Several business establishments on Saipan ceased operations as early as before noon yesterday due to the impending threat of Super Typhoon Yutu, which was expected to directly hit the island.     Schools also closed, with several public schools used as typhoon shelters....

The sole rival of the Torres-Palacios ticket is challenging the incumbent administration to show records of the annual Community Chest Fund payments of the sole casino operator on Saipan within 10 days. Juan N. Babauta is challenging Gov. Ralph DLG Torres to provide records and...

Politics threatened to stay civil and calm in the public domain until a few days ago when it took an explosive turn. It is now piled with vicious accusations of vote buying and other irregularities. Woe! Negative narrative edges to the surface on both side of the aisle. It’s the...

The administration of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres received good news yesterday about the robust 25.1-percent growth in the Commonwealth’s gross domestic product, as released by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. That made the Commonwealth one of the fastest...