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Swimming prodigy Aleksenko rakes up six golds for Northern Mariana Islands
RNZ
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July 4, 2025
Isaiah Roger Aleksenko Photo: RNZ Pacific/Coco Lance Team Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) member Isaiah Aleksenko, 19, is leading the charge among Pacific swimmers at the Mini Games 2025. The swimming prodigy has emerged as a dominant force thus...
Dengue scare hits Pacific Mini Games; athlete receives medical care, health alert issued
RNZ
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July 5, 2025
Palau's Health Ministry is asking everyone to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Photo: Facebook / Office of the President, Republic of Palau Palau's Ministry of Health (MOH) has warned athletes and officials at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games to...
Pacific airlines team up for pilot cadetships, four countries sign new trade and healthy food deal
The New Zealand Herald
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July 4, 2025
The airlines said the programme would include “rigorous training, structured mentorship, and professional development to produce a pilot workforce trained to operate in complex and remote Pacific environments”. The two airlines said they would...
Mayor Camacho congratulates CNMI athletes
Marianas Variety
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RB Camacho SAIPAN Mayor RB Camacho wishes to convey his heartfelt congratulations to the local athletes who represented the CNMI at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. The mayor expressed his pride in all the athletes who have trained and worked...
7 ways to get free or low-cost health insurance
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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7 ways to get free or low-cost health insurance Health insurance can be costly. First, you pay premiums for coverage for medical care and prescription medication. Then you often face out-of-pocket costs when you access care. These expenses may...
$2.8M health project brings MRI, hyperbaric chamber to NMI
Marianas Variety
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THE Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation on Tuesday broke ground on a new facility that will house the CNMI’s first MRI machine and hyperbaric chamber — two critical pieces of equipment that can reduce the need for residents to seek treatment off...
Northern Mariana Islands move forward with comprehensive waste management plan
Pasquines
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June 16, 2025
The Northern Mariana Islands is making notable progress toward improving its approach to waste management through the Comprehensive Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (CISWMP). A public hearing took place on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 6:00...
Health Ranger Report: Adapt 2030’s David DuByne elaborates on the escalating global supply chain crisis
Natural News
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June 25, 2025
Health Ranger Report: Adapt 2030’s David DuByne elaborates on the escalating global supply chain crisis (Note: This article is based on a "Health Ranger Report" interview posted Dec. 22, 2023 on Brighteon.com.) Houthi rebel attacks on cargo ships...
Report highlights gaps in healthcare access within justice system
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released a report, Examining Access to Adequate Healthcare within the Northern Mariana Islands’ Justice System, following an in-person briefing, series of web briefings, and tour...
CNMI Bar backs Judiciary's request for indigent defense funding
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI Bar Association on Monday expressed full support for the Judiciary’s request to fund indigent defense — a new account proposed in the judicial branch’s budget for fiscal year 2026. The Judiciary has submitted a $13.6 million budget...
What’s the Incentive for Anyone Good to Run?
Kandit News Group
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July 9, 2025
What a time to be alive! It’s in times like these that both journalistic and political careers are forged. Oh, how I remember reading George Smalley’s dispatch from the Battle of Antietam! Or how eager I was for the latest installment of what...
SHS announces upcoming spay and neuter clinic
Marianas Variety
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(SHS) — Saipan Humane Society is pleased to announce an upcoming spay and neuter clinic with visiting veterinarian Dr. Mariah Coakley, scheduled for July 1-3 and July 7-9, 2025. Appointments are now open and can be booked online through the SHS...
How the reorganization of the US Department of Health impacts the US Territories
Pasquines
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June 26, 2025
In late March, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a sweeping restructuring plan to streamline the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and cut an estimated 10,000 full-time jobs. This...
CNMI launches Aquatic Health Code to protect swimmers and strengthen public health
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI, through the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation is taking a major step forward in public health by launching its first-ever Aquatic Health Code. This new initiative, led by the CNMI CHCC Environmental Health Disease Prevention Program in...
New Rotary Club of Saipan officers sworn in
Marianas Variety
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GREG Borja will assume the presidency of the Rotary Club of Saipan starting July 1, after he and the incoming leadership were sworn into office on Tuesday at the Crowne Plaza. This will be Borja’s second term as president of the Rotary Club. He...
Sen. Babauta urges support for AMC gateway designation at Saipan airport
Marianas Variety
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Celina R. Babauta SENATOR Celina R. Babauta is urging the CNMI community to “build, not block” the economic opportunities tied to the possible designation of the Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport as a U.S. Air Force Air Mobility...
OPINION | Saipan: Stop repeating. Start reinventing.
Marianas Variety
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LET’S be honest. Saipan’s tourism marketing still feels stuck in 2005. We’re recycling the same beach photos, the same slogans, and brochures that haven’t aged well. Meanwhile, Palau is promoting sustainability, Bali is welcoming remote workers...
Maine to receive $26 million as part of $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
WABI - Maine
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June 18, 2025
AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - The state of Maine is expected to receive $26 million from Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, as part of the $7.4 billion settlement that will resolve lawsuits over the company’s role in creating and...
Virgin Islands Could Receive $1.5 million From Purdue Pharma Settlement
St. Thomas Source
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June 18, 2025
Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announces that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family....
West Virginia to get up to $53 million from opioid lawsuit settlement with Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family
The Morgan Messenger - West Virginia
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June 17, 2025
Attorney General JB McCuskey has announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. He made the...