CNMI Government News, Events and Press Releases

Public advised not to panic Capitol Hill, Saipan – The general public on the island of Saipan is hereby being advised that the Department of the Army-National Guard, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, will be conducting a 36-hour Full Scale Exercise dubbed “MESNGON”. Exercise “MESNGON” will cha...

Governor Benigno R. Fitial has proclaimed the month of June 2010 as “Northern Mariana Islands – Philippines Friendship Month” in conjunction with the 112th Philippine Independence Day....

The CNMI Department of Commerce will be hosting an open house event on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm to launch the re-establishment of the CNMI’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The event will be hosted on the bottom floor of the CNMI Department of Commerce, located in Capitol Hill. The CNMI SBDC ......

Governor Benigno R. Fitial has declared a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands due to the imminent incapacity of the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) to provide critical power generation service to the CNMI and the extreme, immediate threat such condition poses to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana I...

On January 21, 2009, an Executive Memorandum from President Barack Obama fundamentally changed the way the US Federal Government operated.  This memorandum to Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies stated three objectives; the government should be transparent, participatory, and collaborative. In August of 2009, the CNMI ARRA Office discover...