The CNMI has about 40 to 50 members of a delegation that is participating in the five-day 2023 Territorial Climate and Infrastructure Workshop in Hawaii organized by the Office of Insular Affairs of the U.S. Department of Interior specifically for U.S. territories.
Sen. Celina R. Babauta (D-Saipan) has disclosed that she and the Palacios-Apatang administration are working on a plan that they are hoping will resolve the dispute between the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. and Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. over CHCC’s $53.6 million outstanding balance for unpaid electric, water, and wastewater charges and late fees.