Northern Marianas

In the Northern Marianas the Saipan Mayor's Office has recorded a 60-percent climb in marriage licences after the Office of the Attorney General waived some of the requirements for getting married.

The Northern Marianas' tourism authority has been warned that unmanaged growth may jeopardise the territory's ability to compete in the tourism industry long-term.

A lawmaker in the Northern Marianas House of Representatives wants the government to slow down and control development in the CNMI.

A former Northern Marianas mayor Melchor Mendiola has escaped jail time over charges of removing government property.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has told the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation in the Northern Marianas to build up its financial reserves.

The Northern Marianas House of Representatives has passed a bill prohibiting the use of cellphones when driving a vehicle.

Public school teachers in the Northern Marianas are to get salary increases for the first time in about ten years.

The freighter MV Luta, which has been tied up by a dispute in the Northern Marianas for months, is to be released to its owners.

A Saipan casino developer wants a six-month extension on its deadline for its planned Imperial Pacific Resort, citing a series of reasons for the delay.

The Northern Marianas tourism industry is continuing to grow with 38-percent more visitors last month compared with January last year.

The Northern Islands mayor in the Marianas Islands, Jerome Aldan, died suddenly on Saturday from what's thought to be a heart attack.

A lawmaker in the Northern Marianas says he wants to turn the legislature into a part-time one, arguing that it could save taxpayers lots of money.

A petition has been launched to support a planned Titanic-themed casino resort on Tinian in the Northern Marianas.

The Northern Marianas utilities agency has done little to fix its long standing water retention problem.

Sexual abuse charges have been filed against a retired Catholic bishop in the Northern Marianas, Tomas Camacho.

A judge in the Northern Marianas has ordered the release of a ship being held in Saipan.

A court in the Northern Marianas has placed under advisement a motion by the United States government to dismiss a lawsuit against its military plans in the territory.

Banks in the Northern Marianas are warning customers that skimming devices have been discovered at some automated teller machines or ATMs.

It seems the most unlikely of places, but in a dark red shed in rural Waihi an ambitious project is underway to restore the maritime culture of the Chamorro people of the Northern Marianas and Guam.