Picture of Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino in Tinian

Foodie Jojo Santo Tomas prepares to down a Tinian hot boonie pepper in anticipation of heading to this weekend's annual Hot Pepper Festival. Just to be safe, he was prepared with milk and a diet Coke. / Mark-Alexander Pieper/Pacific Daily News/mpieper@g

Eight months after an emergency was declared, nothing has been done to rectify the poor condition of the Tinian harbor, according to Tinian airport and seaport manager Joseph Mendiola.

Rep. Froilan Tenorio (Cov-Saipan) blasted Rota and Tinian senators for “obstructing passage” of a House bill seeking to legalize casino gambling on Saipan, even if he said most of the tax money and other revenues collected as a result of the bill becoming law would be used to pay government retirees' pension, restore 40-hour workweek and revive the earned income credit.

The Commonwealth Ports Authority has filed a $1 million lawsuit against a Texas company for alleged faulty design and management of the West Tinian Airport facility project.

Superior Court associate judge David A. Wiseman rejected yesterday a bid to modify the bail conditions of a 41-year-old man who is charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl on Tinian since she was 8 or 9.

Lawmakers and a mayor called for the “immediate restoration” of free meals for Rota and Tinian dialysis patients staying at a guesthouse on Saipan's Navy Hill, saying that denying patients these meals could later result in higher medical costs for the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.

The Inetnon Amot yan Kutturan Natibu/Mwiischil Safey me Kkoor Aramasal Faluw (Association of Native Medicine and Culture), in partnership with the Tinian Department of Community and Cultural Affairs and Office of the Mayor of Tinian, announced yesterday the opening of the Tinian Chamorro-Carolinian Cultural Center at the Man'amko Center in San Jose, Tinian, this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012.

Need a stay-cation? Book your Presidents' Day weekend in Tinian for the 8th Tinian Hot Pepper Festival on Feb. 18-19, 2012.

APRA HARBOR, Guam -Coast Guard Sector Guam warns boaters and beach goers to exercise caution in all waters across Micronesia through the week. The National Weather Service has issued a high surf and small craft advisory for all coastal waters surrounding Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan.

The Department of Public Works will soon be taking on three new projects for the community that will include a ferry feasibility study between Saipan and Tinian.