THE LATEST TYPHOON SINLAKU UPDATES FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
LAND clearing began Saturday, Sept. 9. at the site of a former World War II-era American Cemetery, local historian and scholar Don Farrell said. He said a crew of “a few hardy souls, not representing any particular agency,” met at the 8th Avenue Roundabout to begin uncovering the nearby site of the access road to…
OPERATED and owned by Bridge Investment Group LLC, Tinian Diamond Suites held a soft opening on Sept. 1. “It is perfectly situated opposite the House of Taga and consists of 40 units which are mostly two-bedroom suites,” said Hotel and F&B Manager Clint Albert. He said BIG, which also owns Tinian Diamond Hotel, also took…
ALTER City Group, an investor on Tinian whose land lease agreement with the Department of Public Lands was terminated last month, is a victim of “geopolitical factors” affecting potential investment in the CNMI, Tinian Mayor Edwin P. Aldan said. In a statement on Tuesday, Aldan said, “It is unfortunate that Alter City Group was unable…
The U.S. Department of Defense’s plan to improve the Tinian Harbor and its breakwater—which is expected to start in a couple of years—could be worth well over $1 billion, according to Commonwealth Ports Authority board chair Kimberlyn King-Hinds. Speaking at the unveiling of the newly renovated Tinian Marina last Friday, King-Hinds said that, based on…
TINIAN—After over a year of rehabilitation work, the Tinian municipality and the Commonwealth Ports Authority have finally unveiled the new and improved Tinian Marina. CPA board members and the Tinian leadership held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday to unveil the improved Tinian Marina, an over $1-million project funded by the Seaport portion of the Divert…
THE municipality of Tinian will “grind to a halt” if the House version of fiscal year 2024 budget measure becomes law, Tinian Mayor Edwin P. Aldan told members of the Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee, which conducted a budget hearing at the Tinian courthouse on Thursday. Present in the budget hearing were the committee chairman, Senate…
THE mayors of the CNMI unite to join the Saipan Chamber of Commerce and the business community across the Marianas to advocate and express their support for the passage HR 1420 which seeks to delay the “touchback” requirement. The touchback provision under the NMI U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 mandates CW-1 permit holders to leave…
TINIAN Sens. Karl King-Nabors and Frank Q. Cruz on Sunday vowed to “fight” for the $2.7 million that the administration and the House of Representatives cut from the fiscal year 2024 budget of the Tinian Mayor’s Office. In separate interviews on Sunday, Nabors and Cruz said they don’t support House Bill 23-66, which the House…
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard worked with officials on Rota and Tinian to test their response capabilities under national requirements and conduct area familiarization in the week of Feb. 6, 2023. Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam Incident Management Division, alongside personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Planning…
The Tinian Small Business Development Center at the Northern Marianas College Tinian Center will be hosting “Tinian Small Business Night- Christmas in July” on Thursday, July 27, 2023 from 5pm to 8pm at the Tinian Fiesta Grounds. This is a locally powered shopping event featuring both seasoned and upcoming local entrepreneurs and their products and…
