The CNMI Department of Labor will automatically deny Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications submitted by individuals who classify as “contract workers”—a rule that presumably extends to the Commonwealth’s foreign contract workers, referred to as CW-1 workers. In an...

The CNMI Department of Labor reports that they have yet to hear from the Office of Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (D-Saipan) in response to their inquiry whether CNMI-Only Transitional Workers qualify for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. According to Labor Secretary Vicky...

The search for 21-year-old Honorio Encabo, who was swept out to sea in As Teo last Sunday following a hiking trip gone wrong, continues with no luck. According to Department of Public Safety spokesperson Dre Pangelinan, DPS had no updates on the whereabouts of Encabo as of...

The Northern Marianas College has adjusted its plan for the upcoming fall semester. Instead of taking a full, face-to face approach, NMC is working on mixing face-to-face classes with online classes. In an interview with NMC interim president Frankie Eliptico, he said that NMC is...