Northern Marianas

Businesses in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas are calling on the US Department of Transportation to exempt the territory from the cap on the number of scheduled flights from China.

Criminality is on the rise on the capital of the CNMI as local police are investigating three incidents of robberies this past weekend, including a robbery where a man was held at gunpoint.

The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands has named its national golf team for the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

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Typhoon Mawar is forecast to intensify to a category 4 storm with winds gusting to over 300 kilometres per hour as it heads towards Guam and the Northern Marianas island of Rota.

Authorities in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas say prison officers on the island will not be allowed to take their guns home when they are off duty.

The United States is set to pump billions of dollars to upgrade its military infrastructure on the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas island of Tinian.

The CNMI Senate has acquitted Governor Ralph Torres of all six articles of impeachment against him, with all seven remaining senators voting strictly along party lines.

The impeachment trial of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is dividing the community. Audio

For the second straight week, the CNMI recorded zero hospitalisations because of Covid-19.

The Office of the Attorney General in the Northern Marianas has filed a criminal case against the Governor, Ralph Torres.

The Northern Marianas posted its highest monthly arrivals since the Covid-19 pandemic began after 4,188 visitors came to the islands in February 2022.

Northern Marianas' governor Ralph Torres says he has accepted he will eventually be impeached by the CNMI House of Representatives.

Northern Marianas schools have been ordered closed temporarily after three Covid-19 cases were detected in the community.

The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas is planning to inoculate children aged 5 to 11 years old against Covid-19.

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Seven Chinese construction workers, who were subjected to forced labour while working on a Northern Marianas casino-resort project, have been awarded $US 5.91-million in a court judgment.

Nine firefighters in the Northern Marianas lost their jobs on Monday for their refusal to take the Covid-19 vaccine.

The US Centers for Disease Control says the Northern Marianas is leading the nation in vaccination rates as 20 percent of its population in now fully vaccinated.