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Guam racers dominate in 2024 Saipan Turkey Cross
Pacific Daily News
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The deafening roar of bar-to-bar motocross was on the holiday table this past Thanksgiving weekend on Saipan as a large contingent of Guam racers, along with their moto head families, made the island hop for this high-flying event known as the...
Tom Tiffany criticizes US spending and immigration policies
Central Wisconsin News
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December 4, 2024
Congressman Thomas Tiffany | Official U.S. House headshotCongressman Thomas Tiffany | Official U.S. House headshot Rep. Tom Tiffany, a U.S. Congressman representing Wisconsin's 7th district since 2020, has expressed his views on various policy...
Saipan mayor meets with Precinct 4 business owners, representatives
Marianas Variety
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Mayor RB Camacho, standing right, meets with the business community from Precinct 4 at his office on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Photo by Andrew Roberto Lito Dixon, left, listens while Cecelia Gapach, center, speaks about some issues facing the places...
CCSSO chief begins 3-day visit to Rota, Tinian, Saipan public schools
Saipan Tribune
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The Public School System will celebrate on Wednesday its 36th anniversary as an autonomous education system with the enactment of Public Law 6-10 in 1988, and ahead of its celebration is the arrival of the chief executive officer of the Council of...
Saipan mayor, Karate dojo begin partnership
Marianas Variety
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Saipan Mayor RB Camacho, center, and Sensei Danny Banez, right of center, pose for a photo with members of the CNMI Martial Arts Academy of Self-Defense-Kyokushinkai Karate Watanabe Dojo in the conference room of the mayor's office on Aug. 2,...
Isla Montessori’s 1st Adult Education event set Dec. 12
Saipan Tribune
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Isla Montessori Saipan is excited to invite its enrolled families and any interested adults to its first Adult Education event of the school year 2024-25. It will be held on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 at Isla Montessori’s Children’s House located in...
DoD: Tinian divert 50% complete, North Field 90% cleared of vegetation
Saipan Tribune
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The U.S. Department of Defense provided an update on the Tinian Divert Airfield Project and its effort to revive World War II runways on Tinian during a stakeholders’ meeting last week on Saipan. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command...
3 Bishops, Several Priests and Catholic Church Lay Officials Named in Archdiocese Sex Scandal Disclosure
Kandit News Group
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December 6, 2024
Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, Bishop Tomas Aguon Camacho, and Archbishop Felixberto Camacho Flores at the Chancery Office in Hagatna, 1985. Photo taken from the Guam Daily Post with permission from its publisher. [Author’s disclosure: I...
LOOKING BACK: 'Regular dads' endured WWII horrors
Finger Lakes Times - New York
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Being a Baby Boomer, World War II was not some abstract occurrence that I learned about in school or from the movies. I heard my dad talking about being in Okinawa and Uncle Curt recounting his time in North Africa during the war. Even my Aunt...
From Hong Kong to the world: Luen Thai's 60-year legacy of overseas Chinese patriotism and business wisdom
Global Times
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Dr. Tan Siu Lin, founder and chairman of Luen Thai Group Photo: Courtesy of Luen Thai GroupAs the bells of Hong Kong's return to the motherland rang alongside Luen Thai's cargo ships, a 60-year journey unfolded - rooted in Hong Kong, connecting...
National education leader visits CNMI for PSS milestone celebration
Marianas Variety
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Carissa Miller Lawrence Camacho (PSS) — The Public School System, which will celebrate its 36th anniversary on Wednesday, welcomes the arrival of Dr. Carissa Moffat Miller, the chief executive officer of the Council of Chief State School Officers...
In service and sacrifice: Tinian’s Veterans Day tribute
Marianas Variety
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TINIAN — On the morning of Nov. 11, 2024, the Tinian community gathered at the Tinian Memorial Park to observe the annual Veterans Day event, a day dedicated to honoring the brave men and women who have served in the United States Military. This...
Saudi Arabia revives hopes, Bahrain and Iraq out of Billie Jean King Cup race
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The Saudi national team revived its hopes of advancing to the decisive stage of the Billie Jean King Cup Asia Group III qualifiers by defeating our national team 3-0 in the third group match. With this...
Archbishop Ryan: True call of the Church goes beyond ethnicity
Saipan Tribune
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Archbishop of Agaña Ryan Jimenez defended the appointment of Fr. Romeo Convocar as bishop-elect of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, emphasizing that the appointment process is not based on ethnicity but on the will of Pope Francis and the guidance of...
Velasco, McKagan, Remilloso top Saipan Unity Lions Club bike race
Marianas Variety
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The participants of the Saipan Unity Lions Club 2024 Year-End Bike Race pose for a photo at Banzai Cliff on Sunday. Contributed photo KIMIKO McKagan, Arvin Velasco and Fred Remilloso topped the Saipan Unity Lions Club 2024 Year-End Bike Race in...
Saipan Chamber of Commerce holds annual scholarship awards ceremony
Marianas Variety
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From left, Saipan Chamber of Commerce Board Secretary Ron Smith, SCC Board Director Alex Sablan, SCC Scholarship Recipient, Reine Aldan, SCC Board President Joe Guerrero, SCC Scholarship Recipient Catherine Barozzo, SCC Board Director Brad...
Coach Ma shares Olympic weightlifting expertise in Saipan seminar
Marianas Variety
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Participants pose with their certificates of completion at the conclusion of the Olympic weightlifting program conducted by Coach Jianping Ma in collaboration with local weightlifter Angel San Nicolas at the GetFitCNMI gym over the weekend....
Over 30 employers to participate in CNMI DOL job fair
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI Department of Labor invites job seekers to a job fair on July 25 at the Marianas Beach Resort, the former Hyatt, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 30 employers will set up at the hotel, including the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation,...
Rotary clubs of Saipan, Tokyo Hachioji South forge sister club relationship
Saipan Tribune
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The Rotary Club of Saipan and Rotary Club of Tokyo Hachioji South certified its agreement to a sister club relationship yesterday afternoon at the Azucena room of Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan. Thirty-five visiting Rotarians of the Rotary Club of...
OPINION ǀ Truth 124: CNMI’s Politics Gone AWRY by FEAR!
Marianas Variety
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Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is Politics is both “singular & plural” and both “an Art & Science,” which is taught in Highschool Government & Economics courses. Clearly, having twofold meanings in politics’ “purpose & execution” that can often be...