WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has applauded the Senate’s confirmation of Interior Department veteran Douglas William Domenech as assistant secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas. Domenech was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last Friday and will be...

The Pacific Games Council said Guam having the core of the organizing committee that managed their hosting of the 1999 Pacific Games is their advantage in trying to bring the 2019 sporting event for the third time in the Marianas’ southernmost island. Guam has previously hosted...

The Marianas Visitors Authority said the islands’ No. 1 economic driver—the tourism industry—has been unaffected and remains consistent despite the recent threats of North Korea to fire missiles at neighboring Guam. “The CNMI remains a safe destination. Safety is always a concern...

House Speaker Ralph Demapan (R-Saipan) said yesterday that all threats, whether from North Korea or not, must be taken seriously and that “any threat is a cause for concern,” moments after sending a letter to summon members of the local Homeland Security Office. “We just have to...