon be able to return to the CNMI following the Philippine Airlines’ resumption of flights to Guam beginning June 12, Friday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CNMI medical patients and their escorts have remained stuck in the...