CNMI Government Press Releases

Capital Hill, Saipan – The Fitial administration today announced that government employees’ payroll for July 2nd will not be delayed. This development is as a result of successful efforts by the Department of Finance to bring in cash collections in amounts larger than anticipated. Due to funding from cash collections, Governor Benigno R...

Capitol Hill, Saipan – Amidst the current calamity facing the CNMI Government, wherein insufficient revenues are available to pay for our government employees’ salaries, the 17th legislature passed today, June 17, 2010, H.B. 17-15, H.D.I, SS1., now Public Law 17-6. This landmark legislation grants the Governor “the authority to reprogram ...

Capital Hill, Saipan – As a public outreach effort by Governor Benigno Fitial, the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) and the Military Integration Management Committee (MIMC) will be conducting Community Outreach Dialogue sessions on Tinian, Rota and Saipan over the next week.  The goal of the outreach sessions is to inform the public of th...

Capital Hill, Saipan – Since 1983, Coastal Resources Management Office (CRM) has been charged with promoting the conservation and wise development of coastal resources in the CNMI. Working closely with other agencies such as the Division of Environmental Quality and the Division of Fish and Wildlife, CRM continues to ensure that the CNMI̵...

Capitol Hill, Saipan – A mom and pop store became the 5th retail establishment suspended for unlawfully selling alcohol to minors. This was learned through email received from the Department of Commerce, Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Control (ABTC) Division. “The 999 Market in Chalan Piao will be the 5th retail store sanctioned by operation of...

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...

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...