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CNMI mourns passing of Carolinian cultural icon Lino Olopai
February 1, 2026• Local News
THE CNMI is mourning the loss of Lino Mettao “Tata Lino” Olopai, a revered Carolinian cultural leader, master navigator, and knowledge bearer who passed away peacefully on Thursday at the age of 86.
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Fake green cards lead to woman’s arrest
February 1, 2026• Local News
LORNA Maramba was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers caught her using two falsified permanent resident cards to travel from the CNMI to Hawaii, according to a federal complaint unsealed last week.
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Hopwood project moves forward after design completion
February 1, 2026• Local News
THE Public School System is now ready to bid out the construction of Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood Middle School after receiving a 100% completed architectural and engineering design.
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After repeated vandalism, Garapan Central Park reopens
February 1, 2026• Local News
FOLLOWING a vandalism incident that forced Garapan Central Park to close Wednesday night, Division of Parks and Recreation Director Mike Cruz said the park is now back in operation after staff repaired and secured the electrical panel.
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Most Commented
Sports
February 1, 2026• Local Sports
Bingo fundraiser for CNMI Weightlifting
February 1, 2026• Local Sports
Muldoon, Odicta dominate rain-soaked Airport Trail Run
February 1, 2026• Local Sports
Priority Care flatlines CHCC as Docomo outshoots Guns & Hoses
January 29, 2026• Local Sports
Carol Lee turns heads with commanding wins in UAE
January 29, 2026• Local Sports
Marpac backs softball leagues for fifth year
January 29, 2026• Local Sports
High school basketball league starts today, Jan. 30
Community Bulletin
Editorials
It’s not a partisan issue
January 29, 2026• Editorials
CNMI leaders are speaking with one voice to educate certain U.S. lawmakers who are clearly unfamiliar with the EVS-TAP program.
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The main takeaway
January 22, 2026• Editorials
In any talks of government budget, revenue is only half of the equation. More crucial is spending, and historically, government expenditures have exceeded collections regardless of the islands’ economic condition.
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Good-hearted persons who can’t do simple math
January 15, 2026• Editorials
Elected officials continue to make demands on CUC while stiffing it of what the government owes.
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Regarding the FY 2025 fiscal report
January 8, 2026• Editorials
FOR the past few years, the administration’s annual fiscal report has read like 80% press release and only 20% useful information. The latest report is quite an improvement. It’s still a multi-page pat-on-the-back, but it now includes more pertinent details, some of which can be considered key data…
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Letters
Please support Lyllian
February 1, 2026• Letters to the Editor
BUENAS Marianas! As you may have seen, our granddaughter, Saipan’s very own Lyllian Lepinskie, is representing our island spirit all the way in Las Vegas as a finalist in a national Cox phone case design competition.
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The unified Pacific position: Territories align against deep-sea mining
February 1, 2026• Letters to the Editor
AS of January 2026, a significant shift has emerged in the Pacific. Localized environmental concerns have crystallized into a coordinated “Unified Pacific Position” involving Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
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Opinions
In the presence of giants, remembering Tata Lino Olopai
February 1, 2026• Columnists
I AM writing this in a quiet moment, with tears still finding their way down my face, trying to put into words a loss that feels far larger than language.
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Our endless appetite for the end of the world
January 29, 2026• Columnists
SOMEONE once said that the secret to writing a bestseller is simple: convince people we’re doomed.
My own take is that we are “fascinated” by the idea of doomsday because of our awareness of our own mortality — and our reluctance to imagine this world continuing without us.
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Business
Trump taps ex-Fed insider Warsh to lead world’s top central bank
February 1, 2026• Business News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump on Friday chose former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to head the U.S. central bank when Jerome Powell’s leadership term ends in May, giving a frequent Fed critic a chance to put his idea of monetary policy “regime change” into …
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Regional/World
GovGuam: Revenues exceeded expenses, reserves strengthened, long-term stability reinforced
February 1, 2026• Regional, World
HAGÅTÑA (Office of the Guam Governor) — The Department of Administration has released unaudited General Fund financial results for fiscal year 2024, showing that the Government of Guam continued to live within its means, strengthen reserves, and solidify the island’s long-term financial stability.
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National
US judge declines to halt Trump’s Minnesota immigration agent surge
February 1, 2026• National
(Reuters) — A Minnesota federal judge on Saturday declined to order a halt to President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis, in a lawsuit by state officials accusing federal agents of widespread civil rights abuses.
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