Friday, December 3, 2021 On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. After a year and a half...

Friday, November 26, 2021 It is common to think that village beautification is a government or private sector function. However, as...

Friday, November 19, 2021 When the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers presented its Marianas Village Pride (MVP) Campaign at the...

Friday, November 12, 2021 The Office of the Mayor of Tinian and Aguiguan joins Rota and Saipan in supporting the Governor’s Council of...

Friday, November 5, 2021 Håfa Adai yan Tirow Wóómi, with our signature Aluf, from your friendly island of Luta. When the Governor’s...

Friday, October 29, 2021 The new 40-year lease agreement between the Hyatt Regency Saipan and the CNMI government brings the number of...

Friday, October 23, 2021 This past week, if you passed through Beach Road and Garapan Middle Road, you would’ve noticed a significant...

Friday, October 15, 2021 Today, Oct. 15, the Senate holds its fourth day of its regular session in Rota, and part of the agenda is the...

Friday, October 8, 2021 Last weekend, empty beer bottles and bags of food were left on one of the benches at Micro Beach. This...

Friday, October 1, 2021 On Sept. 20, Hon. Mayor Efraim Atalig, representatives from the office of Hon. Mayor Edwin Aldan, representatives...

Friday, September 24, 2021 When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, The Marianas’ borders were immediately closed to visitors....

Friday, September 17, 2021 We’ve seen or read about unfortunate auto-pedestrian incidents in our islands too many times. Many of which...

Friday, September 10, 2021 In late August, we received the great news that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development...

Friday, September 3, 2021 We’ve seen positive development in our economy and labor force in the past months. People are queueing in...

Friday, August 27, 2021 On August 21, more than 30 private and public organizations on Saipan were recognized as they joined the Hafa...

Friday, August 20, 2021 The late Rep. Ivan Alafanso Blanco once commented how the Public Private Partnership initiative of the Governor’s...

Friday, August 13, 2021 When the CNMI House and Senate unanimously passed House Bill 22-21, transforming the Commonwealth Development...

Friday, August 6, 2021 The pandemic has caused extraordinary disruptions in education across the globe. During the onset of the crisis,...

Friday, July 30, 2021 The Department of Lands and Natural Resources’ announcement last week barring bicycles along the Gov. Froilan C....

Friday, July 23, 2021 The Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force has been aggressive in its vaccination campaign in the past several months to...

Friday, July 16, 2021 This summer, The Marianas will be holding several festivities that will provide exciting experiences at the perfect...

Friday, July 9, 2021 On June 30, Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres and Vice Minister Seong-Kyu Hwang from the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Land,...

Friday, July 2, 2021 This past week, the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers made a presentation in Tinian that further examines the...

Friday, June 25, 2021 The Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers is on Tinian this weekend for its monthly meeting and the council’s...

Friday, June 18, 2021 Our friends at the Marianas Visitors Authority (MVA) launched the Hafa Adai & Tirow Pledge and are taking the right...

Friday, June 11, 2021 This has been a positively eventful week for The Marianas. The Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers (GCEA)...

Friday, June 4, 2021 The Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers supports the establishment of the Infrastructure and Recovery Program...

Friday, May 28, 2021 As Rota warmly welcomed the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers (GCEA) with its famous “Aluf” or hand wave, its...

Friday, May 21, 2021 During the early months of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers’ (GCEA) work, Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres and Lt....

Friday, May 14, 2021 During the onset of the pandemic, we were fortunate to live on islands with uncrowded and open public spaces. On...

Friday, May 7, 2021 As we conclude our discussion on solid waste management issues confronting the Marianas, I can’t help but be...

Friday, April 30, 2021 As we continue our discussion about universal garbage collection (UGC), we should understand how the Marpi...