The drop in the economy—when everything slows down—means less money for normal services and job opportunities here. This was caused by business closures, especially the exit of Nippon investments in recent past. It’s a huge loss of about $7 billion. The contraction is felt even...

A spectacular reef and white sand beach, the green expanse of American Memorial Park, the Fiesta Resort and Spa, Hyatt Regency Saipan, and, soon, Imperial Palace, and a renovated DFS Galleria are the anchors that make Garapan a prime visitor destination for Saipan. These major...

As promised last week, here is the second installment of excerpts from Marie Castro and Mike Campbell’s short book, Marie Castro: My Life and Amelia Earhart’s Saipan Legacy. Specifically, the next two columns will contain interesting facts from U.S. military personnel’s...

Please enjoy with your favorite beverage, cold beer, root beer, and “shoot shoot, balut!” Iced tea or fresh lemonade made in the shade, or a cold cola and you’re ready to rolla, have a glass of plain water when you make it on your own or place a takeout order.   You ain’t Nothing...