Despite the opening of a few small hotels on island, there remains a large shortage of rooms to accommodate all tourists and guests who want to visit the CNMI. Hotel Association of Northern Mariana Islands president Nick Nishikawa estimates that the Commonwealth needs 1,000 more...

February 2014 visitor arrivals to the Northern Mariana Islands increased 8 percent compared to February 2013. According to the Marianas Visitors Authority, arrivals to the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota registered 41,311 visitors in February 2014 compared to 38,350 in...

Preparations for next month’ XTERRA Saipan Championship are on track, as organizers are almost done with the clearing jobs along the bike and run courses of the off-road triathlon race. “Ninety percent of the bike and run courses are complete (outside of AMP) with blue arrows for...

MP United Football Club’s delegates to the 2014 Pacific Ocean Cup left Saipan for Japan yesterday afternoon. The club’s delegation is composed of 13 players, two team managers, and two coaches. Leading MP United FC players’ roster is Sun Joon Tenorio, while Francesca Bucalig,...