Pacific fishery council recommends tuna catch limit
The Western and Central Pacific Fishery Council has recommended setting a 2023 catch limit of 2,000 metric tons of bigeye tuna each for Guam, the Northern Marianas and American Samoa. “Each U.S participating territory
Pacific Mini Games Update
The action continues at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games as athletes and competitors come together to compete under the clear Northern Marianas skies. The game’s organisers have strongly urged participants to maintain
Pacific Mini Games Update
Toea Wisil ignite PNG track and field dominance Reigning pacific sprint queen, Papua New Guinea’s Toea Wisil has won the 100 metres finals once more at the Pacific Mini Games 2022. The 34-year-old sprinter clocked
Pacific Mini Games Update
A Successful Opening Ceremony The official opening ceremony of the Pacific Mini Games 2022 was a huge success on Friday night with over 3000 spectators attending the opening ceremony at the Oleai Sports Complex in the
Northern Marianas aim high at Pacific Mini Games
Members of the CNMI National Athletics Team will have their work cut out for them with the region’s titans of track and field competing in the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022. CNMI will be hoping to provide
Opinion: No opposition to the Mariana Trench’s national sanctuary nomination but……
By Bea Cabrera Its mystery is a source of fascination for marine explorers, researchers and oceanographers. Filmmaker James Cameron was drawn into the Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean about 124 miles
CNMI Governor Ralph Torres acquitted by Senate
Commonwealth of Northern Marianas (CNMI) Governor Ralph Torres has been acquitted of all the charges filed against him by the Democrat-Independent-led House of Representatives in six articles of impeachment. The
Saipan ‘ready’ for Pacific Mini Games
The President of the Pacific Games Council (PGC) Vidhya Lakhan and chief executive Andrew Minogue have made a final inspection of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI’s) and have approved preparations for the 2022
CNMI Customs confiscate $700K ‘ice’ at post office
The Division of Customs and Biosecurity confiscated 4.9 pounds of crystal methamphetamine (‘ice’) with a street value of US$700,000 at the post office in Chalan Kanoa on Saturday, the largest drug haul in
Tourists trickle into Micronesia
By Bernadette Carreon Palau’s cautious return to tourism this year is being closely watched by its neighbours as it has had to respond to fluctuating case numbers in its tourism source markets. Palau slowly reopened
