News - Northern Mariana Islands

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Feb. 24 CHamoru Standard Time “proposed revisions to its regulations” which it said are “to support critical mineral exploration and development essential for national security and economic prosperity.”
 

HONOLULU, Hawaii — Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. will be among several Pacific islands attending the The Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security, and Shared Prosperity Summit in Honolulu.
 

The partial U.S. Government shutdown that is affecting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security went into effect on Jan. 14, CHamoru Standard Time.

On Jan. 20, the House of Representatives passed a measure that amends the Small Business Act to include the Northern Mariana Islands in the Small Business Administration’s microloan program. 
 

The Jan. 21 ruling on the Federal Register (CHamoru Standard Time) on deep sea mining establishes a consolidated permit application for deep sea mining and commercial recovery.