James Sablan Jr. Sports Reporter I have been a sports reporter for Variety since 2013. I was a liberal arts student of Northern Marianas College. I cover all local sports.

WITH the resumption of Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program application processing for Chinese tourists, Hong Kong Airlines is bringing back its charter flights to Saipan starting ...

CARACAS (Reuters) — In a bustling Caracas shopping mall, the sound of music and laughter signals another meeting of Club Tobias. This is no ordinary social club; it's a lifeline for Venezuelans aged ...

In an interview, Sen. Celina Babauta said that she and Sen. Paul Manglona get along, but she still anticipates becoming the lone member of the minority bloc. “I have no issues with it,” she said. She ...

THE Office of the Governor has officially proclaimed Aug. 1 as U.S. Coast Guard Day in the Commonwealth, marking the service’s 235th anniversary and celebrating its steadfast partnership with the CNMI ...

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be a scheduled power service interruption on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

THE latest documentary by scholar and historian Rev. Francis Hezel, titled “Islands Reopened,” premiered at the American Memorial Park theater on Tuesday to a capacity crowd.

NMI officials who worked closely with Gov. Arnold I. Palacios couldn’t thank him enough — not only for what he had done to touch their lives but also for the ...

A RIBBON CUTTING ceremony marked the opening of the Marpi Public Cemetery, located adjacent to the Veterans Cemetery, on Friday.

ON Thursday, July 31, at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium, Northern Marianas Sports Association President Jerry Tan laid out his vision of the CNMI becoming the largest delegation at the forthcoming 2027 ...

The Honorable Arnold I. Palacios served as the 10th Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, serving alongside Lieutenant Governor David M. Apatang from January 2023 – July ...

THE Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Saipan's east and south recreational beaches this week.