Northern Marianas

A bill proposed to stop a salary increase of elected officials in the Northern Marianas may have hit a roadblock.

The Northern Marianas Housing Corporation says despite the recent economic upswing, homelessness remains a problem on the islands.

A bill to set aside five percent of taxes collected each year in case of a future economic disaster has been introduced in the Northern Marianas House of Representatives.

The Northern Marianas' delegate to the United States Congress, Gregorio Sablan, wants the cap on the CNMI-Only Transitional Worker programme to go back to 13,000.

Two police officers in the Northern Marianas under the direction of the Department of Corrections have escorted an alleged child molester Sean McDonnell back to Illinois in the US Mainland.

A bill to reduce the working hours of non-essential government employees to 30-hours per week has been filed in the Senate of the Northern Marianas.

The most recent war of words between the US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has prompted a lawmaker from the CNMI to call for more dialogue between the two countries.

The Northern Marianas Business Alliance Corporation says big businesses might survive but small businesses will have a hard time once the CNMI is cut off from accessing the foreign workers program.

An organisation aiming to revive traditional canoe buidling in the Northern Marianas has set a goal of building 500 traditional-style canoes by 2030.

The Northern Marianas and Guam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which aims to strengthen the two territories' relationship.

The Northern Mariana Islands intends to host a "lean and simple" Pacific Mini Games in four years time and say they could have everything ready to go on six weeks notice.

Imperial Pacific Resorts in the Northern Marianas says it's still on target to complete its $US507-million dollar complex on Saipan by its August 2018 deadline, despite a shortage of construction…

The CNMI's casino industry appears to be a boon for the government which has announced it has collected over $US38.5 million in casino business gross revenue tax.

The company building a huge casino resort in Saipan is having difficulty hiring construction workers to meet its completion date next August.

A bill has been filed in the CNMI Senate to change the succession rule for mayors by giving the governor the authority to appoint them under certain circumstances.

In what has been described as a blow to Northern Marianas economy, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service has slashed 3000 places from the Transitional Worker programme for the 2018 fiscal year.

Pokie parlours on Saipan in the Northern Marianas have sued the government in an attempt to halt a law prohibiting them from operating in villages on the island.

The Northern Marianas governor has passed a law banning handguns in the territory - but it can't be implemented.

Part of a once-thriving mall in the Northern Marianas could be restored as a medical facility.

A Chinese tourist in the Northern Marianas has been charged with harbouring illegal aliens as part of an unlicensed business.