National Weather Service officials have informed Rota Mayor Efraim M. Atalig that as of March 11, 2015, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has once again recognized Rota as both StormReady and TsunamiReady. Rota was first recognized as attaining the demanding...

To meet workforce needs that are associated with the planned casino development in the CNMI, the Northern Marianas College is quickly taking steps toward introducing a new academic program in casino management. According to the college, its Business Department is working with the...

BECQ office closure The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality will be closed on Friday, March 13, 2015, due to a full-day employee professional development training. Normal operations will resume on Monday, March 16, 2015. If you have an emergency or require immediate...

A book by cultural preservationist Lino M. Olopai will be required reading for a class of approximately 220 students at the University of California, Los Angeles this spring. Olopai’s book, The Rope of Tradition: Reflections of a Saipan Carolinian, chronicles the author’s quest...