Northern Mariana Islands News

NEWS UPDATE: Guam National Guard expands recruiting, training in the Northern Marianas Pacific Daily News * news@guampdn.com * February 9, 2010 Guam Gov.

In order for an adoption to take place, a person available to be adopted must be placed in the home of a person or persons eligible to adopt.

President Obama Fiscal Year 2011 budget, released on Monday, includes $1.35 billion to continue the "Race to the Top" education initiative, and U.S. Rep.

The Navy's newest aircraft carrier will be the first to have its strike group commanded by a woman, according to an announcement Thursday.

Gov. Benigno R. Fitial reappointed Public Safety Commissioner Santiago F. Tudela and appointed Martin C. Sablan as Department of Public Works secretary on Friday, setting in motion the Senate's preparation for the two appointees' confirmation hearings.

Jan. 30, 2001 MOU ratifies presence of US ships Commonwealth and US officials formally sealed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday, reaffirming an agreement between local and federal governments to sustain the presence of naval pre-positioned ships at the Saipan lagoon.

Prosecutors will argue to preserve subpoenas that call Northern Marianas Gov. Benigno Fitial to court to answer questions about how and why a federal detainee was let out of prison to give him a massage.

Two senior officials with the U.S. Government Accountability Office were on island for a week to conduct a follow-up on the minimum wage study, in order to see first hand the impact on the local economy of the closure of COS Samoa Packing and the September disaster.

President Obama has signed into law an omnibus appropriations bill containing $1,350,000 in special projects for the Northern Mariana Islands, requested by Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan.

PEARL CITY A- The Hawai'i State Laboratory will test up to 4,800 suspected flu specimens from six Pacific island nations and territories as part of a one-year contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Association of Public Health Laboratories.

The president of a versatile distribution company in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands won the 2009 Guam Business Executive of the Year award on Saturday.

U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs Tony Babauta signed yesterday afternoon almost $1.2 million in grant funding for the CNMI, $800,000 of which will be used to produce a water and wastewater master plan to comply with a federal stipulated order.

The once-a-decade count of those living in the United States is under way, and state and local governments are asking local residents to make sure they are counted - " a full and accurate count of Georgia and Cherokee County populations serves as a 10-year-basis for government funding, as well as government representation.

The governor of the Northern Mariana Islands has admitted ordering the temporary release from jail of his masseuse to relieve persistent back pain.Gov. Benigno Fitial said Thursday he didn't realize the woman was being held on federal charges in a human smuggling case when he tried to reach her.Fitial says he asked commonwealth Corrections ...

Gov. Benigno R. Fitial and Lt. Gov. Eloy S. Inos said they will continue working to bring prosperity back to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and will not back down in the face of economic and federalization challenges, as they took their oaths of office just after 3 p.m. yesterday before a crowd of about 2,000 people.

Buenas yan Hafa Adai! In this week's article, I want to wish all of you a healthy and prosperous New Year.

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement reaffirmed its commitment to fight against human smuggling days after local authorities arrested 24 Chinese nationals who tried to illegally enter Guam on a boat.

Leonardo M. Rapadas, the U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, said that Jian Li and Qing Mei Cheng were indicted on Jan.

The 16th House of Representatives adopted a resolution yesterday commending Ruth L. Tighe for her outstanding contributions to the CNMI as a professional librarian, writer, educator, and citizen.

The RNC has transferred $20K to the Northern Mariana Islands in the past 2 months, according to FEC reports, in what could be support for local candidates or, RNC critics say, political payback.