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The Covenant Party was a political party in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The party was founded in 2001, splitting from the Republican Party and was dissolved in 2013, with the party merging back into the Republican Party. The party advocated for governmental and financial reform.
With the loss of garment manufacturing as a key industry, Tan Holdings shifted its focus to tourism, heavily investing in the industry and promoting the islands to China, Korea and Russia, as well as to the CNMI's traditional market, Japan. In 2009, Jerry Tan was awarded the 2009 Executive of the Year by Guam Business News.
The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 ("CNRA"), approved by the U.S. Congress on May 8, 2008, established a CNMI delegate's seat; Democrat Gregorio Sablan was elected in November 2008 as the first CNMI delegate and took office in the 111th Congress. Like the other five delegates in the House, the CNMI delegate participates in debates ...
The District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands [2] (in case citations, D. N. Mar. I.) is a federal territorial court whose jurisdiction comprises the United States-affiliated Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). It was established by Act of Congress in 1977, pursuant to an international agreement between the United States ...
The Northern Mariana Islands' at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The Commonwealth does not have a voting member of Congress, but does elect a delegate who can participate in debates with the United States House of Representatives.
In the 2007 election cycle, the CNMI House membership was increased from 18 to 20. Representatives serve two-year terms and are elected from seven election districts: District 1: Saipan (6 seats) District 2: Saipan (2 seats) District 3: Saipan & the Northern Islands (6 seats) District 4: Saipan (2 seats) District 5: Saipan (2 seats) District 6 ...
Benigno Repeki Fitial (born November 27, 1945) is a Northern Marianan politician who served was the seventh governor of the Northern Mariana Islands.The second longest-serving governor in CNMI history, Fitial was elected on November 6, 2005, assumed office on January 9, 2006, and was re-elected to a (five-year) second term in 2009.
CNMI Legislature Time in Office 1st Oscar Cruz Rasa [1] Territorial [2] 1st 1978–80 2nd Joaquin Pangelinan: Democratic: 2nd 1980–82 3rd Benigno Fitial: Republican: 3rd 1982-1984 4th Vicente Masga Sablan [3] Democratic: 4th January 9, 1984–January 13, 1986 [4] 5th Jose R. Lifoifoi: Republican: 5th January 13, 1986-1988 [5] 6th Pedro Deleon ...