CNMI

As the Sinlaku loan deadline arrives, SBA is widening outreach to help residents navigate both Sinlaku and Bavi disaster assistance programs.

With BOEM identifying 69 million acres around the CNMI for potential mineral leasing, CNMI leaders are demanding scientific rigor, territorial authority, and revenue protections before any offshore activity proceeds.

Four CNMI attorneys took their oaths Monday to practice law in Guam, becoming early beneficiaries of the new reciprocity system recently adopted by both island courts.

BOEM has proposed a December offshore mineral lease sale that would open more than 67 million acres around the Northern Mariana Islands to bidding for deep‑sea mineral exploration.

Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds on Monday introduced H.R. 10074, the Affordable Power for the Northern Marianas Act, a proposal to redirect a larger share of existing Covenant funding to lower electricity costs and rebuild the Commonwealth’s aging power system.

CNMI voters will soon hear directly from the two candidates for U.S. delegate as a pair of public debates approaches, offering back‑to‑back forums on the issues shaping the Commonwealth’s future.

Two representatives from Kagman High School brought the CNMI’s history and perspective to a national stage in Philadelphia, joining students and teachers from across the country for the Young People’s Continental Congress summer institute.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert J. Faris has signed an order dismissing Imperial Pacific International’s Chapter 11 case, approving a structured wind‑down that ends the casino developer’s two‑year bankruptcy and authorizes final payments to creditors owed more than $141 million.

Saipan will resume its 80th Liberation Day festivities on Aug. 21–22, reviving the celebration that was canceled in July because of Typhoon Bavi, officials announced Friday.

The Saipan Chamber of Commerce and MVA are evaluating DHS’s proposed EVS‑TAP revisions, saying the automated vetting system could introduce new procedures for travelers but preserve a key tourism pathway.