CNMI historian Don Farrell has updated a book he first wrote 26 years ago. Saipan: A Brief History, which Farrell wrote in 1991, has been updated up to the 20th Legislature, to include new administrations and Chinese and Korean versions of the publication. Its cover shows an...

CNMI Cultural Day sailed through the Northern Marianas without leaving a wake. There was not a single message in either of today’s local papers from any member of the CNMI Legislature regarding the meaning or intrinsic value of this CNMI annual government holiday. In the very...

The Historic Preservation Office has identified Capital Hill for a potential archaeological survey. This, according to the HPO director Merti Kani, would be to “document the architecture of buildings that are 50 years or more old.” In a Historic Preservation Review Board meeting...

Tinian Mayor Joey Patrick San Nicolas last week appointed Patrick San Nicolas to the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission. San Nicolas, who has been serving with the TCGCC for 10 years as an inspector, was appointed on Feb. 18, 2015. According to Tinian Mayor’s Office military...