The CNMI government is looking at terminating excepted service employees, and furloughing Civil Service employees for one year, to cut government personnel costs by half. Due to the negative economic impact of COVID-19 in the CNMI, and with the estimated 48% reduction in the...

With CNMI government retirees bound to receive 25% less of their pension come April 15, legislators are proposing solutions to ensure such a predicament would not happen again moving forward. House Speaker Blas Jonathan Attao (Rep-Saipan) is one of those eyeing a legislative...

Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Ind-MP) has joined 56 bipartisan members of U.S. Congress to urge U.S. President Donald J. Trump to mobilize the U.S. Department of Defense to be the “backbone” of federal logistical efforts, particularly in providing relief, in the...

CNMI government retirees will not get their full pension payment starting April 15. In an open letter to retirees, surviving spouses, and minor children beneficiaries, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres said that, starting with the scheduled payment next week, the CNMI government will not be...