Northern Marianas
Fears for booming CNMI economy with foreign worker cap
There are fears capping the number of foreign workers allowed into the Northern Marianas could hold back the US territory's booming economy. Audio
CNMI tourist arrivals breach half million mark
Tourist numbers in the Northern Marianas have continued to revive and breached the half-a-million mark in fiscal year 2016.
CNMI casino sues regulator over license
A company that plans to set up a casino in the Northern Marianas has sued the Rota Casino Gaming Commission and its commissioners for allegedly deeming its conditional casino license expired.
CNMI families torn apart by drug use
A significant number of families seeking help for abuse in the Northern Marianas are doing so because of the impact of methamphetamine.
CNMI gets more water help
Substantial funding is being provided to help improve the Northern Marianas' dilapidated water distribution system.
CNMI to raise minimum wage to federal level
The Northern Marianas is set for another minimum wage increase, less than a month after a 50 cent an hour raise.
CNMI labour challenges growing
The Governor of the Northern Marianas wants to see businesses employing more US citizens.
More CNMI newborns have mothers on drugs
The Northern Marianas has reported a rise in the number of babies born to mothers using illegal drugs during their pregnancy.
CNMI governor still keen to amend gun law
The Northern Marianas governor says he is dismayed by many of the rulings of the NMI District Court following last week's ruling against a gun excise tax.
Northern Marianas court rules excise tax on guns unconstitutional
The United States District Court in the Northern Marianas has ruled that the US$1,000 excise tax on guns is unconstitutional
CNMI politicians finally agree on budget
The Northern Marianas' House of Representatives and the Senate have compromised on a $US142-million budget for the coming year.
CNMI bans betel nut sales to minors
A bill prohibiting the sale of betel nut to minors in the Northern Marianas has been signed into law.
US hands over submerged islands to Northern Marianas
The United States has transferred the ownership of submerged lands to the north of the Northern Marianas to the territory's government.
Call to sell struggling CNMI utility
The largest business group in the Northern Marianas wants the government to privatise the troubled Commonwealth Utilities Corporation.
Shutdown possible in CNMI over budget
A shutdown of non-essential government services in the Northern Marianas is looming after the legislature failed to agree on the 2017 Budget.
Northern Marianas minimum wage to go up by 50c
The minimum wage in the Northern Marianas will increase by 50 cents at the end of the month.
Tourist arrivals up for Northern Marianas
Tourist arrivals in the Northen Marianas increased by 63 percent last month, signalling a good recovery for the territory after Typhoon Soudelor in 2015.
Marijuana decriminalisation bill prepared in CNMI
A bill decriminalising the use of marijuana in the Northern Marianas has been pre-filed in the Senate by Senator Sixto Igisomar.
CNMI suffers from teacher shortage
Schools in the CNMI report a teacher shortage, with only 14 percent of them fully staffed.
All clear issued for CNMI storm
A tropical depression that passed by the region is now moving away from the Northern Marianas island group.
