MAFEA to mark 30th year

THE Marianas Association of Filipino Engineers and Architects will be celebrating its 30th founding anniversary on Sept. 13, 2025 at 5 p.m. In line with this celebration, MAFEA is inviting all Filipino engineers and architects residing on Saipan,...

Around the Districts: Our Lady’s Island, Over the Water, Oylegate, Piercestown and Rathangan-Cleariestown

Community Coffee Shop The Community Coffee Shop will be open until the end of September on Saturday and Sunday from 11a.m.to 4p.m. Look forward to seeing you. Split the Pot Congratulations to Bernadette Byrne on winning €120 in last week’s Split...

#TBT: September 11, 2025

Senator Hiram L. Fong of Hawaii introduced S. Con. Res. 50 in August 1965, proposing that Micronesia, including the Northern Mariana Islands, merge with the state of Hawaii, an effort, he claimed, to push Congress to reach a consensus over the...

NREL and NMTECH launch energy auditor training program

THE Northern Marianas Technical Institute, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, successfully hosted a five-day energy auditor training at its Lower Base campus from Sept. 8-12, 2025 to promote...

Top secret spying plot. FDR's betrayal. And a huge cover up. Islanders claim they know the sinister truth about Amelia Earhart... and demand the proof is finally released

It is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in aviation history - and now, nearly 90 years later, a lawmaker from a remote Pacific territory is mounting a last-ditch bid to uncover the truth about what happened to Amelia Earhart. Kimberlyn...

General Hospital Spoilers: Sidwell Forces Britt & Dalton Into New Lab—Emma Becomes Collateral Damage?

General Hospital (GH) spoilers tantalize with the prospect of Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) forcing Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) and Professor Henry “Hank” Dalton (Daniel Goddard) to work together in a new lab in Port Charles. We will learn more...

Navy seeks to tap Guam's private sector to supply 2,400 military housing units

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Navy is seeking to procure a total of 2,400 housing units to bridge the military housing deficit amid the exploding demand triggered by the military buildup on Guam. “This effort is not just about meeting...

Triple J announces promotion of Carol Lucenara to Surfrider Resort Hotel manager

Carol Lucenara TRIPLE J Saipan, Inc. is proud to announce the promotion of long-time employee Carol Lucenara to the position of manager of Surfrider Resort Hotel. Carol will continue to also manage Great Harvest Bread Co. Saipan while expanding...

Australia Post to lift US package delivery suspension later this month

Australia Post will resume postal shipment to the US and its overseas territories later this month following a temporary suspension. The resumption of postal services to the US, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, US Virgin Islands and US...

Bears rally past Falcons, 9-7

J-Boy Mediola of the Bears readies a steal of third base during a 2025 Saipan Baseball League game at Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr THE Bears slipped away with the win on Friday, defeating the Falcons 9-7...

Bella’s 255-pound marlin wins fishing tournament

The crew of the boat Bella, captained by Justice Perry Inos, poses with their winning catch — a 255-pound blue marlin — at the conclusion of the Saipan Fishermen Association 3rd Annual Elijah Craig Bourbon Billfish Jackpot Tournament at Smiling...

Woman sentenced to 2 years’ probation for marriage fraud

THE federal court sentenced Jaimelynn Nebres Morales to two years’ probation on one count of marriage fraud on Friday. At the sentencing hearing, Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI also ordered Morales to pay a $900...

Un hombre de San Diego se declara culpable de aterrizar un avión en una isla restringida de la Marina, dos veces

Un hombre de San Diego se declaró culpable el lunes de cargos federales relacionados con aterrizar dos veces su avioneta privada en la Isla de San Clemente, una franja de tierra prácticamente árida a unos 112 kilómetros al oeste de San Diego,...

Chamorros are not minorities — we are indigenous

THE U.S. Department of Education recently announced it will terminate funding for Minority-Serving Institutions, including Northern Marianas College’s Asian American, Native American, Pacific Islander Serving Institution programs. These grants...

GOP leaders say Republican-led government can better address CNMI’s challenges

From left, NMI Republican Pary Secretary Irene Holl, First Vice President Pat Rasa, President Joseph Leepan Guerrero, Second Vice President Patrick Cepeda and Precinct 4 chair, former Rep. Alice Igitol, during a press conference at Marianas...

General Hospital Spoilers: Lulu Helps An Accident Victim — Who Might That Be?

General Hospital spoilers claim Port Charles is gearing up for a heart-pounding twist as previews tease Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins Bruening) rushes to aid an accident victim next week. With the town already reeling from Drew Cain’s (Cameron...

Times are a-changing, again

The second time change of 2025 is getting closer, as Daylight Saving Time, the seasonal shift that extends evening daylight, will soon finish. In most of the U.S., the clocks change twice a year: once when Daylight Saving Time begins and again...

October Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 17 days

October’s Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will be issued to recipients in 17 days. Most SSI payments are issued on the first of every month, including October. However, the following November payment will be issued on Oct....

SANCAR Armed USV Completes Live-Fire Trials

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 representatives from the Turkish...

Field of Heroes to commemorate 24th anniversary of 9/11

The U.S. flags at American Memorial Park symbolize “courage, pure intention, and vigilance.” Photo by Bryan Manabat THE NMI will plant a Field of Heroes, a garden of about 500 American flags, in a series of commemorative events on Saipan, Tinian...