Latest edition of MP magazine now available

The March-April edition of one of the CNMI’s most read magazines, MP Magazine, is now finally out after several weeks’ delay brought on by the frequent unannounced power outages.

In an earlier email to MP readers and subscribers, member of the MP Magazine publishing team Ivan Propst said that “for those who haven’t been able to sleep well due to anxiety over the lateness of the March-April issue of MP, you can rest more calmly now that this issue has gone to press and should be out in about a week, providing fuel shortages don’t delay it longer.”

He added that it was, “in fact, primarily the frequent unannounced power outages that caused the delay in putting this issue together.”

The March-April issue of MP magazine is now on sale at numerous locations on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.

The MP publishing team said they are especially excited about this issue as it brings local and stateside readers in-depth articles about two topics of major interest to the CNMI.

One feature article, The Issue of Federalization, was written by David Cohen soon after he left his position as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs this January. The article expresses his personal views on the move to federalize the CNMI’s immigration system.

Another feature article, A National Marine Park in the CNMI: Priceless, was authored by local entrepreneur Laurie Peterka. This piece, accompanied by stunning photography, presents details about the proposal to set aside the northernmost region of the CNMI, an area of 115,000 square miles, as a marine national monument. As one of the largest such areas in the world, it would offer considerable opportunity to the CNMI on many fronts, not the least of which would be greater recognition with regard to marine research, environmental preservation, and ecotourism. This MP exclusive explains what such a marine preserve will mean for the CNMI’s current and future generations.

The magazine is now being sold locally in several locations, including Joeten stores in Susupe and Garapan, Price-Costco, Java Joe’s, Kagman Market, Tun Kiku’s Market, Da Rock Steady Shop, Bestseller, NMC Bookstore, Tinian Ice and Water on Tinian, and As Paris Restaurant on Rota.

Inquiries about MP and its advertising rates can be made at the Titan Media Group office located on the first floor of the Cabrera Center on Beach Road or by calling Catherine Perry Anderson, MP sales director, at 235-4176. Subscription information is also provided at www.marianaspride.com.