Northern Marianas

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at banning cockfighting in all US territories.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated $US20.1 million for a plethora of projects in the CNMI related to Super Typhoon Yutu recovery.

The return of direct flights from Japan to the CNMI was made official last week by the signing of a deal between the CNMI and Skymark Airlines.

The mayor of Rota in the Northern Marianas has pleaded not guilty to charges that he illegally used government money for trips to California, Palau, Guam, and Saipan.

A total of $US6.9 million in food stamps were issued to 11,209 households on Saipan and Tinian in the aftermath of Typhoon Yutu.

The Northern Marianas chapter of the Red Cross says it has given out over $US1.4 million in financial assistance to people suffering from the impact of October's Typhoon Yutu.

Up to 63 percent of power has now been restored on Saipan, more than a month after Typhoon Yutu hit the Northern Marianas.

In an effort to lure back tourists, the governor of the Northern Marianas has announced they remain a safe destination to visit.

Some of the worst affected survivors of Typhoon Yutu in the Northern Marianas are being offered free return-tickets to anywhere in the United States.

The Northern Marianas Delegate has criticised the US Federal Emergency Management Agency for problems that he says keep the agency from responding quickly to disasters such as October's Typhoon Yutu.

The shelter population on the Northern Marianas island of Saipan has dropped by 70 percent since October's Typhon Yutu.

More police are being deployed in areas of Saipan after a rise in the number of burglaries since Typhoon Yutu hit the Northern Marianas in October.

The Northern Marianas government says Typhoon Yutu recovery efforts are progressing, despite public concerns over the slowness of assistance.

Much of the island of Saipan in the Northern Marianas remains without power and water, as recovery efforts continue in the wake of Typhoon Yutu.

The Republican Governor of the Northern Marianas, Ralph Torres, and his running-mate Arnold Palacios, have won a convincing victory in Tuesday's poll.

The Northern Marianas will vote in gubnertorial elections today, a week after it was due to vote in the United States midterms.

The chairman of the Northern Marianas Board of Education wants the public school system to resume classes within two weeks, following the devastation brought by Super Typhoon Yutu nearly three weeks…

The Northern Marianas and the United States Department of Defense has signed a $US21 million lease agreement for the use of Tinian as a divert airfield.