Stories by Mark Rabago

A round-up of results from weekend sports, including OFC Men's Nations Cup fixtures, Super Rugby Pacific semifinals, Micronesian Games, T20 Cricket

The Mariana Trench includes submerged active volcanoes and hydrothermal vents and the deepest point on earth.

NOAA's tropical cyclone outlook said it expects one to two typhoons, and up to four storms, for US-affiliated Pacific Islands.

The US Navy has been directed by the US House of Representatives to provide updates.

Commonwealth of Northern Marianas governor Arnold Palacios has lamented the business sector's seemingly "China-or-bust" stance in reviving the economy.

The US Environmental Protection Agency says lead exposure disproportionately affects communities of colour and low-income communities.

The Northern Marianas Badminton Association won Badminton World Federation's BWF Member Association Participation Award during the recent 3rd Annual Member Association Awards held in Chengdu, China.

The Northern Mariana's Legislature is implementing a security enhancement plan following a vandalism incident at the office of Senator Celina Babauta last year.

The Insular Cases are a series of US Supreme Court opinions on US territories, including the Northern Marianas, Guam and American Samoa.

The National Weather Service said extreme to exceptional drought persists across the Marianas, Yap State and the northern Marshall Islands.

The CNMI on average generates around 34,000 tonnes of waste per year. Of that total, around 6 000 tons - or almost one-fifth of the CNMI's waste - is plastic waste.

The US territory has signed a Blue Planet Climate Agreement, a document declaring its intention to commit itself on the path to a 100 percent renewable-energy future.

Two cables, named Proa and Taihei, are to improve digital connectivity between the United States and Japan.

A man on Saipan has burned the CNMI flag in protest, saying that it does not truly represent Indigenous people of the CNMI.

A memorial court of honour for the Navajo code talkers and the Marianas' marine scouts will soon be erected on Saipan in the Northern Marianas.

The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation said these attacks have targeted hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities, compromising patient information.

Asiana Airlines has replaced its regular flights from Incheon to Saipan with a charter schedule, citing low demand and the recent increase in the airport usage fees.

Governor Arnold Palacios is appealing to the US federal government to give the CNMI designation to become part of the Essential Air Service community.

The United States and its allies are taking perceived threats from China and North Korea seriously in the Asia-Pacific region with its largest multinational military exercise to date.

Mariana Islands Cycling Federation president Vince Seman said wider bike lanes is welcome news to the island's growing cycling community.

The Marianas is expected to see an increase in gusty trade winds throughout the week, which could lead to a rapid spread of fires.

Visitor arrivals to the CNMI grew to 23,840 tourists in January 2024, compared to 12,436 visitors received in January 2023, according to the Marianas Visitors Authority.

The Commonwealth of Northern Marianas House of Representatives floor leader Edwin Propst has announced his intent to run as the territory's delegate in US Congress.

A spate of animal abuse incidents recently occurred on Saipan following the shooting of four dogs with two succumbing to their injuries and a sea turtle being impaled in separate incidents.

The Northern Marianas will now have a new visa program to attract tourists from China following a decision by the US Department of Homeland Security.