Stories by Mark Rabago

Delegate Gregorio Kilili Sablan officially said goodbye to his constituents in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands during a townhall meeting last Wednesday on Saipan.

Captain Jeff Race said despite the loss, the CNMI still had an impressive showing in its first-ever Davis Cup competition.

A total of 15 teams will play for two slots up for grabs for promotion to Asia/Oceania Group 3.

The CNMI has temporarily banned live poultry and hatching egg imports from Hawai'i.

Arnold Palacios, who led a coalition of Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands and independent candidates in the 2024 general elections, has congratulated President-elect Donald Trump.

The Republican Party candidate from the Northern Mariana Islands won the race for CNMI's lone non-voting delegate in the US House of Representatives.

While citizens of the CNMI cannot vote for the US president, the highlight of the general elections is the US delegate race.

For more than 30 years, the Saipan Tribune has been a proud and reliable source of news for our island community and the Pacific region.

The Northern Mariana Islands Professional Firefighters Union said recent discoveries raised significant health and environmental concerns over Aqueous Film-Forming Foam. Audio

The rise in student vaping is a pervasive issue confronting most public schools in the Northern Mariana Islands, according to a recent Public School System Citizen Centric Report. Audio

Delegate Gregorio Sablan said it is an increase from the US$10.16m granted to the Northern Mariana Islands last year.

"The law that is supposedly repealing overtime pay, as well as bonuses for certain elected officials, was enacted back in 2003. However, the Settlement Fund did not collect overpayments then."

Northern Marianas' Department of Corrections wants to house inmates from other jurisdictions as its current number of prison beds far exceeds its present prison population.

A total of 61 candidates will vie for positions in US Congress, CNMI Senate and House of Representatives, municipal councils, and the CNMI Board of Education.

A bill that essentially removes marijuana from pre-employment drug testing for government jobs has been signed into law by Northern Marianas governor.

"We want [the United States government representatives] to come and see the challenges we face," Commonwealth of Northern Marianas' Governor Arnold Palacios says.

The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands leaders are worried about China's recent missile test after a dummy warhead landed in the Pacific Ocean last week.

The Department of Public Safety assistant chief of police said if there were criminal laws that were violated, officers may also face criminal actions.

Northern Marianas Police have apprehended two suspects in the theft of a coin machine in Saipan last month.

Former Pacific/Oceania Davis Cup captain Jeff Race is confident the Northern Marianas will fare well in its debut in the tennis tournament.

A Tinian inter-island carrier has been accused of discrimination by the US Customs and Border Protection after it requested a "lightweight" officer, due to aircraft weight restrictions.

The recognition honours the contributions of American towns, cities, counties, and their citizens, who played a significant role in supporting the US war effort during World War II.

Emergency shelters have been set up in Guam as Tropical Depression 14W intensifies.

Former CNMI House rep Andrew Salas sued for the reversal of the ban and called cockfighting an important cultural and political activity throughout the islands.

An indigenous advocacy group in the Northern Marianas is opposing Lou Leon Guerrero's stance on the use of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles on Guam.