Stories by Mark Rabago

A privately-owned global import manufacturer of high-quality coconut materials wants to export coconut peat from the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

However, Northern Marianan Islands' leader Arnold Palacios says he is under no illusion that this would come into fruition any time soon.

Diocese of Chalan Kanoa bishop-elect Romeo Convocar and Guam Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña Ryan Jimenez is asking the islands' Catholic faithful to continue to pray for Pope Francis.

The census also revealed that there were 316 farms in the Northern Marianas in 2023, up 25% from the last census.

An envisioned technology hub, dubbed EUCON Silicon Valley Tech Park, is being touted as the savior of the CNMI economy, with the plan expected to create up to 10,000 new jobs.

The Northern Marianas Islands are facing an egg due to the spread of bird flu in the United States, sending businesses and the community into panic.

Illegal dumping is not only a burden to those who have to mitigate it, but downgrades the overall environment quality of the island community, Saipan's mayor says.

This revelation came frrom the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation executive director last Thursday.

CNMI governor Arnold Palacios says there is no denying the impact the closure of Duty Free Shoppers will have at the local-level.

Wisconsin lawmaker Tom tiffany wants the Homeland Security to put a stop to a Biden-era policy that allows Chinese tourists to enter the CNMI and Guam without applying for a US visa.

According to a report by the Northern Marianas Department of Public Safety, the most common crime committed in the US territory was disturbing the peace

Friends of the Mariana Trench chair Sheila Babauta said Trump'sdecision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate deal is "unfortunate".

A tax lawyer has written to the Northern Marianas delegate on the US Postal Service issues impacting taxpayers.

A couple of LGBTQIA+ advocates in the Northern Mariana Islands are up in arms over US President Donald Trump's executive order terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The administration of Marianas Governor Arnold Palacios is bracing itself for low tourism numbers this year.

Delegates from the US-aligned Pacific have spoken about working with the new US president for their territories.

Well wishes flow for the CNMI's departing tourism body director

South Korean carrier Jeju Air has prematurely ended its charter flights from Busan to Saipan.

Two Governors of United States Pacific territories have announced plans to join US President-elect Donald Trump's Republican Party.

Governor Arnold Palacios and lieutenant governor David Apatang said the revenue was $168.3 million.

America's jus soli legal principle means babies born in the CNMI get US citizenship.

The Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas has paid tribute to former US President Jimmy Carter who died on Monday.

The Latte Quarry at As Nieves on Rota is one of 19 new 'National Historic Landmarks' recently designated by the United States Department of the Interior.

Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands has painted a dim picture about Northern Marianas' tourism industry after another subpar hotel occupancy rate in October 2024.

Christa Toribiong, the wife of former Palau President Johnson Toribiong, was detained in Saipan due to an outstanding arrest warrant on the United States mainland.