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Diving deep, making history
China Daily
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Zhao freediving in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, in 2016.[Photo provided to China Daily] On the morning of Aug 10, freediving made its debut at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, Sichuan province, with Tang Ke becoming the...
15-day extension announced for public comment period
Marianas Variety
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(Office of the Governor) — There will be a 15-day extension of the public comment period for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military Training-Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement or CJMT-EIS. The public comment...
CCU floats disconnection threat if GMH won’t pay $1.89M late utility bills
Pacific Daily News
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Talk at the Consolidated Commission on Utilities on Tuesday turned to threatening disconnection if Guam Memorial Hospital won’t pay up on about $1.89 million in long-outstanding power and water bills. “We need to do something,” CCU Chairman...
Concerns over US Military expansion grow in the Northern Mariana Islands
Pasquines
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August 11, 2025
On June 23 and 24, Tinian Mayor Edwin Alden issued a statement to United States military officials regarding the recent military expansion plans. In his speech, Alden “demanded honesty, saying CNMI residents are frustrated with what they see as...
The Northern Mariana Islands and the Aleutian Islands: Forgotten pillars of the US Indo-Pacific strategy
Pasquines
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August 6, 2025
By Aayush Gandhi As the Chinese threat against Taiwan rapidly increases, new US Indo-Pacific strategies have emphasized the creation of a grid of small, dispersed, and concealed bases to strengthen deterrence. Proponents have called for the US to...
US military investment in the Northern Mariana Islands raises questions of cultural loss and political influence
Pasquines
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August 4, 2025
The United States is investing nearly $800 million to expand military facilities on Tinian, one of the main islands in the Northern Mariana Islands. This is a specific strategy to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific, especially amid rising...
NWS: Surface trough will bring more showers later this week
Pacific Daily News
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A surface trough will bring more showers to Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands later this week, the National Weather Service said. Meanwhile, the tropical disturbance, Invest 90W, passed south of Guam overnight and continues...
Supercharged Hurricanes Mean More ‘Ghost Boats’ Haunting Waterways
Inside Climate News
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August 19, 2025
For nearly three years, drivers on San Carlos Island in Florida passed by an unusual sight tangled in the mangroves on the shoulder of a major road: a large white boat. The abandoned vessel was a relic of 2022’s Hurricane Ian, which displaced more...
Northern Mariana Islands’ Tinian embraces digital currency and online gambling regulation
Pasquines
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July 29, 2025
In May 2025, the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands made headlines by passing groundbreaking legislation that allows the local government to issue its own digital currency, called the “Tinian Stable Token.” This bold move aims to...
Northern Mariana Islands lose their last best hope
Asia Times
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July 30, 2025
I was in awe of Arnold Palacios, who passed away on July 23. Having spent a good part of my career dealing with public and private corruption, I never once saw a top official ask to be investigated and mean it. That takes courage and, ultimately,...
The Only Town In America Where You Can't Go Without A Passport
The Travel
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August 19, 2025
It's an idyllic border town on a Canadian peninsula, offering a curious blend of international charm and a slice of Americana — a living reminder that borders don't define ethnicity; it shapes communities instead, a place that's amazingly brought...
Governor of Northern Mariana Islands Passes Away in Guam
The Epoch Times
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July 31, 2025
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (L), with Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Gov. Arnold Palacios (R) at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, on Feb. 26, 2025. Petty Officer 1st Class...
Northern Mariana Islands Governor Arnold Palacios dies at 69
Pasquines
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July 23, 2025
Governor Arnold I. Palacios of the Northern Mariana Islands passed away on July 23, 2025, at the age of 69, after suffering a medical incident in his Capitol Hill office on Saipan. He was airlifted to Guam for specialized care but was later...
NMI celebrates U20 women’s historic victory
Marianas Variety
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AT a celebratory luncheon on Friday, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association honored the NMI U20 Women’s National Team for their historic win against Bahrain during the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers — the NMI team’s...
Parkinson planning series of village town hall meetings on Guam's political status
The Guam Daily Post
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Sen. William Parkinson is taking Guam's political status discussion directly to the people, announcing plans for town hall meetings in five villages this fall to examine all status options, including statehood. The tentative schedule includes...
Oceania road champion handover will have to wait until 2026 with search for location and date coming up short
Cyclingnews
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August 19, 2025
The chances to gather UCI points on the road and deliver a performance that can help with the task of catching the eye of a professional team are far from plentiful, even in a good year, in the Oceania region but the cycling federation has...
PICRC celebrates its Outreach Director’s completion of Prestigious ELDProgram
Island Times
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August 19, 2025
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) is proud to announce that its Outreach Director, Ms. Adeeshia Imaderang Tellei—widely known as Imade—has successfully completed the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) as a member of...
Guam residents join other territories in petition opposing deep seabed mining in American Samoa
Pacific Daily News
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Guam residents have joined over 2,000 other people in a petition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opposing the imposition of deep seabed mining in the waters of American Samoa. Right to Democracy, which works to advance democracy, equity,...
Scientists outline facts vs. fiction: 'Marianas Trench does not make Guam and CNMI tsunami-proof’
The Pacific Island Times
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August 18, 2025
Fresh from the July 30 experience of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia, which brought less than a foot of sea rise in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, meteorologists are redoubling efforts to make sure residents do not become jaded with...
Community input sought as NMI pushes ahead with high-speed internet access plan
Marianas Business Journal
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Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands have up to Aug. 23 to review the final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. “This milestone moves the NMI significantly closer to closing its digital divide and delivering...