Saying its focus is on improved public benefits from land lease revenues, Public Lands Secretary Marianne Concepcion-Teregeyo said the department’s decisions on public land leases is meant to ensure that benefits for those of Northern Marianas descent remains a priority....

Public Lands Secretary Marianne Concepcion-Teregeyo announced Thursday the remittance of $567,508 to the Marianas Public Land Trust, representing money collected from current land leases. “The Department of Public Lands has strengthened its policies and enforcement for all public...

An independent audit by the Office of the Public Auditor on the Department of Public Lands showed that DPL is noncompliant with Public Law 15-02, which requires the creation of a DPL Operations Fund, and that it is unable to produce reliable and relevant financial information....

TINIAN—Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan laments what he said is the slow process of the Department of Public Lands, which he described as “not being very investor friendly.” In a recent interview, Aldan said that during the confirmation hearing on Tinian for Marianne Concepcion-Teregeyo...