SANCAR AUSV completes live-fire trials in Turkey

The SANCAR Armed Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (AUSV), a collaborative project between HALVESAN and Yonca Shipyard, has successfully concluded live-fire trials in the Marmara Sea, Turkey. Conducted on 9 September 2025, the trials demonstrated AUSV’s...

PSS chief highlights funding’s role in strong Rota school opening

ROTA (PSS) — Classrooms freshly repainted, hallways gleaming, and the buzz of eager students returning from summer break — this was the scene as Commissioner of Education Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho visited Sinapalo Elementary School and Dr. Rita...

2 US senators visit Tinian (1)

2 US senators visit Tinian (2)

2 US senators visit Tinian (3)

SIS, ACS battle for supremacy in cross country series

SAIPAN International School and Agape Christian School continued their battle for first place in the high school category of the PSS-NMA All-School Cross Country Series SY25-26 after the second week of races at American Memorial Park on Saturday....

Havelsan: Sancar AUSV Completes Live-Fire Trials, Strengthening Autonomous Naval Capabilities

Ankara, Türkiye, Sept 15, 2025 – Developed in cooperation between HAVELSAN and Yonca Shipyard, the SANCAR Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV) has successfully completed live-fire trials in the Marmara Sea. Conducted with the participation of...

NMI to lose flights, Saipan visit of USS Shoup a bright spot

Jeju Air, which operates twice-daily flights from Seoul to Saipan, will suspend its night flight from Sept. 8 to Sept. 30 due to low ticket sales and fares. The airline is also considering suspending flights from Oct. 12 to Oct. 25, though that...

Democracy in the US territories, in context

Being a part of the United States, but not represented as a state, ensures the territories’ democracies are unique. The US territories consist of five different islands. These include Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa,...

This Morning viewers ‘uncomfortable’ as Michael Mosley’s wife Clare appears on show

Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, the wife of the late Dr Michael Mosley, appeared on This Morning today (September 17). And some viewers weren’t too happy with the interview. Last June, Michael Mosley died while on holiday in Greece after going missing as...

Mick McCarthy pokes fun at Saipan debacle in new advert

Mick McCarthy pokes fun at the infamous Saipain debacle in a new advert, with a nod to Roy Keane also included. Going into the 2002 World Cup, Roy Keane was up there with the best midfielders in the world but the then-Manchester United captain...

Apple Vision Pro gains support for digital prism correction

A longstanding limitation of Apple Vision Pro was that it did not offer support for vision prescriptions with a prism value. With visionOS 26, however, you can now enter the prism values from your prescription and visionOS will adapt through...

DPL hosts successful agricultural homestead lottery on Tinian

TINIAN (DPL) — In a long-awaited milestone for land access and agricultural development, the Department of Public Lands successfully conducted a two-day agricultural homestead lottery on Aug. 19 and 20, awarding 240 agricultural homestead lots to...

Inside Steve Coogan's life from famous lovers to children

Steve Coogan plays ex-football coach Mick McCarthy in Saipan (Image: Joe Maher/Getty Images) In 1994, Steve Coogan's famous alter ego Alan Partridge appeared on an episode of BBC Two comedy The Day Today to give a half-hearted look at that...

Precautionary boil water notice for Rota only

Red flags at 2 Rota, 3 Saipan sites

THE Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Rota’s recreational beaches and storm drainages this week. Samples collected from the following locations contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator...

Jeju Airlines to suspend flights to Saipan

JEJU Airlines will suspend its flights to Saipan, Marianas Visitors Authority Managing Director Jamika Taijeron said Wednesday. “Yes, it’s true that the flight situation will be very, very challenging for the next 12 months — worse this year....

Tryouts for Junior National Academy start today, Sept. 16

Members of the Junior National Academy program celebrate after scoring a goal in a scrimmage early this year at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. NMIFA photo THE Northern Mariana Islands Football Association will kick off a series of...

GES, Brilliant Star dominate elementary cross country

Runners in the elementary school division make their way through the sandy course at American Memorial Park during the second meet of the PSS-NMA All-School Cross Country Series SY25-26 on Saturday. Photo by Jonathan Sugutan GARAPAN Elementary...

Medical news in brief: PA rota gap “risks,” NHS 111 warning after baby death, mesh surgeon struck off, and other stories

Coroner warns over NHS 111 algorithm after death of baby The urgent health advice telephone helpline NHS 111’s reliance on an “ineffective” algorithm for potential sepsis cases could be endangering patients, experts warned after a baby’s death. In...