Northern Marianas

Eighty-two percent of residents on the Northern Marianas island of Saipan have had their power restored nearly three months after Typhoon Yutu destroyed the local power grid.

The impact of the US government shutdown has reached the Northern Marianas with the US District Court for the commonwealth saying it only has funding until Friday.

Officials have warned that public schools in the Northern Marianas could be affected by the US government shutdown if it extends to March.

Athletes from the Northern Marianas may not get to compete at this year's Pacific Games in Samoa due to high travel costs.

The Northern Marianas legislature has passed an 11th hour bill to prevent members' salaries plummeting to $US8,000 a year.

The Northern Marianas governor, Ralph Torres, re-elected last November, has been inaugurated today as the territory's 12th governor.

Today's swearing-in ceremony of elected officials has been touted as a celebration of the "strength and resiliency" of the people of the Northern Marianas.

The Northern Marianas tourism boss is thanking social media for marketing the territory as a same-sex marriage destination.

A special election will be held in the CNMI within 30 days to fill the vacant Precinct 3 seat left by the death of former vice speaker Francisco Dela Cruz.

Federal agencies involved in ongoing recovery efforts from Super Typhoon Yutu and Typhoon Mangkhut in the Northern Marianas are not affected by the partial shutdown of the federal government.

A Russian man arrested in the Northern Marianas last month has reportedly been transferred to a prison in Hawaii.

The Marianas Visitors Authority in the CNMI says the legalisation of marijuana is concerning as key tourist markets equate its use to that of much harder drugs.

It has been revealed in the Northern Marianas that the FBI has seized the phones of the Rota mayor and his girlfriend.

Northern Marianas Represenative and former House vice speaker Francisco Dela Cruz has died while on Tinian.

Some 2000 workers in the Northern Marianas have an uncertain future after losing their status at the beginning of the year due to the end of two federal programmes.

Three years after same-sex marriages were legalised in the CNMI, the Saipan Mayor's Office say that they have topped heterosexual marriages on the island.

The official tourism body in the CNMI says the legalisation of marijuana there could affect the islands' image as a family friendly destination.

A bill extending the maximum lease terms for public land in the Northern Marianas from 40 to 55 years is now law. Acting governor Victor Hocog signed a 15-year extension...

Typhoon Yutu was the strongest typhoon to hit the Northern Marianas in 56 years according to a new study.

Chinese construction workers in the Northern Marianas are seeking compensation for injuries they sustained on the job.