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Saipan’s Yurong Zhang Named to President’s List at Bob Jones University
Marianas Variety
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GREENVILLE, SC (BJU) — Yurong Zhang, a Junior Studio Art major from Saipan, was among over 580 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2024 President's List. The President's List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point...
First Hawaiian Bank supports NMC Golf Open as Gold Sponsor
Marianas Variety
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First Hawaiian Bank has contributed $5,000 to the Northern Marianas College Foundation in support of its upcoming Golf Open. From left, Associated Students of NMC Treasurer Richard Baleares, NMC Executive Secretary to the Board of Regents Helen...
Saipan students named to Bob Jones University’s Dean’s List
Marianas Variety
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GREENVILLE, SC (BJU) — The following students are among approximately 720 Bob Jones University students named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2024 semester. The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the...
Early bird deadline on July 11 for HANMI golf tourney
Marianas Variety
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Island Training Solutions owner Jim Arenovski presents a check for $1,200 on July 3, 2025, at the ITS office in Susupe, Saipan, to the organizing committee of the 23rd Annual HANMI Charity Classic Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held on...
Hybrid dissemination workshop conducted on Tinian, Rota
Marianas Variety
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(CHCC) — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation’s Non-Communicable Disease Programs recently announced the successful completion of a Non-Communicable Disease Hybrid Survey Dissemination Workshop on Tinian and Rota. During the two-day workshop,...
DPW seeks bids for Tinian road and drainage project
Marianas Variety
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Ray Yumul THE Department of Public Works is soliciting bids for the improvement of the road and drainage system along Route 205 on Tinian. The project package for interested contractors will be available this Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at...
Triple J exports Tinian produce to Guam
Marianas Variety
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TRIPLE J Tinian Farms is producing and selling farm-fresh fruits and vegetables to Tinian, Saipan and Guam. On Feb. 14, 2025, Triple J shipped about 1,400 pounds of various kinds of fruits and vegetables to the Payless Supermarkets on Guam. Triple...
A successful Marianas Business Showcase
Marianas Variety
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ON behalf of the Marianas Business Network, I would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to the sponsors who played a pivotal role in the success of the Marianas Business Showcase this past Sunday at the Crowne Plaza. The event was a resounding...
Saipan Chamber of Commerce to host 2024 Annual Business Person of the Year & Board Installation Gala
Marianas Variety
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(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its much-anticipated signature event of the year, the Annual Business Person of the Year & Board Installation Gala, set to take place on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at Hibiscus Hall,...
Sen. Magofna, Eucon president discuss plan for a ‘Silicon Valley’ park on Saipan
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Sen. Corina Magofna, right, and Eucon International University President Dr. Christian Wei pose for photo after a meeting earlier this week. Contributed photo EUCON International University President Dr. Christian Wei shared with Sen. Corina...
UPDATED 'End of an era': Duty Free Shop closing its Saipan store
Pacific Daily News
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(Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a statement from DFS Group Limited's marketing office.) Duty Free Saipan Ltd., which operates T Galleria in the tourist district of Garapan, will be closing shop by April 30, 2025, after...
CNMI students can earn UOG graduate degree without leaving Saipan
Pacific Daily News
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Students in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands looking to earn a graduate degree don’t have to leave home, thanks to a partnership between the University of Guam and Northern Marianas College. The partnership provides an opportunity...
DFS Saipan to close shop, ending four decades of operations in the CNMI
The Pacific Island Times
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February 19, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Saipan— Against the backdrop of a stagnant tourism market, DFS Galleria will shutter its Saipan stores on May 1, capping its more than four decades of operations in the Northern Marianas. “This closure is the...
Egg shortage hits Saipan
Marianas Variety
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A SHORTAGE of eggs has left many families on Saipan without them at breakfast. According to Yoon Hojin, owner of 99 Cents in Garapan, San Jose Mart in Oleai/San Jose, and K Supermart in San Antonio, eggs from the U.S. have not been arriving “due...
Joeten sponsors Saipan Marathon Wacky Awards
Marianas Variety
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February 23, 2025
(MVA) — Why just whizz through a marathon when you can be wacky for a chance to win awesome prizes? Participants in the Saipan Marathon 2025 Wacky Awards on March 8, 2025, in The Marianas will have a chance to win sporting goods gift certificates...
'Worst shark attack ever' as terrified victims forced to feed the dead to predators
The Mirror
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June 28, 2025
In the summer of 1945, the USS Indianapolis set sail from San Francisco to the small Northern Mariana island of Tinian, carrying with it components for 'Little Boy' - a deadly nuclear weapon that, on August 6 of that year, would be used to bomb...
Register now for Saipan Chamber of Commerce March general membership meeting
Marianas Variety
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(SCC) — Håfa Adai and Tirow from the Saipan Chamber of Commerce! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming February general membership meeting or GMM, scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Taga Hall, Saipan World...
Waste Of The Day: Puerto Rico, Guam, Others In Debt
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearWire, Topline: The five inhabited U.S. territories are collectively $57.8 billion in debt and have issues with their financial statements that “can lead to poor financial decisions and lost access to capital...
Northern Mariana Islands: A magnitude-5.2 offshore earthquake occurs east of Saipan early July 29
Crisis24
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Various student groups, including the National Association of University Students and the National Association of Nigerian College of Education Students, have called for indefinite nationwide protests from July 29. The action is in response to...
Luxury store to close amid Marianas economy worries
RNZ
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February 20, 2025
Aerial view of Garapan, Saipan seen from Mt Tapochao, Saipan's highest peak. Photo: 123RF Luxury retail store DFS (Duty Free Shoppers) Saipan is shutting up shop with their last day at the end of business day on 30 April, 2025. In a statement, the...