We are all deeply saddened by the passing of a revered and illustrious leader and son of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, governor Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio. We are privileged to be present at this moment in our history to pay our respect and honor the memories of...

Editor’s Note: The following is a statement from Doug Domenech, the assistant secretary Insular and International Affairs of the Office of Insular Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior, on the passing of former CNMI governor Pedro “Teno” Pangelinan Tenorio. On behalf of...

The Covenant established for the Northern Mariana Islands a mirror-image taxation system with the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. That includes the provision of applying earned income tax credits for our citizens in the same manner that Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands applies the...

A study conducted in 2017 showed that people of the Northern Mariana Islands overwhelmingly support marine protected areas in the CNMI and want more protected areas in their waters. In his report, “Public Perceptions of Marine Protected Areas in the Northern Mariana Islands,”...