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Daylight saving is here again (for some). What’s it all about?
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Hang on, what just happened? If you live in Victoria, NSW, South Australia or Tasmania, you’ve...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program socioeconomic monitoring component: summary findings for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2024
The Socioeconomic Component of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) collects socioeconomic data across all United States (U.S.) coral reef territories and jurisdictions to inform human dimensions indicators. These indicators fall...

November Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 27 days
November Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will be issued to recipients in 27 days. While most SSI payments are issued on the first of every month, November payments will be issued on Oct. 31, the day before November starts,...

Northern Mariana Islands Face Fresh Casino Controversy amid Investor Lawsuit
The Northern Mariana Islands’ longstanding struggles to develop a sustainable casino industry face a fresh setback, as Chinese investors filed a $13.4 million lawsuit in New York against the developers of a planned casino resort on Tinian. The...

Public Integrity Task Force targets Northern Mariana Islands officials in corruption probe
Three Northern Mariana Islands officials were charged with corruption and misuse of public funds on August 21, 2025. Lieutenant Governor Dennis Mendiola and Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Response official Justin Paul Mizutani face...

Report exposes deep healthcare gaps in the Northern Mariana Islands justice system
On June 25, 2025, the Northern Mariana Islands Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights released a report that paints a stark picture of healthcare access within the NMI’s justice system. The study, Examining Access to Adequate...

Thirty-strong Vietnam U17 squad named for Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers
Key players include striker Nguyen Van Duong, top scorer and best player at the U15 National Championship 2024, and midfielder Chu Ngoc Nguyen Luc, named best player at the 2025 National U17 Championship – Thai Son Nam Cup. Goalkeeper Chu Ba Huan,...

30-strong Vietnam U17 squad named for Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers
Hanoi (VNA) – The U17 national football team, comprising 30 members, have been called for training ahead of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, and they will assemble in Hanoi on October 5. Key players include striker Nguyen Van Duong, top...

HANMI, MVA push for Korea-Saipan flight solution
By Bryan Manabat [email protected] Variety News Staff DENNIS Seo, chairman of the Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands and board member of the Marianas Visitors Authority, said HANMI and MVA are coordinating with CNMI and Korean...

Revival of WW2-Era Tinian Airfield Picks Up with ‘Rehabilitation’ Work
As a part of its plan to revive old World War Two-era airfields in the western Pacific to counter China, PACAF (Pacific Air Forces) released on Oct. 1, 2025 images of works “rehabilitating” the runway at Tinian airfield, in the Northern Mariana...

Is it still daylight saving time 2025? When the clocks change
The sun is setting earlier and the nights are getting colder — a sign that the clocks are about to fall back an hour for the time change. Here's when and what to know about the end of daylight saving time 2025. Many countries around the world and...

November Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 28 days
November Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will be issued to recipients in 28 days. While most SSI payments are issued on the first of every month, November payments will be issued the day before November starts, since Nov....

How to get certified for scuba diving on Guam
The island of Guam is unique for its cultural, historical, and ecological features. Located in the Pacific Ocean and neighboring the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam is famous for its warm, crystal-clear, waters which are perfect for an array of...

NMC hosts 5th Annual International Day of University Sports
(NMC) — Northern Marianas College recently hosted its 5th Annual International Day of University Sports or IDUS on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Oleai Track, bringing together students, athletes, and community members for a morning of friendly...
Google Trends in the US territories: August 2025
Welcome back to our monthly series examining the top Google Trends in Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Trends data is an unbiased sample of Google search data. It’s anonymized...

Truth 145: Truth Comes Home to Roost – Reform or ELSE!
But at least Ambrodamus has been vindicated AGAIN about the REFORMs thanks to the Feds & our Delegate. It is now clear from “Our-Fathers-In-Washington” the CNMI must implement real Reforms if “Federal Bailouts are to continue”. Heck MVA is now...

More People Are in Immigration Detention Than Ever Before
Recent reports show that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is currently holding more than 59,000 people across the United States—a record and unprecedented high. To imprison such an enormous group of people, ICE has built a massive,...

Could This Be Amelia Earhart’s Long-Lost Plane?
The image shows what could potentially be the fuselage and tail of Amelia's Lockheed E-10 Electra. Photo credit:Archaeological Legacy Institute A highly anticipated mission to uncover the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance is set to begin...
Trump vows to declassify Amelia Earhart files
In the post, Trump praised Earhart as “an Aviation Pioneer, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and achieved many other Aviation ‘firsts.’” Kimberlyn King-Hinds, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands’ delegate to the...

ICE Agents Continue Arresting Convicted Killers, Child Rapists in Spite of Government Shutdown
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials say arrests and deportations of criminal illegal aliens will continue despite a government shutdown. “Despite a lapse in funding, ICE will continue to remove the worst of the worst criminal...