Reaching out

On Aug. 17 (Aug. 18 CHamoru Standard Time) the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the availability of the Proposed Leasing Notice for a proposed Northern Mariana Islands Outer Continental Shelf Mineral Lease Sale later this year.

Several days after President Donald Trump signed executive order “Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” civil rights organizations are looking to defend birthright citizenship for a second time.

Two of Saipan’s longtime restaurants have permanently closed in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Sinlaku, adding J’s Restaurant’s longtime San Jose location and Oleai Beach Bar & Grill to a growing list of familiar businesses that have disappeared from the island’s economic landscape.

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to end birth tourism and limit birthright citizenship on Aug. 6.