News - Northern Mariana Islands

Institutions of higher education in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau and the Marshall Islands are reshaping the educational landscape with new programs, expanded facilities, and community-focused initiatives. While some celebrate milestones, others face challenges, highlighting both the promise and the pressures facing higher education in the region.

Pageantry in the Marianas has been rooted in island communities for more than 75 years, evolving alongside changing values, interests, and opportunities.

Hong Kong based carrier, Greater Bay Airlines, has filed for a U.S. Foreign Air Carrier Permit to start scheduling flights to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
 

The U.S. Air Force’s 356th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group,  based at Andersen Air Force Base, was redesignated as the 356th Expeditionary Theater Support Group on June 18.
 

GARAPAN, Saipan — Less than a month into his appointment as deputy assistant secretary for Insular and International Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior, Angel Demapan is already making waves in his new role — beginning with a return visit to the Northern Mariana Islands, where he was once a youth congressman, now as one of the highest-ranking islanders in a White House administration.