CNMI

CNMI Gov. David Apatang reinstated Anthony I. Macaranas as Department of Public Safety commissioner Thursday.

The Commonwealth aims to use existing U.S. trade commitments to attract airline investment and restore flights.

A Myanmar‑based pharmaceutical company is seeking to establish a manufacturing plant in the Northern Mariana Islands under the CNMI Qualifying Certificate program.

The Department of Public Safety has asked the Civil Service Commission to review allegations that former Commissioner Anthony I. Macaranas made repeated inappropriate and demeaning remarks toward female employees.

Protesters gathered outside the Governor’s Office on Friday as Gov. David Apatang met privately with federal officials about potential seabed mining in the Marianas.

Kagman High School teacher Elizabeth Basa and sophomore Cyrena Ada were selected as the CNMI’s representatives to the Young People’s Continental Congress, a national program that brings 28 teacher‑student teams to Philadelphia to study the nation’s founding era and draft a modern declaration on American democracy.

The CNMI Office of the Attorney General has dropped the misconduct in public office charge against Gov. David Apatang’s top aide, Henry Sablan Hofschneider.

Acting CNMI Gov. Dennis Mendiola on Monday served Anthony I. Macaranas a letter terminating his appointment as Department of Public Safety commissioner.

Former DPS officer Earl Borja, who resigned after allegations he assaulted a man with a disability in December, has been charged in Superior Court with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and misconduct in public office.

Saipan Chamber of Commerce expresses strong support for proposed CNMI labor legislation.