Stories by Mark Rabago

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.

Governor Arnold Palacios said the funding "will create new opportunities in education, healthcare, and business, helping us build a more resilient and connected CNMI".

The hand-reared birds are endemic to the Marianas and their release into the jungles of Luta last month marked an important step towards achieving a self-sustaining population.

"Having an MRI on island will improve our ability to diagnose and monitor various medical conditions."

CNMI's Filomenaleonisa Iakopo has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics where she will be running in the sprint events representing American Samoa.

Star Marianas has filed six counts of violations of the Sherman Act against Marianas Southern Airways, which flew away from the Northern Marianas in March 2023.

Julian Assange may be back in his home country of Australia, but his fight for free speech and freedom of the press will continue, according to his lawyer Barry Pollack. Audio

The event wrapped up on Monday and Northern Mariana Islands has finished top in the unofficial final medal standings with 70 gold medals.

The Marianas is expected to get a reprieve from brutal summer heat.

The CNMI swimming team continued to lead the charge as it added all 10 gold medals on Tuesday in the Kwajalein Pool in Kwajalein.

The US Census Bureau report showed that the largest decrease was in revenue, which went down 51 per cent.

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.