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Critical C I gov't offices ready for Y2K
By Haidee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff
THE ADMINISTRATION's efforts at upgrading its computer systems has paid off as critical agencies and depa1tments are now '"Millennium Bug-free."
The Governor's special assistant for telecommunications Bob Webb said the Department of Finance, the Department of Public Health. the Emergency Management Office and the Office of
Personnel Management have all overhauled their computer systems.
"We see improvements in this area and some government agencies are also in the process of upgrading their systems to make them Y2K compliant," he said.
The upgrading of the highlysensitive Finance department's systems, for example, will spare the government from woffying too much on possible financial
Reyes: Referendum on federal takeover
Pete P. Reyes
By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff
SA YING he is disturbed by what he described as rumors of an impending '"federal takeover." Senate Floor Leader Pete
P. Reyes (R-Saipan) yesterday vowed to push for a referendum that would allow the CNMI's voters to voice out their opinion on the application offederal immigration and minimum wage laws to the islands.
Reyes was refen-ing to reports that President Clinton has written Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio a 1
"thank you" note for the governor's supposed willingness to work with the White House on the CNMI's transi- . tion to federal immigration and minimum wage laws.
The President met Tenorio on Guam last Nov. 23.
The Variety has learned that the President's 902 special rep-
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data e1Tors. Experts warned that the millen
nium bug threatens systems run by old computer programs which will interpret the Year 2000 as 1900, which has the same last two digits. As a result, any program with a date such as billing, payroll, inventory and bank accounts could crash or give misleading answers starting January 1, 2000.
"We've upgraded the Finance's system, which is J.D. Edwards. a
very popular business software. Other sensitive agencies are also in the process of upgrading their systems," said Webb, who was appointed by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio as his representative to the Y2K committee.
Webb also said that some agencies, 'like the Commonwealth Utilities Corp., will not really be affected by the computer glitch since most of its important data
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A spectacular fire works display sponsored by the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association light up the skies over Tuman Bay to greet in the New Year. Pt1010 by Eduardo c. Siguenza
Joseph Kevin Villagomez
DPH chief: Privatize gov't health • insurance
By Haidee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff
THE DEPARTMENT of Public Health has urged the cashstrapped government to privatize its health insurance plan in order to help the CNMI cope up with its own financial turmoil.
Health Sec. Joseph Kevin Villagomez, at the same time, stressed that privatizing health insurance is a more prudent move than drastically increasing the premium rate for any type of enrollment.
"Even if you raise the premium, the government - through its health insurance - still does not pay DPI-1 becauseoflackoffunds.
"Once you raise the premium, the government will have more debts," he said.
Villagomez stressed that DPI-1 cannot compel the government for long-delayed payments even if its debt already jeopardizes the delivery of health care services.
I le said if health insurance is only managed by private entities. the government can easily run after them if they delay their payments to DPH for a very long period of time.
··1 continue to believe that we should privatize the government health insurance to remove burden from the government. 1 r
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1 Variety News Staff ·· T HAGATNA - Right after being exonerated o( raping _and ~illing
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•· four-year-old D'Anna Olley. Beau Bnmeman will be facmg tnal for ,, ~j another rape-related case. ; J This time, it's for an attempted rape of a 15-year-old girl which .; ,j happened a month prior to Olley's death in 1996. t 1J Bruneman will remain in detention pending payment of a $5,()()0
Inauguration today; Governor's on hold f_:_-.•.1 bail. Paul Vernier, his counsel at the Olley case, will again represent -~ l:J Brnneman. . . . . . \~ ,j Bnmeman was found not gwlty of raping, beatmg, and murdering ::J \;j Olley by a jury of 12 last week. ~ ;i A teary-eyed Bnmeman stood beside his attorneys as the court clerk t ;j read the not-guilty verdict. ;; :. ''Bnmeman basically asserted his innocence from the very day he ,·
was mTested. Justice was done, he was given a fair trial, by a jury that , dete1mined that the evidence in this case was not sufficient to find him guilty of the heinous crime he was chm·ged with," Roland Matanona, one of Bmneman 's attorneys said after the verdict was read.
Matanona added, the hardest job in this case was that of the jurors. "I think the evidence tells the story and the story is basically that
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PAC NEWSPAPER STACKS~
By Jojo Santo Tomas Variety News Staff
HAGATNA - Members of the new Guam Legislature will be sworn in during inauguration ceremonies today, after weeks of post-election uncertainties.
Five new senators-four Republicans and a lone Democrat-will be take their oath of office along with IO other senators at IO a.m.
The new senators all ran on a platform of background and
experience. Kaleo Moylan, Simon Sanchez,
Edward Calvo, and Marcel Camacho have had much experience in the private sector, while Democratic senator-elect Eloy Bermudes holds an impressive military resume in addition to his work as the former general manager of the Port Authority of Guam.
While all is set for the 15 senators, the inauguration for the Governor and the Lt. Governor has
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2-t-1,\Rli\NAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY- JANUARY 4.1999
Iraqi children sing army songs during a concert organized by the Ministry of Information at the Mustansirija University in Baghdad on Saturday. Iraqi singers gave a concert in support of the Iraqi army and to protest latest U.S. and British missile attacks. AP
Pakistan PM escapes assassination try LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -f-ourpolicemcndie<l when a bomb explmlcu on a bridge in central Pakist:111 on Sunday minutes befon: Prime Minister NawazSharif was 10 p:1ss over it. said police, who Jcscribed the attack as an assassination attempt.
The bridge. 3 kilometers ( 1.8 miksJ from Sharif's private residence in Raiwind. was destroyed in the c.\plosion. Raiwind is a small rnwn 22 kilometers (13 miles) from Lahore - capital of central Punjab province.
The explosion occurred at around 0500 GMT as Sharif and his family approached the bridge on their \l'ay to Raiwind from Lahore.
"We staned bte for Raiwind because there wa.s a delay in our prcp:1ration ... the prime minister\ wife. Kusloom Nawaz Sharif. told The Associated Press.
Witnesses said police stopped tr:1fl'ic on the [,alrnre-Raiwind Ro:1d :iftn the hla.st. which 11·:1.,
he:ird for mi:e, (kilornctcrsJ
Nawaz Sharif
around. Sharif and his family used a
helicopter to reach their residence in Raiwind.
Police blamed the ethnic Muttahida Qami Movement (MQM). a former ally of Sharif. for the explosion. Speaking on condition of anonymity a police official said three MQM workers had been arrested in the southern pcm city of Karachi for rl:inning
Myanmar hopes relations with US, EU to improve YA\'GO\', .~l_vanmar (APJ -/vlyanmar's foreign minister hopes his country's frosty relations with the United States ;1ml the European Union will warm in 1999, the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported on Sunday.
··1 hope that friendship and cooperation with the E.U. and its members and the U.S. could be regained as in previous years,'' Foreign Minister Win Aung told diplomats at a briefing, the paper said.
The United States imposed economic sanctions on Myanmar in April 1997 because of the military government's suppression of a dcmocr;1cy movement led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and the regime's alleged failure to fight drug trafficking.
The Eurnpean Union also has imposed more limited trade sanctions on the countryforsimilar reasons.
Win Aung also said that Myanmar would continue with its independent foreign policy and hoped to increase its role in international affairs in thccomingyear.
In recent months, the military government has stepped up its campaign against Suu Kyi's political party,detainingnearlya thousand of members and refusing to let them return home until they sign "voluntary resignation" letters from the party.
Win Aung is a former anny colonel who joined the diplomatic corps 13 years ago and was ambassador to England before replacing the prickly and combative Ohn Gyaw as foreign minister in November.
the explosion. He did not disclose the identity
of the suspects. There was no immediate com
ment from the MQM. In Lahore, the home town of
Sharif, police raided the MQM office, but made no aITests.
Karachi has been under direct federal rule since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif dismissed the Sindh provincial government in October for failing to maintain peace.
Some 1,000 people died last year in factional fighting in the southern port city of 14 million.
Sharif has blamed the MQM, a former ally, for most of the bloodletting in Karachi and set up military courts last month to try those accused in the killings.
The MQM, which represents Urdu-speaking people who immigrated from British India at independence in 1947, denies the accusation-; and alleges !he govcrnmenl [\ Lngaging in "terrorism" against its ethnic group.
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP)Thailand 's labor minister said his country's employment situation will improve in 1999, with the pace of layoffs slowing during the first few months and being overtaken by new job creation by the end of summer, a media report said Sunday.
New government projects and a slowly improvingcconomy will help turn things around, Labor Minister Sompong Amomvivat said according to the Bangkok Post.
Thailand is in the midst of its worst economic crisis in modem times and is receiving a $ I 7.2 billion bailout from the lmemational Monetary Fund.
Labor ministry officials have estimated there are 2 million un
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Report: N ~ Korea deploying missiles TOKYO(AP)-Nor1hKoreahas deployed medium-range ballistic missiles, a Japanese broadcaster reported Saturday, a move that appears likely to unnerve its neighbors.
TI1e reprn1cd deployment comes just months after North Korea fired a long-range missile over Japan, prompting denunciations from Tokyo.
North Korea began developing the missiles, which are known as the Rodong-1 and have a range of about 620 miles, in the late I 980s and completed a test-liring in 1993. public NHK TV said.
The rcpol1 didn't say how many missiles had been deployed or whether they were ready for launch. Japanese Defense Agency officials were not immediately available for
comment Saturday. North Korea manufactured 20
Rodong-1 missiles in 1997 and ,mother l Oby the summerof 1998, NHK said, citing unidentified defense officials. Some were exprnted to Pakistan and Iran, the repo1t said.
111e missile fired over Japan in August was believed to have been a Taepo Dong, capable of striking any part of the Japanese archipelago.
Nonh Korea has said the rocket launched was a satellite, but Japan has dismissed that claim. The reclusive communist state said recently it is preparing to launch another satellite.
Japan has no missile-monitoring system, but has decided to put four spy satellites into orbit by 2002.
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TOKYO (APf--Three elderl)' J~t,1~ese died from choklng on glutinous rice cakes and dumplings, a traditionaldish eaten over the New Year's holiday, local officials said Saturday,
A Tokyo F1reDepartment spokesman saidsirice NewYear's Day, nine other people have been rushed tohospitalswith gooey "mochi" rice cakes stuck in their throats. · · ·.· •
Two of the three victims died. on Friday and the other died. Saturday, said· fire departmentspokesmanJsao Yamaura.
Every year, a handful of Japanese die from asphyxiation when mochi rice cakes, which are usually served grilled with a seaweed wrap or in a thin broth, get lodged in windpipes and prevent proper breathing. ·
In 1998, eight deaths were reported .and more than a dozen others were hospitalized after choking on mochi and. other New Year's
dishes, .. •· .·.·. · .. • . .·.. > .. ·•· ·•···.····• · .... ·.·· .· ..... • · Mochi i.s one .of the most wiclelytecognized ~y~bols ?fthe New .
Year inJapan,when many homes imd shrines3re decoj,ated with ritual·_offe~ngs of hard~ned• blocks of ri~, whiph bec9tne.softartd stickywhell cooked. · · · · ·
Masked students walk around downtown Seoul to stage an anti-U.S. rally Saturday. A placard with a campaign written on it saying that New Year's resolution of USA will turn South Korea into its economic colony through IMF. AP
MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1999-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 -- ---- . - - - ·---------- ------- --------·---------~------------ -
I gets failing marks THE immigration, labor, and trade problems of the CNMI remain as troublesome as ever despite the reforms implemented by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio, according to a federal report. issued last Wednesday.
OJA: 'Teno efforts have done nothing about basic problems' mum wage policies. Under these policies "The
CNMI has experienced a selfimposed explosive population growth of about 250 percent in the decade and a half from 1980 to 1995 with the total population growing from I 7.000 to 60.000 .... A starting 9 I '7c of the jobs in the private sector are held by temporary alien workers and more arc arriving daily even though unemployment and poverty rates among locally-born US citizens area very high. 14.2°/c and 35% respectively ...
The report said that the Clinton Administration .. continues to be concerned about the CNMl's heavy and unhealthy dependence upon an indentured alien worker program and on trade loopholes
to expand its economy." "As a result of this reliance, the
labor. immigration and law enforcement problems in the CNMJ continue. Of continuing concern is the emergence of serious secondary problems such as worker exploitation and ineffective border control, which are symptomatic of the CNMl's labor and im-migration policies, .. states the
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ers. ''Allofushavcbusinessback0
grounds and we have. a bu sis ~ess approach. to everything,'' Moylan said during Jhe infer, 111al induction of the Filipinq Community of Guam officers.
.. Vve)vanftp l(){jkat busi11ess ··. plans and w.e want tofook ai
fim1ncial statements. We .Want to tackle the problems right away: We prefer hands-on rnanagerneni and. we want to get down to. the nitty gritty:'
. Moylan, who will chair the committee on housing, governmental services, and foreign development, said everybi!Lintroduce<.I in the newLegistaiure · wil I be studied closely to ensure
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Guam crimes ·down in 2nd Qtr. By Jacob Leon Guerrero Variety News Staff
HAGATNA -Crimes for the most part were down in 1998 as compared with 1997.
According to the Criminal Offense Analysis of reported offenses between January-May 1998 and January-May 1997, there were four less murders, four less robberies. and 472 less burglaries. ~ 1998 saw a reduction in the total number of reported crimes between January-May like rape, aggravated assault. larceny-theft. a~to-thel't, and arson.
There were incidents of manslaughter between Jan-May for both r 997 and I 998.
All hough it appears that the rate of crimed cooled somewhat for '98, 1999 is already heating up.
Officers from the Guam Police Department confiscated five marijuana plants at 11 p.m. Friday from the Bonita Apartments in Barri gad a.
According lo GPD spokeswoman Lt. Joanne Oliva, officers discovered the plants while conducting a burglary investigation. The plants were growing near the
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CDA collected over $3.5M from borrowers in FY '98
Juan S. Tenorio
By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff
DESPITE the shaltcring cco-11umic situation in the region, the Commonwealth Development Authority [CDA I has collected close to $3 .5 111 i 11 ion from its clientclc for thl' lasl fiscal year, it was disclosed.
Development Authority Juan Tenorio said this fi gurc is translated into a monthly collection of at least $297,000 which. he added, is a positive sign cons id-
ering the ongoing financial upheavals in the CNMJ.
Tenorio said this is auributable to a payment scheme instituted by CD/\ to help loan payees' settle their regular financial obli~ation amid 1hc .. hard times," ;hen a big number of borrowers arc normally not be able to service loan payments.
In an interview, he said that CDA is working out with borrowers on an agreeable reduced amount to prevent any setback in the payment of their loans.
"We call in those who arc experiencing problems with their loan payment. I ikc delays. and try to lwlp them since every body knows lhat the ernnomy is not doing re.ii ly good and everybody is sufferi11g ... Tenorio said.
I le explained tlwt the absence of a healthv economv is on<' of the major ieasons wi1y CD:\ is strctchin~ out the loans, thus. the redu~cd payment scheme
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Allen P. Slayman
Fourth Annual Report of the Federal-CNMI Initiative on Labor, Immigration and Law-Enforcement released by the Clinton Administration last week.
Pedro P. Tenorio
The initiative was set in motion by Congress four years ago to address problems in the CNMI. which has al the moment, control of its own immigration and mini-
While the federal government acknowledges the reform efforts of.the Teno administration. "these efforts have done nothing aboul the three basic problems in the
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New law hikes poker fees on Rota By Haidee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff
THE ANNUAL license fees for poker and pachinko slot machines in Rota has been increased to $R.OOO.
This developed as acting Gov. Jesus R. Sablan signed into law House Local Bi I I I 1-14 which imposes a $2.000 hike on the existing $6.000 CNMJ license fee for said gaming machines.
Introduced by Rep. Alejo M. Mendiola, the bill now becomes Rota Local Law No. 11-1.
In his transmittal letter, Sablan said the increase in said fees in Rota is in accordance to the provisions of an existing law (Public Law 11-25) which allows
each Senatorial District -through its Legislative Delegation - to impose additional Iiccnse fees for poker machines and pachinko slot machines for their respective island.
P.L. 11-25 also removes the cap on the number of poker and pachinko machines in the Third Senatorial District.
Rota's legislative delegation said the fee hike would meai1 additional revenues for the government.
There are now 55 poker machines on Rota.
The newly-signed bill also said that any pachinko slot machines licensed before Jan. I, 1999 shou Id be exempted from
the license fee increase. A similar Saipan local bill was
earlier signed into law by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio. saying that the increase in fees will mean an additional $1.5 million in the government's annual revenues.
Legislators, for their part. said that this additional money may be used to match federal grnnts for capital improvement projects or fund critical government services like public education. public safety and medical referrals.
Since the 200-only gaming machines cap was lifteJ in August, the number of gambling machines in Saipan is now pegged at 766.
Lack of funds hampersAlamagan watch By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff
THE EMERGENCY management Office has disclosed that a complete monitoring of the J\l:imagan volcano has been hampered by lack of funding.
According to J\cting Director Greg Guerrero, as of now they ha;c to contend themselves with thc obsolete seismograph at the foot of the volcano which is not almost working.
Guarcro was hoping that EMO can get its appropriated money immediately so that they
can replace the seismograph with a new one ..
EMO will also try to send a team of volcanologists from l lawaii early this mo111h to personally diecked the condi1io11 of the ,ulcano. llowe1er. this will deflL'nd again upon the av,1ilability of money.
According to Ciuern:ro. the Hawaiian team could have been immediately called as early as last week. but there was no money to finance their expedition.
The team wi II come from the Hawaii Volcanology Office which
is also helping the EMO monitor the situation of Alamagan.
Guerrero was hoping that tht.: expedition wil I pushed through so that they could get a clearer picture :111d abre:1s1 thl'mselvcs of ;\lanwga11·s rL'al :1ctivity.
The only photographs that ihl'. EMO has in its posession were those that wen: taken by a helicopter.
for now. the National Earthquake Monitoring Center based in Denver, Colorado is helping the office moni ton he earthquake frequencit:s for Alamagan.
Chalan Kanoa Districts 2 and .'l Nino devotees walk along in front of Sister Remedios School in Chalan Kanoa on their way to Mount Carmel Cathedral yesterday afternoon. Pholo by Tony Celis
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4-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY- JA_NUARY4, I99~ __
CPA tries to avert port fee hike By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff
BELEAGUERED Common-11·.:alth Pons Authority is facing a dikmma.
'Ilic Pons Authrnity ·s l'l!I1"Cnt financial status has been forcing the CPA m:ma!.!ement to increase its 1l'1·enues si1;ce this is the only way the agency can pay its annual bond obligation. butbo:u-dchaim1an Roman's_ Palacios said this should be looked at cautiously.
Palacios. who is also a member of the Aviation Task Force. said CPA should also protect the interest of the program initiated by the Marianas Visitors Authority IMVA] and the task force to increase l'isitor affivals and encourage other foreign c:uTiers to service tl;e CNMI respectively.
Roman S. Palacios
raise its rates by 30 percent in fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 2002, as well as reduce its personnel costs by l 5 percem in FY2000 and FY2001 to mitigate the negative tin,mcial impact of the g:mnent industry pullout.
Two United States-based bond undcn1Titer·scommissioned by the Prn1s Authority suggested that CPA CPA has been urged to increase
Senate is all set to OK bill to scrap investor deposit
Thomas P. Villagomez
By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff
Tl II, Sl-:'.\ATE in its first sessinn nfthis ye:1rwill ac·t on an amended 1crsio11ola llouse bill that would IDwer_ by lJOpercent. the SI (Xl.()()()
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Senate Vice President Thomas P. Villagomez (R-Saipan) said.
Villagomez was reacting to Commerce Secretary Frank B. Villanueva Jr. 's saying that he will urge the Legislature to scrap the fe/which. h~ added. has only discouraged new investors from setting up business in the CNMI.
·The bi II ( to addre.ss concerns regarding the fee) is already prepared and we will definitely act on it in our next session:· Villagomez said.
Sen_ Juan P. Tenorio (RSaipanJ. the chair of the Senate committee reviewing 1-1. B. 11-131. has said th:1t the amended version will lower the fee from SI 00.000 to SI 0.000. but on condition that i111'estors would not be allowed to bring in alien wo1-kers_
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/ Ex-Guam chamber chairman I takes a crack at gov't reform I Variety News Staff
HAGATNA - Freshman senator Eddi" Baza Calvo said he plans to file legislation that would ensure cf:'i,.i.~ncy in government service.
When C.dvo was still chairman of the Guam Ch::mber of Commerce. he always stresscJ the need to make government more efficient. Ile is now in a position to Jo so.
"I want the Government of Guam to provide top-quality service in the most cfficicnt manner and the least cost. I plan to initiate budgetary reforrn legislation that will seek to accomplish this," Call'o said during the informal induction of the Filipino Community of Guam last week.
Cairn. who has been tapped to chair the standing committee on power, public works. regulatory reform. and municipal and communitv affairs. saiJ onc of his priorities will be budgetary reform.
AccorJirw to Calvo. C,ovGuam agencies have to be made more accountable' for their actions and performance through frequent financial and goal attainment reports as well as human resource assessments.
I le said regulatory proposals must go through a stringent review process. which weighs the risk assessment together with the cost of compliarll'c tll thc public. Rcsults-oriented budgetary criteria must also he established to set bcnchmarks for public services remlcred_
··with the touuh times that we're in now, there arc less revenues coming to the l!;vcrnment of (iuam. So it's important that we create a buJg~tary p(ocess that focuses strictly on providing government services with less expense. We n,xJ tough management pol icics ,md we neeJ to prioritize. We need to make the govc111~1clll more
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its current $0.85 landing fee at the airpon to $1.40 for signatory airI ines_ The financial consul tams said this is necessmy as this is one of the two options left for the Por1s Authority to pay its bond by 2008.
But tourism and aviation task force officials opposed the idea, contending that this would discourage airlin; companies to increase flights to the Commonwealth, and eventually result to increase in air-
line tickets. Palacios said CPA is not capable
of paying its debt se1vice with the cmTent level of revenues it generates but the Pons Authority cannot also risk losing more flights and visitors because of proposals to increase landing fees.
He stressed that CPA is now looking at generating additional non-aviation revenues like increasing rental and lease charges by
concessions at the ai1port and other tenants at CPA proper1ies.
'"With this, the price of airline tickets will not be impacted," he said, adding that CPA remains on track with its austerity measures including the curtailment of overtime.
Palacios also said the Por1s Authority is now looking at leakage, or revenues that are not being col-
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Eye injuries high on Saipan By Haidee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff
THERE have been numerous cases of eye injuries among manual workers in Saipan due to the inability of wearing eye protectors, according to Dr. David Kho1rnm of the Marianas Eye Institute_
The lone ophthalmologist disclosed that a number of car-penters, masons, bush cutters, welders, constnrction workers and even gardeners have been treated for eye injuries.
'"These workers ar·c vulnerable to eye accident. If a foreign ob-
ject hits the eye, especially if it's shm-p, the eyes can be pe1forated, can be cut open or mptured,'" he said.
He cited the case of bush cutters whose eyes ru-e easily stmck by small rocks, branches and other debris as a result of their bush cutters.
Despite the fact that all eye injuries are easy to prevent, cases remain high because of lack of safety mea;ures like wearing safety glasses made of pol ycm-lxmate, said KhorTam.
'They are easily preventable if people wear eye protection when
David Khorram
they 're involved in constnrction activities or gardening,'" he
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History is made yesterday morning at the lnaugur~J NJ~ss in Umatac as the men and women that_wi/1 comprise the 25th Guam Legislature attended at the San D1on1s1o Church. In photo are Sens. Ben Pangelinan, Carlotta Leon Guerrero, Joanne Brown, Lawrence and Tony Unpingco during the offertory procession.
Culture, tourism summit By Tanya M. C. Mendiola
Variety News Staff HAGATNA - Members of Guam cultural and heritage organizations and the tourism inJustry will hold a wecklong summit to Jiscuss ways to strengthen the islanu·s tourism market.
The summit begins today at the University of Guam International Tourism Center and will concluJe on Saturday, Jan. 9_
The Guam Preservation Trnst. the University of Guam's International Business and Tourism Institute, the Guam Visitors Bureau, the Sustainable Development Institute and the U.o_c;_ Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Arca Research Center arc sponsoring the summit in a collaborative ;!'fort to create island and
regional strategics for developing both economic and cultural sustainability.
The educational summit entitled "'Culture, Heritage and Tourism: Adding Value a~d Creating Opportunity" brings together leaders of the heritage, cultural and tourism sectors to create a partnership to enhance Guam as a tourism destination by maintaining the island's identity.
Ob jccti ves of the summit arc to attract a new tourist market and enhancing the rnrrcnt tourist experience through using the island's CL1ltural heritage as a tool.
Another goal is to promote and strengthen the traditional cultural iJcntity and create an appreciation for the island's cultural heri-
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Phoio by Eduardo C. Siguenza
New Year's eve· accident By Jacob Leon Guerrero
Variety News Staff HAGATANA - A man driving a white 1996 Toyota Tacoma pick-up truck was hospitalized on New Year's eve ,1fter an accident.
According to Officer Gary Toves, of the Guam Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at around 9 p.m. along the Harmon Industrial Park Road. The driver of the white Tacoma truck apparently struck a parked trailer.
The operntor was trnveling alone and sustained head trauma and lacerations all throughout his upper body.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 4, J~99 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-5
PSS bares new results:
C I still lags in SAT By Louie C. Alonso
Variety News Staff THE CNMI's public school students ranked very low in the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT 9) conJuctcd in the spring of 1998-
The Public School System released the SAT results last week.
"Based on all relevant information and test results, we know where the weaknesses are and therefore resources should then be consistently committed to address obvious deficiencies," PSS said.
Education Commissioner Rita H. Inos said some schools in the CNMI did fairly well ranking to
By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff
REPRESENTATIVE Heinz Hofschneider expressed disappointment with the performance of the Public School System for it's alleged failure to improve the quality of education and student achievement in the CNMI.
After reviewing the result of the Scholastic Achievement Test administereJ to CNMI senior students and the outcome of the Stan ford Achievement Test 9th Edition given to random grade lt:vels in public
80th percentile and more. But the general average shows
the CNMI public schools in the low ranking.
SAT9 is an inclusion test given to students from 3rd, 5th, 8th, I 0th and I I th grade levels and the subjects contained in the test include the core content areas in the school system such as Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.
The SAT 9 was also administered to other United States territories including Guam and Hawaii. It was given to CNMf students for the first time last year to establish a baseline data and
schools, Hofschneider sees the need to ask the PSS for the state of education report next month.
"For the purpose of formulating pol icics as mandated by the constitution, legislature and the Board of Education, I would like to sec an in-depth report on the state of the Public School System,'· he said.
Hofschneider would like to hear from the PSS what are the goals of the education system in terms of improving the quality of education_
"I'd like to see the justifica-
OES. teach.er countets ·Hofschneider.·•criti.ci.sm
By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff
EDUCATION Commissioner Rita H . .Ines reminded the teachers and principals of the Public School System tobe very careful with their demeanor as it reflects on the entire education sector.
",I expect teachers to teach (their students) what is right. Whatever they do is part of me. Every action from the member of the educ!ltion community speaks of my actions. They don't carry my ,1ctions bul I carry all responsibilities of seeing these things happen,'' I nos said.
The statement was made after Rep. Heinz Hofschncidcr criticized the teachers who, he said, "'tagged along" students in a field trip to Jobby before the Legislature early December.
Inos said thut she was not aware of the field trip until it was shown in the media.
"f think it is iri1portam for us to teach students about democ-rncy but I am not sure if the students gained as much out of that incident. I am not sure how much they were prepared and whether the students understood why. they. were there," Inos.
continued. .. . .· . . . ···.· ·· .. "The most important question tharI wi1La$kjswhttt did the
students learnas aresultof that· I hope that it was 11qt done so th~rwecan use the students to fight.our cause,'' she aclded,
ff the activity early December in Capitol Hillwasrel!Uyafield trip, Inos sr.id that she.is hqping that what happened designates the actual reality of what it means ..
''I don't know if that is. really the case or ifit is instigated to make it known to t~eleaders that they want more resources. The prjc:e of.freedom is som.etimes displayed .in so manyforms. The students should not be used to fight the battle of what we need,'' Inossai<L . . . .
The commissioner.said that children should be placed in areas . that wo~ld ca.tertotheiriearning_ opportunhy.
· Inos also expressed disappointment over teachers who dis-cussedJhe closing down of schools to their students.
· "Wedid discuss about scenarios of our financial affairs. We neverintendto close down the schools. Instead, because of our desire not to close down schools and jeopardizing the kids that weare. now dealing with hard issues. Unfortunately, some teachel"S suy untrue things !O the students," she said.
obtain a comparative analysis for this year's another set of SAT9.
The results inJicatcJ a percentile rank, the ranking of CNMI students with those V:-ho took the same test in other nations.
The average percentile norm in the mainland level is 50th percentile.
At least 750 students from third grade took the tcs t and C NM I obtained a 13th percentile in reading, 11th percentile in Mathematics, 19th percentile in Language, 17th percentile in Science, 14th percentile in Social Studies and 12th percentile
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lion why the education is it the way it is today and what should be done to improve it. And it seems that there are some inconsistent facts coming out that was previously stipulated to be co-related with the improvement, infrastrncturc, funding and the quality of teachers," Hofschneider cominued_
He adJed that the legislature would want to hear from the administrators and the BOE why
in Listening Skills. In 5th grade level, the CNMI
base! inc data include 13th percentile in reading, I 3th percentile in Mathematics, 20th percentile in Language, 19th percentile in Science, 19th percentile in Social Studies and 9th percentile inListeningSkills. Atotalof81 l 5th grades took the exam.
A-total of 598 grade eight students took the SAT l) and gathered 16th percentile in reading, 18th percentile in Mathematics, 23rd percentile in Language, 21st percentile in Science and 24th percentile in Social Studies, and I 0th percentile in Listening Skills.
the student performance continue to deteriorates.
The student performance. according to Hofschneider, have not improved substantially and progressively.
The congressman suggested that the conventional approach in teaching does not work anymore to get the students' attention in learning.
"We neeJ to find ways to be innovative and make learning more attractive and fun for the kids so that there is a reflective improvement in their performance," Hofschneider said.
It could be recalled that 1-Iofschneider opposed the proposed legislative initiative of Rep. Jesus Attao that woulJ increase the buJgct of PSS from I 5 percent to 25 percent.
He saiJ that even at the pn:scnt level of appropriation. PSS could not ensure there is a reflective progression in the students' learning and performance inside the classrnom.
For 495 I 0th gradc stLldcnts. the result incluJc 15th percentile: in reading. 20th percentile in Mathematics, 21st percentile in Language. 23rd percentile in Science and 25th percentile in Social Studies.
Of the 350 I l th graders, the CNMI gathered 16th percentile in reading, 19th percentile in Mathematics. 25th percentile in Language, 20th percentile in Science and 21st percentile in Social Studies.
In addition to the percentile ranking, there are performance standards in which each class is ranked based on the actual number of questions answered correctly. The stanJan.is ha\c four different levels. The levels arc correlated to the National Assessment of Educational Prol!rcss such as level I (below basic). level 2 ( basic). le1cl .:', (proficient) anJ level 4 (aLlvanccJ).
SAT 9 also showed similarities among the diffcrrnt grade levels that took the test. CNMI students JiJ fairly well in the level one which is below basic. In level 2, basic. the students· average began to drop_ Lei els :, and 4 bares a Jisappointing a1·cragc from 9 to O pcrcen r.
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Cepeda: Big earners in gov't must chip in
By Zaldy Dandan
Variety News Staff TO HELP the administration locate additional funds for the Public School Svstcm and the Department of Public Health. Rep. Frank G. Cepeda (R-Prcc. 4. Saipan) said government officials and employees who receive more than $30.000 a year should consider "chipping-in" part of their salaries.
"Maybe we could 'donate· 10 percent of our pay for the next three paydays," Cepeda, who chairs the House Committee on Judicial and Governmental Operations. said.
"Of course this is just my suggcstion. mv way of proposing a temporary s~lution to the government's financial problems.
"We should recognize that we 're hurting. and that those who could should contribute a bit.'' Cepeda said.
"We should hold hands and work together."
Saying that "leaders should
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set an example," Cepeda last month reduced the work hours of his staff members to help save money forthe government.
Cepeda also announced that will return a portion of his $39,000 annual salary to the government. ~ Due to reduced revenue collections. the CNMl fiscal year I 999 budget of $249.26 million is now d~wn to $216. 75 mill ion, which will lead to an "across the board" budget re-
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A look back at the economy
Regional econo1nic crunch dainpened CNMI's growth
By Aldwin R. Fajardo
Variety News Staff NEEDLESS IO say, the past year has not been a very cooperaiivc year for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in terms of economic development and business growth.
The North~m Marianas, in 1997, witnessed a sharp decline in visitor atTivals following the collapse of the Korean economy, which was a by-product of the investors' loss of confidence in Thailand in July 1997. Other than Korea, its contagion effect was felt in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
While the situation slightly stabilized since the beginning of 1998, a new - and even catastrophic -cuITency dcv al uati on snagged Asia during the second quarter of the year as driven by the loss of confidence in Japan's capacity lo reform its economy, particularly its financial sector, as well as uncertainty about the Chinese yuan.
Japa11 is CNMI tourism's largest market while Korea was the island's second biggest source of visitors. Both G-u-am and the CNMl have virtually lost the Korean market whose economy remains sluggish.
The Com~-onwealth suffered a double-digit decline in the number of visitors from Japan. In fact, overseas travels made by Japanese tourists have steadi I y dropped and economists are predicting slower people traffic ahead, as a result of the country's sluggish economy.
Overseas travels by Japanese have dwindled by 2.4 percent. the hi11hesl decline since 1996. Lowe; tourist outbound traffic have persisted among Japanese travelers during the past year due to the depreciation of the yen against the US dollar. · Th; stronger the IJS dollar rallies against the Japanese yen. the weaker the yen gets in terms of buying power which makes tr·avcl to dol lar-bascd economics more expensive.
Reports claimed that Japan.
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world's second largest economy, looks like more of a liability to its neighboring Asian countries than a potential savior. Japan's Economic Planning Agency has said that the country's gross domestic product shrank for two consecutive quarters and that if suffered the first full year of decline in 20 years.
A continued plunge in the yen could spark another round of regional currency devaluation as Asian countries fight to keep their products competitive in key foreign markets.
Because of this, quite a big number of businesses in the Northern Marianas have closed shop. The commerce department has reported that close lo 200 business establishments have closed dow·n as a result of the downturn in the tourism industry.
Although local consumers feast on cheap-commodities flooding the CNMI market as a result of several "closing down sales," outgoing Saipan Chamber of Commerce Joe C. Ayuyu said the advantages to the end-buyers would be short-lived.
He said this may lead to monopoly especially when the number of establishments involved in a particular field of business is trimmed down further. which, he added, may kill competition.
"In the end, consumers will be I :iced with expensive products since there will be lesser competition, and lesser competition means highcrprices," Ayuyu said, stressing that bigger companies arc more Ii kcly to survive the competition which are also more pre-
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sumably to dictate prices. He said this could make big
ger companies out of "already big ones" that can dictate prices on the market, leaving the consumers at the losing end since there wi I I be no other place to go to compare prices with.
Restrictive laws Aside from the crisis trig
gered by financial upheavals in Asia, the local economy took a back seat in favor of laws adopted by the government to satisfy federal concerns.
The Commonwealth found itself in a "catch 22"' situation because of the continuing problems on labor and immigration, aggravated by a lot of pressure from the US government lo restrict and limit the number of people coming into the CNMI.
/\t the same time, the Northern Marianas is also faced with economic problems wilh the dropping visitor arrival figures over the past months which, Ayuyu said. is to be resolved by encouraging more investments in other fields.
"So when you encourage more investments, you would be needing more people so there's a conflict between addressing federal concerns and the economic turmoil," he said. Between the two, according to him. the ,tction that Jhe govern men I should take; must be the one that "pays the bill."
Ayuyu stressed that the government should do what is right for the local economy and for the local residents. "In the pro-
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.Wo.rker. found hanging on ·New Year's Day By Rene P. Acosta
Variety News Staff A FILIPI NO contract worker committed suicide on New Year's Day by hanging himself after reportedly failing to win back his girlfriend.
The victim was identified as Alex Capili, 29, an employee of the Chalon International who worked as a cook at the La Fics ta Mall. Ile was from IIagonoy, Bulacan in the Philippines.
llis roommate said he ended his life after failing to get back his Filipina girlfriend, Cristina l~aldovino, 26, a saleslady at the Shoe Gallery located at the L:1 Fiesta.
Capili, hanged himself with
the use of an extension cord which he tied around his neck and connected to a wooden beam located inside the comfort room of the Chalan International barracks in Marpi.
The beam measuring about l .8 meters high was only about four inches higher than the victim.
Capili 's body was discovered by his roommate Raul Herrera, 24, al about 8: a.m. last Friday. He was in a kneeling position and his eyes closed when found.
Herrera talked to the Variety just hours after the discovery of Capili's body.
According to Herrera, he and another filipino worker. Jerry Yutoc, were on a drinking session Thursday' night when the
victim arrived at about 9:30 p.m. from work.
He said the victim joined them but while in the middle of their drinking, Capili called up Baldovino.
According to him, he overheard Capili telling to his girlf,ricnd over the phone that he was going to drink poison and kill himself.
The witness said after the phone conversation, he whisked away Capili and persuaded him not to take seriously what he had just told his girlfriend.
When the three ended their drinking bout, Capili reportedly transfered to a neighboring barracks where he joined the other
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NMI get over turmoil By 2aldy Dandan (DPS) would be responsible VarietyNew$Staff for enforcing the requirement.
TINL<\N''SJegislators have Manglona said a loaded ve-passed ailocal bill that would - hicle or equipment should. be
By Jojo Dass
Variety News Staff SA YING slowdowns are "part of an economic cycle in any country," Commerce Secretary Frank B. Villanueva is optimistic the economy will soon tum around owing to a host of factors which include the US. flag flying on the island.
"We have enjoyed a period of IO to I 5 years of uninterrupted economic growth. However, we must understand that economic slowdowns are part of an economic cycle in any country." said Villanueva in an interview.
Though very much affected by the current regional economic cri-
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sis, Villanueva said the Commonwealth "still (has) many advantages ... that make (it) stand out from the rest of the Asian economics."
For one, Villanueva noted that the CNMT still has a low inflation and a stable banking system.
"We (also) have the political stability of the democratic traditions and laws under the US. Flag," he added.
According to Villanueva, other factors that make upCNMI' sedge over its Asian neighbors are:
* The sovereignty over wages and immigration;
* The relatively low business taxes; and
* The relief from certain U.S. import tariffs through theCNMI's Headnote 3A exemption.
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GOVERNMENT is looking into apprehending empl oycrs classified as "'habitual violators" oflabor laws to petmanently ban them from hiring workers.
The move came following numerous complaints from nonresidenl workers who alleged that their employers have managed to put up new businesses under a different registration and hired another group of workers.
These employers were supposedly facing administrative orders from the Depattment of Labor and Immigration (DOU), fining them for alleged violations and imposing a permanent ban on their hiring of new workers.
DOU Secretary Mark Zach,u-es, in an interview last week, said he will be working with Depmtment of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Frank B. Villanueva on the matter.
''I'll be meeting with him soon, probably after the new year's day and maybe coordinate some efi'ons." said Zachares.
"One area that I am concerned, I think it is a mutual concern ofou1·s, is these employers who have numerous violations (and) have a re-
voked business licenses. We may put a ban on their hiring or something but that would not stop them from hiring on island.
"What we like to sec is an aggressive enforcement effo1t by the commerce department to clean up some of these companies that are habitual violators and to hold their pcnnils," he further said.
Zachares also lamented that there have been "some .. businesses convicted under federal charges but have still managed to operate.
"Now that there is a permanent captain at the helm of the commerce (depmtment), we can sit down and discuss these issues and coordinate our efforts to get rid of these companies that don't really contribute to our society," he said.
The DOC and DOU have in the past launched coordinated efforts addressing specific labor concerns.
It will be recalled that then DOU Secretary Thomas 0. Sablan and DOC Secretary Pedro Dela Cntz implemented a policy n:stricting regulations on m:mpo1ver agc11-cics.
The new directivc forced nearly 50 of these employmcnt placement finns to close down after failing to provide financial state-
Gov't to spe~d up labor cases By Jojo Dass
Variety News Staff GOVERNMENT this year will be aiming to shorten the investigation period of all labor complaints to expedite its resolution.
Department of Labor and Immigration (DOL!) Secretary Mark Zacharcs, in an interview last week, said the move is being done "to hasten the delivery of justice to where it is due."
lt came in light of complaints from both nonresident workers and employers who claimed DOLi's investigation and n:solution of cases unnecessarily take too long, resulting lo instances where the affected workers have gone back home. " Zachares said DOLi is hiring a third hearing officer to augment the Administrative lli:aring.
Office's (AHO J staff. The AHO hears all labor cases and issues orders lo employers and nonresident workers involved.
"One thing that I would like 10 focus on is the labor cases. How long it takes for a resolution of a particular case. f don 'I think it (cumbersome probe process) benefits the employee. the complainant. I don't think it benefits the employer nor the Com monwea I th... said Zaclrnres.
"We will be working with our investigators to expeditiously investigate these complaints. I don't wan\ to sec anymorc 1994 or 1995 complaints being heard in 1999," he added.
Zacharcs said he will be discussing this new effort with
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ments supporting their hiring of I arge numbers of nonresident workers.
The move, Dela Cruz had said. was taken after it was noted that these manpower agencies were creating ,ITT "abnormal situation" where an unemployment of nonresident workers exist.
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"lfwe c:u11:1ise more aqua-culture products on Guam. we can be more sclf-sufliciem :md lessen our reliance on fish product i111po1t<;.°' Pc1ez said.
Cuam cuITently imprn1sowr$ I 0 million worth offisheries products anmwlly. By expanding: aqua-culture on island. l\:rez said C,uam can reduce :1 significant amount of thcs.: imports.
In addition. Perez said Guam can .:ven e:1m more 1·ewnuc:s by in-
creasing itsexpm1sof aqua-culture products.
"Because we are a U.S. tcITitory. we can cxpm1 our products to the mainland and other areas without too much restrictions, .. he added.
Moreover. Perez said the Japanese market continues to be a lucrative one for aqua-culture products. "The Japanese still have a big appetite for crabs mid big prawns. ·111at could be another source of revenue for us."
Perez stressed that the Government of Guam must not only seek to cut down expenses, it must also look for new revenue-generating
Teachers, principals reminded to be careful with their actions
By Louie C. Alonso
Variety News Staff EDUCATION Commissioner Rita H. !nos reminded the teachers and principals of the Public School System to be very careful with their demeanor as it reflects on the entire education sector.
"I expect teachers to teach (their students) what is right. Whatever they do is part of me. Every action from the member of the education community speaks or my actions. They don't carry my actions but I carr:; a!! responsibilities of seeing: these things happen:· Inos said.
The statement was made after Rep. Heinz 1-lofschneidercriticized the teachers who. he said. "tagged along·· students in a field trip to lobby before the Legislature early December.
!nos said that she was not aware of the field trip until it was shown in the media.
"I Ihink it is important forus to teach students about dcmocr:1cv but I am not sure if the students gained as much out or that incident. ·1 am not sure how much they \\:ere prepared and whether the students understood why they were there:· !nos coi1tinued.
"The most important question that I will ask is what did the students learn as a result or that. I hope that it was not done so that we can use the students to fight our cause:· she added.
If the activity early December in Capitol Hill was really a field trip, I nos said that she is hoping that what happened designates the actual reality of wh,1t it means.
By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff
\Vlll:N can evidence gathered withouI a warrant stand in court'' Superior Court Associate Judge Timothy Bellas had a clear anS\vcr.
lkllas dismissed the motion of defendant Ronaldo Catap, who had hecn charged criminally after the Labor division found him to have employed undocumented and ovc1·staying workers.
Catap. who is an architect. had challenged the c.ise and submit-
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led a motion hc:forc: lkllas to suppress. or in the alternative;. dismiss the case.
The architect claimed the evidence offered by the government through the attorney general's office were illegally obtained and without a warrant.
Catap. was charged after DOLi agents conducted a warrantless search at the construction site in San Vicente last May 7, 1998
The constrnction company with the alleged illegal workers employed were building a house for
ventures. "When we achievealargeraqua
culture industry, we don't have to lay off people and we can get out of our budgetrny constraints.'' Perez said.
He added that although Guam already has a few aqua-culture farms. there is still a need to fu11her develop the indust1y not only for local consumption but also for exprntati on.
Perez said aqua-culture ventures are especially ideal for the island's coastal areas. especially the southem villages like Talofofo lnarajan. Merizo. and Agat.
Only 15%of amnesty,seekers ·foundjobs
By Jojo Dass
Variety News Staff
ONLY 15 percent of the i ll~gals who have registered under government's amnesty program have so far found jobs, preliminary official figures of the Department of Labor and Immigration (DOLi) showed.
This was gathered even as DOIJ Secretary Mark Zachares, in an interview last week. said he i; "impressed'" with the program's tum-out, expressing hopes all overstayers will avail of the opportunity to gain legal status.
··1 am impressed. This early in the immunity period, I am happy with the tum out. I think it is a testament to a lot of things, the illegals trnst the department now more than in the past," said Zachares.
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U IC P1·csidcnt and Grncral Manager James Lin.
During the 1·aid which was prompted by a tip from an informant, an immigration aoent Peter San Nicolas, called c:1ta~ and questioned him about the workers who were seen present.
Nicolas also informed him that they have seized various documents from the premises, including time sheets, log books, and service contracts which Catap asked to take back.
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Bleak prospects for NMI tourism. By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Slaff
11: Tl II: recent report from the !\1:i1·i:111:1s Visitors 1\uthmity is an i11dic:1tilln. prnspcL·ts for the local tourism imlustrl' remains hlc:1k as a1Ti1 :ils during the first two 111rnllhs or the i 'Jl.Jl.J fisc:11 ycar uropped hy '27 pcn:cnt in co111pa1·ison to the previous ycar"s tally.
h,1· thc l'irst two monlhs of
the fiscal year. which started in October, the Northern Marianas played host to a tot:d of 73,438 visitors from about IO countries in Asi,1. l:urnpe and the lJnitcd States m:1inl:1nd.
This figure suffered a ?.7 pa('Cnt drop from I 00,818 tourists during the same period last fiscal year, as a rcsul1 or the 1·inancial upheavals in Asia ,111d the slow rally of the Japanese economy,
world's second largest. ln October 1998, visitor arl'iv
als dwindled by 31 percent to 34.137 from the previous year's 49,202. November figures, meantime. dmpped by 2'4 percent from 51.616 to :~'),301 during the period under review.
Trawlers from Japan declined 18 percent from 66,457 durin!! the first two months of last fisc,J
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PSS: Braving the storm By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff
BARELY six months in her post as the education commissioner, Rita H. Inos has experienced the most challenging times in the Public School System history.
Inos formally signed her fouryear contract with the PSS last June 1, 1998. Since then she started her .uphill battle to augment the budget left for the entire 1998 fiscal year.
Before Inos assumed her post in June, PSS Acting Budget and Finance Officer Bill Matson already made some projections in March 1998 that PSS would be unable to meet the FY 98 personnel costs unless some actions are taken to reduce expenses.
InApril 1998,theconcemswere translated into action by the Board of Education members as they informed the CNMI that personnel funds were being shifted from the Central Office to schools for the hiring of the teachers.
According to Inos and Matson, PSS ceased the hiring of all Central Office staff and non-teaching personnel as early as April to be able to hire teachers.
Inos, who was then the acting education commissioner, and the rest of the BOE members worked together during the summer to convert vacant teacher aide positions into hourly teacher assistant positions.
With the passage of FY 99 budget, Matson said an analysis demonstrated that PSS would be unable to pay for the personnel.
It started in October when we have our FY 99 budget passed and that itselfcreated a 15 percent shortfall for our personnel which is the major ordeal that we have to deal with," Inos said.
Matson said with the passage of FY 99 budget, it became obvious that PSS would have insuffficient resources to pay the 5 percent 'frozen' and multi-track differential. The freeze hiring became a universal law among PSS family during September.
The overtime payments in PSS staff and employees were ceased during September and continue to be unfunded for the present fiscal year.
In November, the PSS planned to reduce the number of full time employees (Ff'Es) by 28.6 percent to slash expeditures in light of Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio's plan to cut the FY 99 budget by 13.4 percent.
'"The PSS received the 15 percent reduction in early November which was followed by a 13.4 across the board cut in all government agencies," !nos recalled.
In November 27, Inos sent a memorandum to all PSS principals stating that the adjusted allotment for the PSS has been reduced rrom $41.6 million to $36 million.
It could also be recalled that almost 60 PSS personnel decided to retire effectiw December 4. 1998. Most of these employees were teachers.
At the start of December, the
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PSS decided to give out a 90- day notices to its 470 personnel. Out ofthe470personnel,200ofwhom are members of the teaching staff.
The education commissioner is legally obligated to issue a 90-day notices of non-renewal of contracts for those staff whose con- · tracts have aiready expired early this year due to the projected $4.4 million budget shortfall for the wl)ole fiscal year.
And operatingunder ahuge$4.4 million budget shortfall for per-
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sonnel salary and a projected 13.4 percent budget slash, Matson disclosed early December that the education system would not be able to fund the payroll from January to March.
"With the allotment that CNMI government had shared with the PSS versus the current amount of payroll, there will not be any allotment at some point in March for us to ask the government to transfer the money,'' Matson ex -plained.
Inos submitted a letter to Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio last December 7 asking for some $1.7 million fi. nancial aid to augment the budget woes of the system.
The Personnel and Fiscal Committee of the PSS suggested a I b percent salary cut among PSS employees as part of the belt-tightening measures of the system. It would be presented into the BOE meeting set on December 21.
Teachers, principal and students from Oleai Elementary School gathered into the Capitol Hill in
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mid-December as part of the edu -cational trip and at the same time, to discuss their views on the problems that was facing the educational system.
The move of the school was strongly opposed by some legislators.
Eleven days after the PSS' financial aid request, Tenorio granted the $1. 7 million request of the PSS !hat would provide additional resources for essential education services such as teacher
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contracts and educational materials.
At the BOE meeting that was attended by more than 20 teachers, the board decided to suspend the IO percent salary cut until June 18, 1999.
The commissioner said the additional funds from the governor would allow PSS to suspend the reduction of salaries for the duration of the present school year.
The board stressed that all teach -ers and teacher aides will be retained until June 18, 1999 while non-teaching staff will be given 90-day notices after their contract expiration on March 27, 1999.
Inos continued that some certified employees can be hired based on what's left on the funding ..
Matson told the board that PSS is now only facing with $400,000 ~hortfall as compared from the $4.4 million original projected deficit.
Matson explained that aside from the$1.7 millionfundingfrom
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New PSS school opens today By Louie C. Alonso. Variety News Staff
THE Lina'la'-Malawasch Academy. the Public School System's alternative learning institution designed for students with social i,;havior problems, will have its soft opening today.
Strict measures designed to govern student behavior will be the main focus of this alternative educational setting, along with strong academic preparation.
With the PSS's present financial constraint, Education Commissioner Rita H. Inos said the education system will not hire new
teachers for the academy. The PSS will be pooling its
own people and some volunteers to operate the academy.
"We are looking internally how we could make it happen especially forthose kids to really have the atmosphere of learning. We believe there is a need for the academy before they could get back into the real campus where they belong," !nos said.
The academy situated at Capitol Hill will becomprisedoffourbuildings, but only the core building is ready for the students at present.
"It is not really a full-fledged
academy. But most of the components are ready. Due to the resources and for the PSS looking for ways to develop the buildings, wearenotmovingasquickly as we would like to. It is like a pilot stage and ideas will be laid down as how it would work," Inos continued.
The establishment of the academy is one way to close the loopholes and gaps of the traditional education.
The alternative school bridges the gap between school, in-school suspension and the detention facility. It is meant to address the
Legisl~tive speaker Ton>; Unpingco, his wife Emily anq Lt: ~overnor¥adeleine Borda/lo join hands in.asking for Divine Gutdance during Inaugural Mass at San D1oms1o church in Umatac. The 25th Guam Legislature will be inaugurated this morning in Hagatna. Photo by Eduardo c. Siguenza
I GOT FLOWERS TODAY
I got flowers today! It wasn't my birthday or any other special day; We had our first argument last night; And he said a lot of cruel things that really hurts;
I know that he is sorry and didn't mean to say the things he said; Because he sent me flowers today.
I got flowers today! It wasn't our anniversary or any other special day; Last night he threw me into a wall and then started choking me;
It seems like a nightmare, but you wake up from nightmare to find they aren't real.
I got flowers ioday 1 And it wasn't Valentine's Day or any other special day; Last night he beat me and threatened to kill me;
Make-up and long-sleeve: didn't hide the cuts and bruises this time; I couldn't go to work today, I didn't want anyone to know,
but I know he's sorry; Because he sent flowers today.
I got !lowers today! And it wasn't Mother's Day or any other special day; Last night he beat me again, and it was much worse than the other times;
lf I leave him, what will l do'1 How will I take care of the kids? What about money? J'm afraid of him. J'm too scared and dependent to leave him'
But he must he sorry; Because he sent me flowers today.
I got flowers today:-Today was a very special day- it was the day of my funeral; Last night he finally killed me - - . -I was beaten to death;
If only I would have gathered the courage and strength to leave him; The women's shelter could have helped me, but I didn't ask for help;
So I got !lowers today .... for the last time.
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needs of those students that the school system is mandated to serve, but cannot do so in the traditional setting.
The academy is conceived to act as the safety net for students who are on the verge oflong-term suspension or expulsion.
The alternative school removes their presence from the traditional school setting, but are given an opportunity to be served with their intellectual needs while at the same time, being provided with assistance to make positive behavior and attitude adjustment.
Bank announces dividends By Jacob Leon Guerrero Variety News Staff
HAGATNA - The Board of Directors of Guam Savings and Loan announced last week a record dividend of$0.45 per share.
The dlvidend is a I 2.5 percent increase over the previous one and payable Jan. 2, 1999.
The higher dividend is a result of record earnings by the bank. Bank President Philip Flores said, "Our diversification of invest-
ments and growing presence in Saipan and Palau have allowed us to achieve our record results."
"We thank our investors for their continuing confidence in Guam Savings and of course our family of fellow employees who work so hard to make each day better for our customers," Flores said.
Guam Savings and Loan will be converting to a full service bank in 1999.
NMHC awards FSSP recipients By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff
TIIE Northern Marianas Housing Corporation yesterday officially welcomed the first batch of housing project owners who have been covered by the Family Self Sufficiency Program (FSSP).
The 21 homeowner members received their certifications yesterday from NMHC Chairman Juan S. Tenorio.
As members, they will be helped by the NMHC in locating jobs and will be sent to college for a degree or trainings.
"I am looking forward to it. I really want to learn something
that will let me earn not only for my family but for my housing," NlckNuwag,afatherofficewho was among those accepted.
According to project coordinator Bill Agulto, FSSP will make the beneficiaries sufficient by helping them to get jobs and training to support their family.
There have been a total of257 families who have availed of the governmenthousingprojects, but according to Agulto only 50 percent of the homeowner families will be covered by the program.
FSSPwasapartofthe Welfare Reform Law which was passed by the Clinton administration two years ago.
A homeowner (right) reaches out to shake hands with Family SelfSufficiency Program project coordinator Bill Ar;;ulto (center) and NMHC chairman Juan S. Tenorio after receiving her applicant's certification for FSSP. Photo by Rene P. Acosta
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North Pacific drought predicted By Giff Johnson For the Variety
MAJURO - Just when the Marshall Islands thought it had said ··good riddance·· to El Niiio ("the boy""), his sister La Niiia decided to show up.
And that means more drought conditions for this north Pacific island group over the next four months, according to Guam-based meteorologists.
While most of the western islands in Micronesia - the N01thcrn Marianas, Guam and Palau - are expected to have near normal rain-
fall levels in early 1999, the Marshall Islands and neighboring Kosrae Island in the Federated StatesofMicronesia, both of which lie close to the equator in the central Pacific, are going to be hit by a drought, the second in as many years.
This is according to predictions issued this week by the Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI) at the University of Guam.
The CNMI is expected to get about 80 percent of normal rainfall in January and February, improv-
ing to 90 percent through June, when rains are expected to return to the norm, WERI said.
Despite heavy rains from July through November, the Marshall Islands should expect an extra-dry dry season from January through April this year, though not as severe as the six month drought caused by El Niiio in early I 998, according to WERI forecasters.
In ad:l1tion, U.S. and Japanese drought assistance last year provided the Marshalls with more than a dozen water making machines capable of producing about 300,000 gallons of fresh water daily, while hundreds of households added rain catchment tanks last year increasing water self-reliance, he indicated.
cash crops were sustained (in the l\1icronesian region)," WERI reported.
Instead of returning to normal as El Niiioabatcdbymid-1998,ocean temperatures cooled below the norm, producing what meteorologists call La Nina, El Nino 's opposite.
FortheMarshallsandFSM,however, gender doesn't matter: both arc drought-producing weather systems.
Chinese garment workers start exodus from Majuro
But the Marshall Islands is in much better condition to withstand an extended drought in 1999 than it was a year ago, according to Bill Roberts, the general manager of the Majuro Water and Sewer Company.
This is because a just-completed Asian Development Bank-funded project has increased reservoir storage space for rainwater from 22 to 33 million gallons so that Majuro can stockpile water heading into the dry season, he said.
During l 997 and early 1998, El Niiiowarmedocean waters, changing weather patterns in the central and western Pacific that caused one of the worst droughts on record for the Marshalls and Federated States of Micronesia, a drought that started in December 1997 and didn't break until June l 998.
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency provided water making equipment to both nations, as well as food for populations affected by the drought.
The Marshalls' capital, Majuro, and southern atolls will receive just 70 percent of their normal rainfall through April 1999, while K wajalein and the n011hern atolls will be even drier: they are expected to receive just over half of their normal rainfall.
By Giff Johnson For the Variety
MAJURO- 'The first attempt of the Marshall Islands to launch a garment industry ended last week when more than 170 Chinese garment factory workers left Majuro, ending a year-long saga that had generated little work for the employees but considerable concern in both government and the community over the presence of this large number of aliens.
Lanco Pacific, the company that operated the garment factory in Majuro during 1998, agreed to repatriate the garment workers after the Foreign Ministry formally requested their removal in mid-December, according to Foreign Affairs officials.
A Korean charter flight arrived in Majuro to collect the workers and return them to the People's Republic of China.
TI1e large group had arrived in January 1998, the first workers that were to launch operations ata garment factory was completed several years earlier but had sat idfc when the government was unable to locate an operator for the factory.
Lanco is a Majuro-registered company that is backed by PRC business interests.
Lanco officials indicated that they will leave a handful of staff behind as caretakers for the facilities and sewing equipment, which Lanco shipped in earl icr this year.
A total of 189 Chine workers arrived in Majuro at the beginning of 1998. Five returned home earlier in the year. In addition, Foreign Ministry Labor Department officer Len Lcnsa noted that two of the workers had "disappeared"' from the factory. He said he knew where they were and it was a matter of "having to track them down."
There has been almost no garment work for the factory workers in the year that they have been in Majuro. le,tving them lo fend for themselves by selling small items of merchandise to Marshall Islanders.
The house-to-house selling -which was illegal, according to Lensa .. since the factory workers didn't have business I iccnscs or work permits for this activity -sparked numerous complaints from local residents, and caused the Foreign Ministry to step in.
Lcnsa indicated that the work-
ers had not been paid by Lanco in many months because of the lack of work. ~~~-~---= Continued on page 22 "Serious losses of both food and
From May onward, rainfall is expected to be al most at normal levels, according to researchers at
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Solomons shootout leaves one man dead HONIARA (Pacnews) - One man was killed in a shoot-out yesterday between a group of armed men and police, in Solomon Islands' Central Province.
The victim was reportedly shot in the chest in the exchange of fire with the police.
A police constable was also injured during the shooting.
The incident took place on Bungana Island in the Central Province.
Commissionerof Police, Frank
Short, says following the shootout, police seized a quantity of weapons from the armed men and arrested them. The men are now in police custody pending charges.
Short says yesterday's incident followed a tip off to police about the presence of a power boat and a group of men on the island of Bungana.
He says the shootout began when the men shot at the police, as the police approached the group on the beach.
Value added to copra exports HONIARA (Pacnews) -Solomon Islands will give a boost to one of its top export products in the New Year.
It will stop exporting copra from January. and go into value added copra products.
The Solomon Islands Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) will process copra locally into value added products such as coconut oil.
The Authority's Marketing
Manager, Moses Pelomo, says these products will be sold both overseas and locally.
The move will boost employment. Another four copra crushing mills are expected to be operational by the middle of 1999, along with the existing four mills.
It wi II also mean more revenue for provincial development. The Authority runs the existing four mills in 50 percent partnership
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Pursuant to Public Law 8-41, Section II, Governor Pedro P. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus R. Sablan, through the NM! Retirement Fund Board of Trustees/Workers' Compensation Commission, are hereby giving notice that the Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, January 7, 1999, at 5:00 p.m. in the Fund Conference Room, Saipan.
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~~. Elsewhere in 'the ·Pacific US nixes American Samoa House request for independent counsel PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) -The United States Secretary of the Interior has denied a request by the American Samoa House of Representatives to appoint an independent attorney to prosecute government officials implicated in the sale of government vehicles and spare parts last year.
The request was based on findings by the controversial House Investigative Committee that several senior government officials, including Governor Tauese Sunia, abused their authority or gained personally from the unauthorised sale.
The Interior Department cited four reasons for turning down
the Representatives' request for a special prosecutor.
First, that an Office of Independent Counsel already existed.
It was established by former Governor Aifili Lutali in the wake of the misappropriation of hurricane relief funds for farmers in 1991 after Hurricane Val.
Second, that local leaders have a far better sense in knowing who would be the best candidate to appoint as a special prosecutor.
Third, that the request came only from the House of Representatives and did not have the endorsement of the Senate, and fourth, that the Interior
Department's appointment ofan independent counsel would conflict with the constitutional power vested in the governor to make executive appointments.
Washington commended the efforts by the House to improve accountability in government and offered several suggestions to achieve the same results without outside involvement.
These include strengthening local law enforcement, establishing an office of independent counsel by statute and establishing whistle blower laws to encourage and protect those who witness wrong doing to come forward and report it early.
Tonga seeks to develop shipping industry NUKU'ALOFA (Pacnews) -Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou the Fourth has stressed the importance of developing the Pacific kingdom's shipping industry.
In his Christmas and New Year message, he says there is a need to build a bigger slipway where local ships can be maintained and serviced, including the government's oil tanker, and
passenger and fishing vessels. He says this will save them
the costly exercise of going abroad.
The King says local marine engineers can provide quality services, as well as build ships locally.
In other points in his message, he says Tongans could study vegetable gardening in the government's newly acquired
warehouse Floor Space located at the Port of Saipan will be available for
occupancy in early 1999. To reserve a space or for more details,
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property ofTau'akipulu in San Francisco, California.
He says growers in Tonga and other Pacific Island nations should plant two types of watermelons that can be sold to Japan, to get higher export revenue.
Provincial gov't sµpporfs prison·· administration '
PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - At least one provincial government in Papua New Guinea has allocated some money for prison administration next year.
The New Zeland Provincial Government has allocated 150,000 dollars for a jai I in Kavieng, in line with directions from the national government.
The amount represents a 50 percent commitment with the national government to fund the rest of the money.
The Skate government cut the prisons' budget by 50 percent from 19 million to 9.7 million US dollars in the 1999 budget.
It also directed provincial governments to meet 50 percent of the prisons budget.
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Eight-year-old Wally lrolocio (second from left) grimaces as his bloodied hand is treated at the Philippine General Hospital for injuries he suffered during the New Year revelries in Manila Friday. AP
Hundreds injured as RP rings in New Year MANILA (Reuters) - New Year's Eve celebrations in the Philippines seemed less raucous than usual but hundreds of people were in ju red in firecracker accidents and from stray bullets, officials and residents said on Friday.
The Health Ministry said 492 people were injured in the past I 0 days nationwide, including 37 who needed amputations. Most of the injuries occurred on Thursday night and a vast majority of the in ju red were sent home after treatment, it said.
There were no deaths. At least I 4people, including I 0
in Manila, were injured in gunfire when people fired into the air to celebrate the advent of the new year, authorities said, despite government appeals for people not to fire bu lie ts.
Most of the others were burned or sustained eye injuries from firecrackers.
Filipinos traditionally let off firecrackers at the stroke of midnight on December 31 - and for some hours on either side - to ward off evil spirits in the new year. But each year hundreds of people are injured and some are killed in accidents.
Thursday night was little different. The sky over Manila, a city of 12 million people, was ablaze at midnight with rockets showering pockets of light into the air while there was a cacophony of noise on the streets below.
Car drivers, huddled in their seats as firecrackers burst around their vehicles, tooted their horns at midnight while people on balconies showered coins on the revellers below and beat on the railings.
But this year the noise all but diedouthalf an hour into the year.
"Usually there's noise until two or three in the morning," said a
security guard outside a bar in Makati, the financial heart of the capital, as the lingering smoke from the firecrackers slowly began to lift. "It's much quieternow." ·
Others said the economic crisis in the country had led to less fervent celebrations - and a corresponding decline in the severity of accidents.
"There are many factors that caused this decline. among them is the economic situation," Health Secretary Albert Romualdez told reporters. "Injuries are less severe this year, which really means that people are more careful."
Police officials said there were no cases reported yet of policemen or security guards firing into the air in Manila, one prime cause of injuries in recent years.
Senior police officials have said any policeman found firing into the airtoceleorate would be summarily dismissed from service.
Estrada nixes clemency for death row Filipino MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Joseph Estrada on Saturday n:jected appeals to commute a death sentence against convicted rapist Leo Echegaray, saying teachings by the Roman Catholic Church justified killing a wicked man.
Echegaray, a 38-year-old house painter. is due to die by lethal injection on Monday in the first use of capital punishment in the predomirnmtly Catholic country since 1976.
..In view of my sworn duty lo protect the people fron, evil and all criminality, I am upholding the decision of the Supreme Court for the imposition of the death penalty," Estrada said.
His remarks to a news conference followed his teading to reporters excerpts from the writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas, whom he described as one of the Church's greatest theologians.
Quoting the 13th century Italianborn philosopher, Estrada said: "Although it be evil in itself to kill a man so long as he preserves his ' dignity, yet it may be good to kill a man who has sinned even as it is to kill a beast"
"When a man sins, he falls away from the dignity of his manhood, and falls into the stateofbeasts or animals. Hence, although killing a man who preserves his dignity is evil in itself,
Joseph Estrada
the same cannot be said fora kill in!!. a man who has become like a beast.-:;
Estrada added: ·~n1is is my answer to the bishops."
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines had backed the campaign for a stay of fachegaray's execution for the rape of his I 0-yearold stepdaughter.
Echegm·ay ha, maintained his innocence, saying he was framed in the crime.
"I will not change my mind," fatrnda said, as he pointed to reprnters a picture of himself and the rape victim standing side by side at the presidential palace."
Estrada said he asked the girl, who joined him and his guests at a mass on New year's Eve, not to lose hope. He said he also promised to send the girl to school using his own funds.
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14-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY - JANUARY 4 1999
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NORTHERN MARIANAS COLLEGE A Land Grant Institution Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
P O Box 1250, Saipan, MP %950 Saipan Campus: (670) 234-3690 FAX 234-0759
Rota Campus: (670) 532-9477; Tlnian Campus: (670) 433-04SO
SPRING 1999 CLASS SCHEDULE
SEMESTER CALENDAR
Nov. 23-Jan. 14 Academic advising for Spring 1999 January 29 Last day for 80% refund April 23 Charter Day (instructional day) (Must make an appointment to meet with advisor) February S Last day to petition for graduation April 26-27 Placement testing for Summer & Fall 1999
Nov. JO-Dec. Placement testing for Spring 1999 February S Last day for 40% refund May 7 Last day of instruction January 4-S Placement testing for Spring 1999 February IS Holiday--Prcsidents' Day May 10-13 Final examinations January S-7 Registration for ongoing students March 24 Holiday--Covenant Day May 14 Grades due for degree candidates January 6 Prientation March 26 Last day to withdraw from classes May 14 Orientation for prospective students for Summer 199 January 7 Placement testing: last lest for Spring 1999 Mar. 26-Apr. 2 Spring Break (non-instructional days) May 14 Placement testing: last test for Summer 1999 January 8 Holiday--Commonwealtb Day April 2 Holiday--Good Friday May 17 Grades due for all students January 11-13 Registration for new students Apr. 19-Aug. I Academic Advising for Summer & Fall 1999 May 17-18 Registration for ongoing students for Summer 1999 January 18 First day of instruction (Must make an appointment to meet with advisor) May 19 Registration for new students for Summer 1999 January 18-22 Add/Drop/Late registration April 21-22 Professional Development Days (non-instructional) May 22 Commencement Exercises ·
NOTICE: The College reserves the right, without prior notice, to change delete, supplement, or amend at any time the information and requirements contained in this schedule and other publications. Students and Advisors should check the most recent Course Change Bulletin for updated course information.
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Resident: International (Non-Resident) Non-Degree: Early Admissions: I. Completed application witb $25 fee 2. Copy of health certificate
International (Non-Resident) for Degree: l. Completed application with photo and $50 fee 1. Completed application with photo and $SO fee I. Completed application with photo and fee: 2. Copy of health certificate 2. Copy of health certificate $25 for Resident; $SO for Non-Resident
). Official certified transcript 3. Copy of valid passport 3. Copy of valid passport 2. Copy of health certificate 4. Official certified transcript translated _into English 3. Official certified transcript
4. GPA ofJ.O or nigher (ifGPA is below J.O, counselor's recommendation is required)
5. Written parental permission
Special Fees Re-admission:
TUITION AND FEES* Laboratory aud Instructional Activities Fees
Accounting Lab (AC 220 & AC 221) $10.00 Office Technology Tuition Resident
Non-resident
Audit
$65.00 per credit
$130.00 per credit
Full tuition Resident Non-resident
Registration
$10.00 $20.00 $20.00 $50.00 $05.00 each $10.00
ABE Computer Courses SS0.00 (Except OT 120 and OT 206) $35.00
$10.00
$50.00
$100.00
$100.00
Credit by Examination Independent Study
Student Activity Fee 1-11 credits
I 2 credits and above
Student ID Card
Full tuition Add $40.00
$2.00/credit
$25.00
$!0.00
Late Registration Course Change EAP Application Petition to Graduate:
Certificate Degree
Official transcript
$50.00 $75.00 $05.00 each
Computer Lab (AC 226 & CS courses) $75.00 P.E. Course Activity
Education (CRC Materials) $15.00 Science Lab
Electrical, Electronics, & Refiig. Lab $35.00 SCUBA Diving
English Lab: Small Boat Handling
EN 070-EN 074 $50.00 Technology Access Fee
EN 080-EN 094 $40.00 Visual Arts Lab
Nursing:
Computer Usage Nursing Lab
$35.00 $75.00
Instructional Materials Fees English & ELI Courses Science, Math, Health & P.E.
$50.00
$15.00
$!0.00
$10.00
*NOTICE: ALL FEES ARE NORMALLY NONREFUNDABLE Social Sciences, Fine Arts & Humanities $10.00
Note: All Math courses require a graphing calculator. Models TI-82, TI-83, TI-89, or Tl 92 arc recommended.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES • NEW STUDENTS AND STUDENTS APPL YING FOR RE-ADMISSION MUST SUBMIT ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS AT LEAST ONE DAY BEFORE REGISTERING.
• PICK UP REGISTRATION FORMS AT YOUR ADVISOR'S LOCATION/DEPARTMENT. CHECK FOR OUTSTANDING FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.
• IF YOU HA VE ANY FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS PENDING, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CLEAR THEM FIRST, PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. CLEARANCES CAN BE MADE
AT THE BOOKSTORE, THE BUSINESS OFFICE, AND THE LIBRARY.
• ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS MUST PRESENT VALID ENTRY PERMITS BEFORE REGISTERING.
• DETAILED REGISTRATION PROCEDURES WILL BE POSTED DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD.
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION & ADULT SCHOOL PROGRAMS ..
PLACEMENT TE.ST ABE PRE·RE.GISTRATION (ONGOING STUDENTS): ABE OPEN REG15TlATION(NEW ffiJDENTS):
ABE STAFF OllENTATION: FIRST DAY OF INSTlUCTION: WT DAY OF INSffUCTION:
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16-MARlAN AS VARlETY NE'y/S AND VIEWS-MONDAY - J ANlJARY~4,Jl_2'99~91_ __________ -=========::::::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;._. ..
Japanese Emperor gives '99 greeting TOKYO (AP) - :\ crowd of 6-l.000 people. many wa\'ing Jap:mese !lags. tlocked to grounds of the imperial palace in central T,1k\'o on Saturday to hear a Ne\\' Yca;·\ Qreetinl! from the emperor.
.. On the occ?1sion of the ~tart of 1he New Y e:tr. I pray for happiness for our nation and the people in thc' world ... Emperor Akihito said.
Thi: royal faniily. including
Empress Michiko. Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife. Princess Masako. appeared on a balcony seven times during the dav and ~vavcd to the crowd of well--wishers below.
Some people in the crowd cheered ... Long live the emperor!"
The palace grounds are gener:tllv closed to the public, except foi Jan. 2 and the emperor"s birthday on Dec. 23.
I Millenium bug strikes
\ ~~:~~!) in ~~~!!~~~;"_ Japanese Emperor Akihito (left) and Empress Michiko wave to a crowd of we/1-wishe_r~ gathering to celebrate the New Year at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Saturday. More than 23,000 people v1s1tedthe palace
in the morning. AP
Singapore ·s first reported computer failure caused by the millennium bu!! struck an unlikely tar~et - ta-xi meters - a full ve;r before the year 2000. ac~onling to a Sunday newspaper.
ant, .. the report said. Althoughmostdisruptionfrom
the millennium bug - which strikes computers and software that only recognize the last two digits of a year- is forecast for the first day of 2000, the glitch has also been predicted to affect systems over the course of 1999.
Japan reworks health systelll tic changes arc not made," the national newspaper Yomiuri warned in a recent editorial.
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Computerized meters on about 300 taxis went dead at noon on Jan. I for about two hours, reported The Sunday Times.
The new meters were sup-
HONG KONG (Reuters)-One of Asia· s leading democracy advocates. Hong Kong's Martin Lee, expressed support on Saturday for a Singaporean opposition leader who defied a police warning not to make a public speech without a permit.
.. 1 commend Chee Soon Juan for his ccumgeous stance for democrncv and hum;n 1ights in Singapore,'" th~ Hong Kong Democratic Party chairman said in a statement.
Chee addressed a lunchtime
The taxi meters' supplier was investigating the incident.
crowd in the heart of Singapore's business district on Tuesday despite the police warning. He later received a summons to appear in court, local media reported.
Chee said on Thursday that he would appear in court on Monday to be charged with the offence.
Lee said a judicial system was meant to protect rights, not diminish or deny them, and called on the Singapore government to recognise the right of all Singaporeans to speak and meet freely.
By Joseph Coleman TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese medical miracle has been good to Hiroko Iguchi.
Suffering from a rare skin disease, Iguchi was treated this past year in a major hospital, nearly all of her stay covered by insurance. Just to be safe, her doctors kept her there - for four months.
The care and relaxation paid off. After a while she felt so good she sneaked out of the hospital once every two weeks to teach a college course.
"This is a society that's been kind to sick people," lguchi said in her 16th floor room at Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, shortly before she was sent home late in the year. "Japan is rich, so it can afford it. But we'll have financial problems in the future."
That future is already here. Health costs are soaring as the
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In loving memory of
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PREDECEASED BY:
Father: Jose Reyes Camacho Father-in-Law: Napoleon Legaspi Poblete
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Nightly Rosary is being said at 8:00pm at the family residence in Kagman II. On January 4, 1999, at 7:30AM, the body will be taken out from lhe CHG and will be brought
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population ages. Insurance funds are in debt and sinking deeper. The system is bleeding from duplicated medical tests, overprescribeddrugs and lengthy hospital stays.
Fears of a meltdown are pushing the government to charge patients more for health care, create a separately financed system for the elderly and overhaul the way the government sets prices for services and drugs.
"All the systems are in the redthat's the biggest problem," said Tomohiro Onishi of the Health Insurance Bureau of the Health and Welfare Ministry.
The troubles are a blow to the Japanese way of health, which has been credited with helping tum a sickly population ravaged by World War ll into the world's longestliving nation.
The key to that success has been universal coverage. A complex web of public and private insurance programs guarantees care for virtually all Japan's l 26 million people.
And Japan provides that care more cheaply than many industrial nations. The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development says Japan's spending on health care was 7.2 percent of its gross national product in 1995.
That compared to 14.2 percent for the United States and 10.4 percent for Germany. Britain was a bit lower, at 6.9 percent.
A government-linked panel sets prices for medical services. Most people pay premiums for their health insurance and must make co-payments fordoctorvisits. Patients go anywhere they wan.t for treatment, and doctors' orders are almost never challenged by insurance carriers.
The results have been impressive. Life expectancy has rocketed from 54 years for women and 52 years for men in 1947 to 84 years for women and 77 years for men now. The infant mortality is among the lowest in the world.
But the system, put together in the late 1950s for a country struggling to· match Western standards, is running aground in today's affluent, ~ealth,con-scious Japan. · ... ., . .
· "The medical Insurance' system will c'o(laps~ .~n t~ii\~arly part of the 21st century 1(,~ras-
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A major factor hobbling the system is a sign of its success: long life spans. Japan will have the world's oldest population within a few decades - a big worry for health planners who say it costs five times as much to treat a patient over 7b than to treat a much younger person.
The trend is already taking a toll. Total medical spending has soared 400 percent since 1975, and the share taken by the elderly has nearly tripled from 13 percent to 35 percent.
The climb in costs comes as Japan's deepest recession in years is stifling incomes, meaning insurance fund contributions taken as a percentage of paychecks are not keeping pace. And declining birth rates mean there will be fewer workers in the future to pay for coverage.
But the problem is more than just an aging population. Quirks in the system have led to spiraling inefficiencies.
One example is hospital stays. Japan has few nursing homes, and most home-care services are not covered by insurance. So the elderly and chronically ill end up at more expensive hospitals - for months or years at a time. The result, the OECD says, is Japan leads the world in average hospital stays - 45.5 days in 1995. The Netherlands was a distant second at 32.8 days. The United States averaged just 8 days.
"The hospital has become like a welfare center," said Masahira Anesaki, a sociologist at Nihon University School of Medicine and co-author of "Health Care in Japan."
In Iguchi 's case, it's not clear whether she should have been discharged sooner. Her disease· - pemphigus - is serious and long-term, and her weakened immune system means. she is susceptible to other sicknesses. , B.ut thanks to the discretion the medical profession has under the insurance system, Iguch~'s doctor was free to consider non-medical factors in
,... ' 'l deciding whether to send her home.:' · ·
MONDAY,JANUARY 4, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-17
Riots mar Indonesia New Year By Lewa Pardomuan
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Looting, religious unrest and arson attacks broke out in scattered areas oflndonesia during New Year ceiebrations, leading to almost 80 arrests on the main island of Java alone, police and media said on Saturday .
On the island of Sulawesi, an angry mob burned a supermarket in a remote district after rumours that its Christian owner had offended Moslems by misusing a prayer mat, police said.
"This is a religious case. The owner was apparently notaware of the function of the mat," a policeman in Marisa district in North Sulawesi, some 1,900 km (1,200 miles) from the capital Jakarta, told Reuters by telephone. The policeman said the district was calm but troops were on guard.
In Bandung, the provincial capital of West Java 120 km from Jakarta, police arrested 35 men for throwing stones and firecrackers at shops in the city centre, the official Antara news agency said. Windows of dozens of shops were damaged after the attack which happened early on Friday.
In nearby Garut, 28 people were arrested after a mob ransacked and looted six shops. An auto-
mated telling machine belonging to a private bank was also looted, Antara reported.
The Media Indonesia newspaper reported on Saturday at least 15 people were arrested in Sukabumi, also in West Java, for stoning shops during New Year celebrations.
Residents on Saturday said police and military were on guard there.
In the capital Jakarta an explosion badly damaged an empty shop and shattered the windows of several others early on Saturday. Police said the blast seemed to have been caused by an explosive made from firecrackers. Nobody was injured.
Indonesia has been plagued by spiralling unrest and crime over the past year as a crippling economic crisis pushes millions into poverty amid persistent political instability.
Much of the violence has been motivated by ethnic or religious conflict, with Moslem-Christian unrest erupting in several parts of Indonesia in recent months.
Indonesians complain of a growing sense of anarchy in the capital and elsewhere in the nation of 200 million people.
Last week, unrest flared in the restive province of Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra. The military
said eight soldiers were abducted and believed to have been killed by separatistrebels. One body has so far been found.
In the Acehnese town of Lhokseumawe a mob set fire to a police station and attacked military
posts on Wednesday. Violence also flared last week in
the town ofLiwa in south Sumatra, where a mob went on a rampage, torching two police stations after the death of a detainee in police custody.
In central Sulawe~i. the town of Paso was hit by days of unrest, culminating in riots on Monday involving some 8,000 people.
Some residents said a dispute between local Christians and Moslems had sparked the violence.
Thousands of youngs_ters assemble at the Ancol Dream Land in North Jakarta to celebrate New Year on the eve Thursday. Unrest, looting and riots marred the celebrations in some parts of Indonesia. AP
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FIRST AMENDMENT CONSTRUCTION OF TINIAN COMMUNITY CENTER
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - NO. RFP99-0012
Governor Pedro P. Tenorio and Lieutenant Governor Jesus R. Sablan, through the Northern Marianas ~~using <::orporation (NM_HC)_B_o_ard of Directors and the Division of Procurement and Supply, are hereby g1v111g nonce that NMHC 1s sohc1t111g sealed proposals from qualified construction firms for the construction of the Tinian Community Center at San Jose Village, Tinian, MP, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. P~oposals in duplicate, must be marked "CDBG-Tinian Conununity Center Project", a!1d mus~ be submitted to Procurement and Supply, Lower. Base, Saipan; no later than 2:00 p.m., local tune,_ Friday, January 15, 1999. Any proposals received atter the above time will not be accepted under any circumstances.
A bond of 15% of the total proposal pri<:c: exceeding $25,000 must acrnmpany the scaled proposal docu· mcnts. This security may be Certiried Clw.:k, Cashier's Check, or Bond made pavabk ro the ~orthern Marianas Housing Corporation. ·
Proposers arc also required to submit the following: I) a rnpv of current CNMI-issucd business license; 2) updated, Audited Financial Statement or in-house Financial St,1tement, provided it is certified Lw a Certified Public Accoumant; 3) listing of existing and p,1st projects, including completion dates; 4) Certification of Tax Compli_ance from the Division of Revenue and Taxation; 5) written confirmation from a reputable surety bondmg company, approvcd/ac.:ccptablc by NMHC, as ro the firm's capability to obtain performance and pay~1cnt b~nd; ? ) c.:opy ~f Builder's Risk ~nd Workmen's Compensation coverage; 7) listing of manpower with copies ot CNMI-tssLied work permits; and 8) listing of equipments.
Plans and Specifications for the project arc available on or afl:er December 9, 1998 at the Of!ke of HermanB. Cabrera & Associ~tes, in San Jos~ Village, Saipani MP 96950 during :he hours of8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through ~rtday, e~cept holidays. A non-rdundablc payment ot $150.00 is required tor each set. A Pre-Proposal Conterence tor the project will be hdd at the Tinian Mayor's Office on Wednesday, December 16, 1998 at 10:00 a.m.
Attention _is c.:alle? t~ ~ection 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 which requires ~he prm•1s1~ns ot tra1m~1g and emplorment, and the awarding of contract for work on the project, to low mcome proJect area residents and bus11)ess concerns. NMHC also notifit:s proposers that it will affirmativdv ensure that, in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement minorit1• and women's busines·s enterprises will be accorded full opportunity to submit proposals in respo;1se Jo this request.
Attention is _a!so ~ailed to the Labor Standard Provisions for Wage R.1te Dcterminatirn; of the Comn1onwealth Classihcanon and Salary Structure Plans, and payment of not less than the minimum salarit:s and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project.
All documents received shall be the sole property of the NMHC, with the exception of the bond certified check or cashier's check which will be returned to the proposers in ,u:cord,mc.:c with section "lnstr'uc.:tion to Proposers" page 2-3, paragraph No. 03, Proposal Guarantee.
~MHC r~s~rves the right to reject ~n~ and all_rroposals and to wai\'e any ddccts in the s,1id proposals, if in its sole op1111011, to do so would be m its best mterest. All proposals will bec.:omt: the property ofNMHC.
"NMHC is an equal employment and fair housing public agency"
18-MARlANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY-JANUARY 4, 1999
RebelS shoot down UN plane By CASIMIRO SIONA
LUANDA, Angola (AP)- U.N. officials pleaded Sunday for information and access to a U.N.-chartered cargo plane they said was shot down by rebel forces, the second U.N.-chartered plane to crash in the central highland war zone in eight days.
The C-130 aircraft, with eight people aboard, was hit by antiaircraft fire 20 minutes after it took off from the city ofHuamboSaturday, about 300 miles ( 480 kilometers) southeast of the capital, Luanda, U.N. spokesman Harnadoun Toure said.
The plane was carrying four Angolans, two Filipinos, an American and a Namibian, Toure said. Four of those aboard were crew members, three were from the United Nations and · another was working for the World Food Program. Toure refused to give their names or further information about them, and said it wasn't known if there were any survivors.
The plane, chartered from the TransAfiic company, was headed to Luanda. After it was hit, the aircraft tried to retum to 1-luambo airport, but crashed about 50 miles (80 kilometers) ouL~ide the city in an area held by the rebel group UNITA, Toure said.
UNIT A rebel officials were unavailable for comment late Saturday.
Another U.N.-chai1ered C-130 with 14 people aboard - including eight U.N. peacekeepers -crashed in the same area Dec. 26 while flying over an area of fighting between the government a1my and rebels. U.N. officials said Saturday that they believed that plane
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also was shot down. The rebels denied involvement
in tha·t crash and said they have no information about possible survivors.
The plane that crashed Saturday was carrying U.N. equipment out ofHuambo. Last week, the United Nations evacuated dozens of staff members from the city after it was briefly shelled by the advancing rebels. More than 100 U.N. staff remain in Huambo.
Toure said the United Nations has suspended all flights in the country through Monday and was waiting for more information from UNIT A before sending a rescue team to the area.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Saturday that he was outraged by reports that the planes had been shot down, and he reiterated his plea for the government and rebels to assist in rescue efforts.
"All threats to U .N. personnelin the air and on the ground-must cease immediately," Annan said in a statement, urging both sides to
US says Am~~,J11(~a!~ aboard downed p}aE.e ·· WASHINGTON (Reuters)-The United States said on Saturday at l'<a:;t one American wa~ aboard a U.N.-chartered aircraft that went down in the embattled central region of Angola, the second such incident in a week. ·
A U.N. spokesman in Luanda, theAngolancapital,saidtheplanewas shot down as U.N. workers were being evacuated from Huarnbo, a cenmii city under rebel siege, but the State Departmentdklr.otconfinn that :1ccount. ·.·.. ·····• · >
"The United States is shocked and saddened by the losspf ~second United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONU!i.) pla.nein one week,'' acting spokesman Lee McClenny said. . . > \ ..• • . The aircraftreportedlywent down.over UNITA~heldterrit6ry with
eight passengers and crew, he said. · •·•. · ....•... ··•· > •·· < · y "While the final passengerlist is not ci:mfirined; ".'."~ (II'~ aiare ofat
)ea~t one American citizen aboard. The fate of the passengers and crew is uncertain, since the crash site has not yet been reached," :McClenny snid. ·
Angolan state radio said the plane wa~ hit near Bailundo, a UNIT A stronghold some 80 km (50 miles} north ofHuambo. "1be aircraft ..• tried in vain to make an emergency landing i1t Huamboairport," it said.
On Dec. 26, a U;N.-chartered C-130 transport plane with 14 people aboard was reportedly shot down near the same city. The fate ofits crew and passengers is unknown.
After that incident, U.S. officials urged the Angolan government and UNIT A rebels to agree to a ceasefire to help search and rescue operations,
'The United States insisL~ that lJNITA provide immediate, full cooperation with MONUA in the face of this latest air disa~tcr," McClcnny said on Saturday.
He said that the Angolan government had given assurances of' its willingness to provide a~sistance.
"Furthermore, UNIT A and the government should agree to permit and assist search and rescue efforts for this aircraft and the p1eviously downed MONUA flight," he added.
observe an immediate cease-fire. Washington also called on
UNIT A and the Angolan government to cooperate with efforts to reach the crash sites.
"The United States is shocked and saddened by the loss of a second United Nations Observer Mission in Angola plane," State Department spokesman Lee McClenny said Saturday in a statement.
The U.N. mission in Angola has said it wants to ask UNITA rebel leaders about government claims that the movement is holding survivors from the earlier crash. A rebel leader told The Associated Press that government claims of survivors were a ploy.
"It went down in flames. I can't believe there are any survivors," UNITA Secretary-General Paulo Lukamba Gato said earlier Saturday by telephone. "They know ( the passengers) died, but they want to get some political advantage out of making UNIT A look bad."
On Friday, army spokesman Brig. ManuelJota said captured rebels had told the government they shot down the plane in the first crash and that an unknown number of smvivors were beingheldatrebel basesnearHuambo.
Jo ta did not say how many of those aboard had survived, and the report couldnotbeindependentlyconfirmed.
The Angolan government has often used the radio to broadcast claims against UNIT A that are dif-
ficult to verify because of the remoteness of many regions of the country.
The government has said it will cooperate fully in U.N. efforts to reach the plane. The Security Council has condemned the rebels for failing to help determine the fate of the crash victims and has signaled it may take unspecified action against UNIT A.
UNIT A-a Portuguese acronym for the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola -stymied implementation of the 1994 peace pact by refusing to relinquish control of its central highland strongholds and by keeping a 30,000-strong anny hidden in the bush.
A Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft is shown in this Sept. 4, 1998 file photo. Rebel forces shot down a UNchartered_car90 plane similar to _this one Saturday, the_second YN plane to crash in Angola's central highland war zone m eight days, UN off1c1als said. The C-130 aircraft, with eight people aboard, was hit by anti-aircraft fire 20 minutes after it took off from the city of Huambo. AP
China dissidents plan Labor Party By Elaine Kurtenbach
BEIJING(AP)-Dissidentsplanning to fonn an independent labor pa11y in China said Saturday that their group would simply monitor the ruling Communist Party instead of seeking to drive it from power.
Organizers of the China Labor Party said the group would expel any members who obtained government positions, according to a statement received by foreign news agencies in Beijing .
"Our party's responsibility will be to monitor the Chinese Communist Party and represent the working class," the statement said.
Plans forthe party have emerged several weeks into a crackdown on dissent that has resulted in lengthy prison terms for leaders of a wou Idbe opposition group called the China Democracy Pa11y, who were accused of attempting to subvc11 state power.
Organizers of the new China Labor Pa11y said they planned to register their group with the government on April 19.
'"If the authorities n.:l't1se to treat our application in a lawful maimer, l will radically commit suicide in order to express my desperate anger and protest," read the statement, signed by a dissident named Li Yongning.
Chinese law requires all organi-
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zations to be registered with the government, although applications by dissidents are usually rejected.
Attempts to register the China Democracy Pany in many provinces and cities failed, and dozens of those associated with the group have been detained in the government's hm·shest clampdown on dissent in three years.
The China Labor Party statement said the group would lobby the government to re-register all bank accounts in orderto root out illegal accounts used to embezzle public money.
It also said the government should halt statc~owncd enterprise reforms while it sets up a mechanism for public oversight of the rest111cturing process.
For the sake of the urban poor, many of whom have lost their jobs due to government economic reforms, it demanded that the government provide a minimum living allowance and ensure enough income for food, housing and ~edical treatment.
Extremely wary of any movement combining political opposition and labor activism amid fem, of unrest among the growing number of unemployed, Communist Party leaders have vowed to quash challenges to pm1y rule.
The crackdown on dissent precedes several major political milestones this ycm·, including the I 0th anniversary of the military assault on protesters in Tiananmen Square and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Communist-led government.
Exiled Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng, meanwhile, met with a leading Taiwanese opposition politician in Taipei, concluding a twoweek visit to Taiwan that has angered mainland Chinese officials.
Wei, whoearlicrspokc with Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui and Premier Vincent Siew, met with former Taipei Mayor Chen Shui-bian.
Chen said he a"rced with Wei's criticism ~1bout his party, which advocates independence from China.
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Clinton to boost defense spending By Sandra Sobieraj
WASHINGTON (AP) -President Clinton proposed a six-year infusion of $100 billion in new Pentagon spending Saturday, his answer to criticism of the armed forces' readiness to satisfy expanded commitments abroad despite aging weaponry and falling recruitment.
The proposal, which would end I 1/2 decades of nearly flat defense spending, includes the largest military pay raise since 1982.
From Capitol Hill came immediate cries that Clinton's plan was insufficient to reverse the military's deteriorating readiness.
"Our troops continue to execute complex and dangerous missions far from home with flawless precision, as we've just seen in the Persian Gulf," the president said in his weekly radio address.
"Our challenge is to retain the ability to do this as we carry out our entire defense strategy."
Clinton's proposed $12-billion increase for the next fiscal year would combine $4 billion in new money and $8 billion made available from the Pentagon budget by lower-than-forecast inflation and fuel prices. It would mark the first time since 1991, the year of the Persian Gulf War, that Pentagon spending rose above the level of infl;tion.
It also would be the largest increase since President Reagan's Cold War buildup of the mid- l 980s.
Plotted over six years, the Clinton administration's proposal would commit $100 billion additional funds to shoring up the Pentagon. The president's Defense Department request for the budget year beginning Oct. I would bring total military spending to $268.2 billion, a $ I 0-billion increase over levels earlier planned for that fiscal year, administration officials said.
But Republican Sen. John Warner, incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee who has long been critical of Clinton's treatment of defense spending, noted the military's joint chiefs testified to Congress last fall that they needed sums as high as $17 .5 billion per year to repair readiness alone.
Because Clinton's proposed numbers lump in a pay raise and other benefits, Warner said, "It leaves very few funds for readiness and procurement and training expenses."
The Virginia Republican plans to convene a hearing Tuesday to assess the military's needs. "I'm confident Congress, in the coming year, will top the president's figures and bring a total sum much nearer to what the chiefs identified last September," Warner said.
For Clinton, the proposal represented a big political shift from his presidency's focus on
Bill Clinton
domestic spending. He was responding to complaints by military leaders and Republicans. about a deteriorating level of readiness in a military under strain from declining recruitment, aging equipment, expanding anti-terrorism commitments and increasing overseas campaigns from Bosnia to Iraq.
The budget proposal, which also includes an increase in retirement benefits and a 4.4 percent military pay raise, the largest since 1982, "will help us to do right by our troops by upgrading and replacing aging
equipment, barracks and family housing," Clinton said.
The new money also would pay for joint exercises, flight training, badly needed spare parts, recruiting and "the next generation" of ships, planes and weapons systems, Clinton said.
Skeptical reaction to the Clinton broadcast came from Democrats too. Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., ranking Democrat on the House National Security Committee, worried that Clinton's proposal would not "be sufficient to take care of the needs of the troops plus mod-
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ernize our forces." Separately, officials said
Cl in ton's fiscal 2000 budget will seek a 12 percent, $105 million increase in food safety programs, most of it to upgrade Agriculture Department inspections at smaller meat and poultry processing plants.
Budget director Jack Lew said Clinton's budget blueprint, due to Congress in early February, would "balance defense needs with an aggressive domestic agenda in the context of the president's overall policy to save the surplus until we fix Social Se.curity ."
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Hezboll \\Tarns· Israel By Mlral Fahmy
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah warned Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday against striking Lebanon to gain election votes, saying the country had been the "graveyard of many an Israeli government." - ··we warn Benjamin Netanyahu against using the south Lebanon card for electoral gains," Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, whose group is battling to oust Israel from Lebano'n·s south. told Reuters at one of his many offices in Beirut.
lsrael is due to hold early elections on May 17 after Netanyahu 's government failed to win broad ;upport for his peace moves with the Palestinians.
'The lives of people of the south should not become votes to stuff the ballot boxes. We want to remind Netanyahu that Lebanon was the graveyard of many Israeli governments and that betting on Lebanon to win the elections will backfire.'"
The Shi'ite Moslem cleric was referring to the 17-day blitz launched by former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres against Lebanon a few weeks before the 1996 election.
The "Grapes of Wrath" operation resulted in the deaths of 200
people, mainly civilians, and Peres lost his bid for reelection after Israeli Arabs declined to vote for him in a close-run race.
South Lebanon is the last active Arab-Israeli battlefront. Twentyone Israeli soldiers were killed there in 1998, prompting the Jewish state to review its presence in area.
Israel has controlled parts of the south for 20 years, including a 15 km (nine-mile) deep occupation zone it carved out in 1985 with the aim of protecting its northern borders from potential guerrilla attacks.
Last week Hezbollah lobbed scores of Katyusha rockets across the border after a mother and her ·six children were killed during an Israeli air raid on suspected guerrilla targets around Baalbek, near Lebanon's eastern border with Syria.
Israel's cabinet vowed on Thursday to hit targets within Lebanon to avenge the rocket attacks, which wounded 16 Israelis.
Nasrallah said such threats would not spare the Jewish state or halt Hezbollah' s war of attrition against the occupation.
'"Words won't do them any good, they must take action. They must withdraw unconditionally
and if they really want to avoid the Katyushas, they should not attack civilians," he said.
"We on! y launch the Katyushas at occupied northern Palestine to revive the understanding which protects civilians."
Under the "pril Understanding" ceasefire deal which ended the 1996 bombardment, the guerrillas and the Israeli anny are barred
, from striking civilian targets, but not military ones.
Despite the agreement, the bloody conflict claimed 28 civilian lives last year. Dozens of guerrillas, mostly from Hezbollah, were also killed by Israel or its local proxy the South Lebanon Army (SLA) in 1998.
On Friday, Israel said its army had killed last week a top Hezbollah bomber near Baalbek, some IOO km (62 miles) away from the Jewish state's northern border. N asrallah admitted that one of his guerrillas was killed in the area but played down the significance of the incident.
"The martyr was an ordinary soldier who died while detonating a bomb We don't know if Israel or the SLA planted it. But all this hue and cry makes us proud because it shows ... Israel is desperately looking for a victory in the south."
Hezbol/ah's Secretary-General Sheik Hassan Nasrallah warns against Israeli threats to strike targets deep inside Lebanon in response to guerrilla rocket attacks, promising to fire more rockets on northern Israel in retaliation. AP
Bodies of Yemen kidnap victims arrive in Britain
Cyprus Socialists-quit over-missile row LONDON (Reuters)- The bodies of three Britons and an Austrac lian killed in Yemen during a rescue bid arrived in London on Saturday as speculation continued over the kidnappings.
Yemen to investigate the shootout, believe that the tourists were kidnapped as direct retribution for the December air strikes on Iraq by Britain and the United States.
Yemen's ambassador in London has twice been summoned to the Foreign Office in the escalating diplomatic row over the rescue bid. Britain has said it is "seriously concerned" about the discrepancies between the version given by Yemeni authorities and reports from the surviving hostages,
By Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) - The Socialist junior partners in the Cypriot governing coalition quit on Saturday over the cancellation of plans to deploy Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles on the divided island.
"The vast majority clearly supprnt the withdrawal from the government and so our departure should be considered a fact," said Socialist EDEK leader Vassos Lyssarides.
The move docs not endanger the present administration, which is based on a presidential system, but does mean a cabinet reshuffle.>
The Greek Cypriot-led government of Cyprus this week abandoned plans to deploy surface-toair S-300 missiles, which Turkey had threatened to destroy, after the international community promised to work more vigorously fora settlement of the: long-running Cyprus problem.
Cypriot President Glafcos Cieri des. who ordered the missiles two years ago and twice delayed their deployment, took the decision to scrap deployment after consultations with close ally Gn.:ece.
The decision was praised abroad but sparked an uproar at home among opposition parties. who called the climbdown a national Lkkat.
Ckridcs 11<m will nc·gotiate 11•1th :\then, for their deployment on the C,reck i,land ol C 'rcte - a rnmpromise ,\nkara s:1id could stoke kll
,;inns with (irec:ce. its t1·:1Jitional rival.
ll1e two countries have long been at loggerheads over Cyprus, di-
vided since a Turkish invasion in 197 4 in response to a brief Greekinspired coup.
The prospect of deploying the missiles on Cyprus stirred alarm among Western countries, who feared it could open the lid on longsimmering tensions between the two neighbours and respective "motherlands" of Cyprus's ethnic Greeks and Turks.
Among those in the government exodus are Defence Minister and senior EDEK official Yiannakis Omirou and Education Minister Lycourgos Kappas.
"Our resignations will be submitted on Monday," Omirou told Reuters soon after a six-hour meeting of senior EDEK officials. Delegates endorsed an earlier recom-
mendation by another committee in the party to quit the government, he said.
EDEK, long in favourof deploying the missiles, blasted Tuesday's compromise as a sell out.
'This change in decision was not called forunderthecircumstances," Lyssarides told journalists, adding the departure was a matter of principle for his party.
'This will inevitably be interpreted as yielding to pressure and threats from Turkey and others," said Lyssarides.
Citing the need for unity among Greek Cypriots, EDEK joined the government of right-winger Glafcos Clerides who was reelected president for a five-year term in February 1998.
The bodies arrived at Heathrow airport on a flight from Jordan and were met by relatives, an airport spokeswoman said.
The four were among 16 Western tourists taken hostage in Yemen by Islamic militants. Two others were wounded on Tuesday when Yemeni security forces raided the kidnappers' hideout.
Britain's Sunday Telegraph reported the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation had evidence that the militants were trained in camps run by Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden - who is accused by the United States of masterminding the bombing in August of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
The newspaper said U.S. intelligence officers, who have flown to
Masked Palestinians, some with Palestinian flags tucked in their headdress, march Saturday in the Bethlehem marketplace. The march was held to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the establishment of the Fatah movement. AP
Yemen's Interior Ministry has defended the raid, saying there had · been no time fornegotiations as the kidnappers had started killing hostages.
According to one Yemeni official quoted in Saturday's Times newspaper, Yemenisecuritychiefs knew days before the kidnapping that Islamic guerrillas were planning to attack a British target but failed to alert British diplomats.
The Y cmenis are believed to have discovered the plot after arresting two extremists who were suspected to have come from the IslamicJihad group, the paper said. .
Nine survivors of the gun battle returned to Britain on Friday unsure who to blame for the deaths of four of their fellow tourists.
"None of us had any idea who fired first and this is a question that has been tired at us time and time again," said Brian Smith. "All we qm answer is that we simply don't · know."
The Independent on Sunday newspaper reported that Y cmen' s recent bid lo join the Commonwealth would be turned down for the time being.
ll said officials did not be I icvc Y emcn meets the cri tcria for membership of the club grouping Britain's former colonies. One of these is evidence of good government.
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New D.C. m.ayor sworn in By Vicky Slamas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The District of Columbia swore in a new mayor on Saturday, ending two decades of zany politics under the leadership of Marion Barry. who earned worldwide headlines when he was caught smoking crack cocaine.
On his first day on the job as Barry's successor, Anthony Williams, a self-described ··big-cared bean counter'' with Ivy League credentials and a penchant for bow tics. calkd for :111 efficient, innovative government with a "real sense of community"" in the nation ·s c.1pit:d.
Quoting Christian philosopher St. Augustine. Williams, 47, in-1 itcd attendees at a prayer break-1·ast to ":1lways he striving toward the city of the celestial, not just the city of the terrestrial.··
Barry e:1rned :111 earthy reputation du 1·i 11g his mayoralty. A 1960s ci vi I rights activist masterfu I politician and self-admitted "night OIi'!.". he was caught smoking crack cocaine in a 1990 FI31 sting llper,llillll.
District of Columbia Mayor Anthony A. Williams (right) is sworn in by DC Superior Court Chief Judge Eugene N. Hamilton (left) as Williams's wife, Diane Williams, looks on during inaugural ceremonies at the Ronald Reagan Building Saturday in Washington. AP
After serving six months in prison. Barry returned to politics by being elected to the City Council. He then won a fourth fouryear term as mayor in 1994.
But with the city mired in debt. services almost nonexistent and
crime rampant, Congress in 1995 created an oversight board and eventually stripped Barry of all but ceremonial duties.
One job left to Barry was to
nominate an independent chief financial officer. Ban-y's choice was Williams. a fellow AfricanAmerican Democrat. then a political neophyte.
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n:ss. we shou Id continue to cnrl'IXl ou1· past mistakes and at the same time continue to enhance the economy ...
I le s:1id there h:1ve hcc11 sci -cr:tl rnmp:1nics th:1t previously signified illlcntions to set up businesses in the Commonwealth but eventually backed out because of the unavailability of labor.
The CN MI Legislature and the Administration have implemented a law prohibiting the importation of new foreign workers despite pronouncement from othc r government officials and business leaders that the Northern Marianas will still have to depend on foreign workers in some fields to he :1hlc to cfi'ectivcly run the local economy.
Representative Melvin 0. Faisao said equal treatment should be accorded to all businesses in the Northern Mariana Islands, regardless of their investments, pointing out that small and medium-scale businesses remain the backbone of the CNMI economy, thus the need for equal treatment, as accorded bigger companies that have infused more investments into the economy.
/1.. provision in the freezehiring policy grants businesses on Saipan that have poured in more than $5 million in total investments and Tinian and Rota businesses with over S200,000 in total capital to hire workers from m1tside the Com 111011 weal th.
The Jaw was apparently enacted to primarily maximize the internal labor pool of the CNMI. and allow foreign workers currently employed in the CNM I to transfer to another company. including change in job classifications and compensation.
Fresh investments Government and private sec
tor leaders in the Northern Marimias have started to feel the need to encourage foreign invc:stors lo do business in the islands in order to increase economic activity and improve the standard or I iv ing.
CNMI C.,ov. Pedro P. Tenorio created the Economic Recovery and Revitalization Task Force to initially develop a plan of action that may be able to stabilize business confidence in the Northern Marianas, thus, :1ttract more foreign and local i nvcstors.
Tenorio said his administration is exploring the possibilities or granting tax incentives to nurture new industries and support existing businesses. I k also expressed support lD snap the$ I 00.000 cash ,ecurity depo,it.
But existing business operators in the CNMI have prodded the government to make doing business on Saipan cheaper. The cost of doing business on Saipan is already 25 to 30 percent higher than on mainland, which makes operation of even the smal Jest business in the CNMI cost prohibitive.
Most medium to large hotels on Saipan must provide for their own infrastructure, adding that the cost of water desalinization and power plant ranges as high as $3 million per resort hotel, with more than $800.000 in annual maintenance.
Construction costs arc also high due to the necessity of building typhoon-proof facilities. Imported construction materials cost 30 percent more than the mainland. or I 0-15 pe1-cenl higher than Guam, due to the economics or scale, added shipping expenses and excise taxes.
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"'I went out and found him:· Barry said. "If I hadn't, he wouldn't be mayor today - nol in Washington."
Williams trounced a field of veteran D.C. politicians in last Novc:mber's election to succeed Barry. who decided not to seek a fifth term as mayor.
Williams so impressed D.C. 's oversight board in turning around the city"s finances that the panel handed him the keys to the city on Dec. 21 in a pact that gives him control of day-to-day operations. But the boarJ will remain in place for at least two 11101\! years and can ;;till veto mayoral decisions.
Wil Iiams has pledged to i mprovc city services - including pol-holed streets and exasperating lines for driver license renewals - within six months. It is a daunting task.
The city's tangled bureaucracy needs a lop-to-bottom overhaul, such as easing suffocating pe1mit requirements that can choke economic development projects for years.
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Just after the New Y car. linemen will move the tree-trimming operation to As Lito Road and continue trimmin!': all trees adjacent to all major;;. primary electrical lines.
According to Villauomez. CUC linemen ha;e receiv;d two certifications in tree trimming - one from the American Public Power Association (APPA) in Washington. D.C. and another follow-up
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the governor. the PSS pulled to!':ether the other budget of the sy~tcm allocated for -different services and put it into the personnel salary.
The commissioner assured the public school teachers that everything will he provided until the end of the school year ..
With the opening or Lina'Ja 1\1:ilall'asch Ac:tdemy on January. Dandan .md Kohkrville elementan ,chools in the middle ol the ye:1r. PSS staff from the
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r:mki ng gm ernmcnt officials have e xprcsscd opti rn ism C NM 1 · s ernnnmic crisis 1i1:1y be nearing an ..:nd.
Rq1. Karl T. Re\'es. it will be 1-.xallcd. has said 1999 will be a better year for th C
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equipment on public roads with a Jo;1d of dirt. S<md. gra\'el or other material. regardless or size. that could drop. spill. ny. leak or escape from the vehicle to cover the
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Labor Di r,xtor Ci i I San Ni colas. "We will be working in that
area. I think that\ the next step I will like to take. getting these cases investigated and getting them heard." he said.
Zacharcs said the thir·d hearing officer. Darren Class "has a
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\\'ith four provinces. Pelomo says some of the
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WERI. who accur,1tcly predicted the 19\!8 drought.
There is one side benefit of these continuing weather variations: the
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Officials from two provincial ~overnrncms in the PRC wcre (in isl:1nd this week meeting with Foreign Ministry officials rcgarding futun; operations of the garment factory. The garment f,1ctory in lvlajuro was corn-
sources. "Government a!.!encies and
even civic 0 roups "are working together to balance the need fo~reliable electrical services and beautification efforts in more appropriate areas." explained Villagomez.
Anyone who sees trees growing into power lines should contact the Commonwealth Utilities Corpor,1tion for tree trimming at 322-4033.
Central Office will be tasked to fill out the vacant teaching positions so as not to disrupt the classes in public schools.
Lookindorward to 1999, !nos said that -they are anticipating the impact of the $!.7 million because the system have not yet received the second quarter allotment.
Operating still under a budget shortfall for I 999. !nos said that she is looking forward into working more closely with schools and being in the frontline for school reforms to approach the achievements of students in a more comprc:hensivc manner.
Commonwealth's economy. He cited the expected increase
in tourist arrival rate and the beginning of construction activities ror capital infrastrncture projects as factors contributing to this.
Reyes said the construction of sevcrnl multi-million capital improvement projects will lead to an infusion of new money into the economy.
\oad. further. operators of any ve
hicle or equipment with mud, rock orotherdebris on its body. fender, frame undercatTiage. wheels or tires would be required to clean up the vehicle or equipment before it could be used on a public road.
very nice resun1c. CbSs. according to Zacharcs.
used to work with lawyer Da,·id Wiseman '.s office.
He said the Al!O is being beefed up "to make sure that cases get heard at a timely Cashton.
Zachares said DOLi's processing section is likewise being reviewed "to timely get out applications."
Authority's officers will go to the rural areas to work with agriculture extension officers to help farmers produce quality copra. for high grade coconut oil.
Marshalls is not expected to experience :111y severe storms unti I al least September I \!99; indeed, WERI rcpot1cd that.Lsaresultofthe 1997-\!8 El Niiio. u·opical stomi mid typh(X)n activity w:Ls the lowest on record in the western Notth Pacific.
pkted in 19\!4 with a IDw interest $2 million Joan frDlll the PRC government.
/\!though merchandise exported rrom the Marshall Islands to the United States is not taxcxcmpt, there arc rrn quot,1s placed on exports according lO
!he terms of a Compact of FrL·c· /\ssDci,ilion with the !J.S.
CNMI .. according to Allen P. Staym;n, director ;f the Office of Insular Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Stayman was refer,-ing to the CNMI continued dependence on
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that it has an adequate funding source.
"I plan to introduce a bill that requires appropriations bills to have specific funding sources attached to them."
Moylan also stressed the need to not only focus on budgetary cuts but revenue generation as well. "For instance, there are still a Jot of federal grants out there that Guam has not taken fully advantage of."
Moylan said he wants to make Guam a tax haven so that more foreign companies can invest here.
·'J would like to initiate a movement to petition Congress to allow corporations to set up tax
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building. with the largest standing aro~nd 5 feet high~ Oliva said the case is still under investigation.
In other police news, the Winchell's in Mangilao was robbed by a man brandishing a knife.
/\ccording to O\iva. the inci-
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"We want everybody to survive. It is not just collecting funds. If they encounter problems with their present payment, \\e arrange the specific amount that is agreeable to both the CD;\ and the borrower." he told the Variety.
He stressed that the reduced payment scheme was instituted
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duct ion for all government agencies.
However, almost all government agencies arc asking Lo be
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men who were also drinking while Yutoc and l lcrrera went to sleep.
The following morning, Friday. I Ierrcra went to the comfort room where he saw the victim already hanging lifeless.
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employed in the country. Sompong said a new labor law
p:1sscd last August that requires employers to disburse more sevcrnncc and benefits to laid olT
foreign workers and fai Jure to address the problems in the garment industry.
The report noted that "for close to 15 years-through the Reagan and Bush administration and now during the Clinton administration -federal officials have expressed deep concern about the CNMI's growing dependence on inden-
havens here on island. Since that money would remain on island, interest rates here would be lower because of the trickle-down effect and this will grow the economy further. This will also help create more jobs."
Rather than taxing businessmen, Moylan said he will find ways to help the entrepreneur survive these tough times and help them grow.
"We must improve our business climate to allow every citizen to reach full potential. Our goal is to empower the people of Guam by expanding employment and entrepreneurial activities. We must diversify our economy by working to attract more investors and inlustries, build real affordable housing units, and work aggressively for the removal of the Jones Act."
dent occuned at around J :30 a.m. last Saturday.
The man walked in and demanded that the employees open the register. He then grabbed all the cash and fled.
An undetermined amount of cash was stolen. No one was injured in the incident.
In an unrelated incident, a homeless Pohnpei man was seriously injured in a car accident on Marine Drive.
According to Oliva, the acci-
to prevent more foreclosures. especially by businesses who have existing loans from the Development Authority.
.. We implemented this loan payment arrangement because we don't want our clients to run down and close their businesses." Tenorio added.
! le expressed confidence that the new payment scheme will work well. "In fact. it is already wof·king to the advantage of both the CDA and our borrowers."
CDA Joan manager Joaquin
exempted from the budget cuts, which could reach as high as 24 percent for each agency if such exemptions were granted.
To prevent mass layoffs in the government-the locals' main employer-some legislators have recommended the
According to some men from the neighboring barracks who had drunk with the victim, Capili went home at about 5:30 a.m. Friday.
Herrera said since Capi Ii broke off with Baldovino, the victim had been very silent and often times sad. It was Capi\i
workers has made them think twice about cutting staff.
He said several developments would help create jobs in 1999.
Among them arc the implemcnt at ion of royally-sponsored projects. which will create about 3,000 jobs; renewed investment in the industrial and service sec··
lured alien labor paid at unfairly low minimum wages to build its economy.
The report re-affirmed the Clinton Administration's determination to support legislation which would apply the normal immigration and minimum wage laws to the CNMI after a substantial period of transition.
Moylan is seeking the removal of unnecessary regulations that hamper the expansion of Guam's service-oriented economy. He said now is the time to allow Guam to develop its own tax code in order to successfully attract investors and grow a second-tier economy built on making Guam the financial hub of the Pacific.
"We must work tirelessly to restrain GovGuam 's fiscal appetite and encourage more of our local citizens to start their own businesses or enter the private sector economy by providing the right incentives and economic stimulus to succeed and grow," Moylan said.
"It is only through this type of financial security that our island and our people can remain stronger economically for generations to come."
dentoccurredataround 12:30a.m. S atu rda y near the China Arts Store in Anigua.
Adam Kan] Foster, I 9, of the USS Frank Cable was an-ested for DUI with injuries. Apparently Foster struck the victim with his vehicle. The victim was not carrying any identification.
111e victim sustained facial injuries, a fractured skull, and abrasions throughout his body.
Foster was later booked and released.
Q. Dela Cruz, in a separate interview, said CDA extended out the loan payment program in line with the worsening economic crisis across Asia and the Pacific, which badly hit the Northern Mariana Islands.
''It seems that it [reduced payment scheme] is working as_ we hoped it will in an orderly manner. Besides, CDA is here lo help the borrowers and not pin them down because doing so will just hurt us eventually,'' Dela Cruz said.
implementation of more sweeping cost-cutting measures.
The ;idministration, meanwhile, continues to enforce the austerity measures put in place by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio earlier this year.
who reportedly asked to cool off their relationship.
However, after two weeks of calling it quits, according to Herrera, it appeared that the victim was the one who could not withstand their separation until last Friday when he committed the suicide.
tors, which should create about 300,000 jobs and a project to send more than 150,000 Thai workers for employment overseas.
He also said more jobs would be created in rural areas, although he gave no spcci fies, and cited the repatriation or illegal immiorant workers to ncighbo7·ing rnun~·ies.
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"I hope it can bring all the illegals out," he added.
Zach ares conceded though that "the number (of applicants) are slowing down" as the program nears its first month.
He also warned that DOLi will be intensifying efforts to arrest overstayers once the amnesty's period is over.
According to a report prepared by Task Force Limited Immunity chief and acting Labor Director Jeffrey Camacho, there were a total of I, 122 illegals who have signed up for the program as of last Dec. 28.
Of these, he said, only 169 have found jobs.
The report stated that Chinese nationals comprised the bulk of the applicants with some 549 of them registering under the program.
They are followed by 416 Fili-
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On the afternoon. the respondent went to the DOLi office to pick up the docun1t:nts and was asked again by the labDr officer about the workers.
After l 9 ,fays. Catap was arrested through a warrant and was charged criminally for employing illegal workers. He weas later released after posting a bail of $5,000.
He then planned his defense and on September 16. moved to have his statements and all the evidences suppressed. He had also asked for the dismissal of the case as an alternative.
Catap argued that the search was a guise to investigative criminality, so there should have been a search warrant, and since there was none. the evidences obtained must be
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year to 54.252 during the same period in FY J 998, while Korean visitors to the Northern Mmim;Ls collapsed by 66 percent to 6,027 from 17,922.
Rccent 1qx111s disclosed tl1atoverscas travels by Japanese tou1ist.s have steadily dropped ;uid economists arc predictingslowerpeopleu,tffic,tl1ead, as a result of the counl.!y's sluggish economy.
In fact. 0•1erse;l, 1.I,1vcls by Japanese have dwindled by 2.4 percent, tl1e highest decline since I 996.
Tou1ists from the US mainlm1d, including Gu:mi, ,md Taiwrn1 caved
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lected. "We will pursue that," he said, in a last ditch attempt to increase CPA revenues.
But he stressed that CPA is not totally disregarding the possibility of raising prnt fees as suggested by its two financial consultants. "We will raise rates bltt only after we have looked at everything.'_' .
pino nationals, J 12 Bangladeshi nationals, J 8 Korean nationals, 13 Sri Lankan nationals, seven Nepalese nationals, four Thai nationals, two Japanese national.~, and an Indian national.
Some 63 of those who found jobs were hired by the garment sector while 15 were absorbed by the construction industry. Some 59 were hired by firms engaged in services; l 3 by the restaurant sector, and two by the hotels.
Nine managed to find jobs as domestic helps; five as farmers; and two as fishermen.
Registered illegals who fail to find jobs within three months after signing up will be repatriated and allowed back in the Commonwealth for future employment.
Illegals who did not register and were eventually atTested after the program expired, will be deported and not be allowed back for five years, according to Immigration Director Edward R. Sablan.
suppressed. However, Bellas ruled that
the .. defendant has failed to demonstrate that he had a legitimate expectation of privacy in the area searched by the DOLi agents."
He said that .. the defendant makes no claim whatsoever that the area searched or where the records were located involved a place reserved for his exclusive personal use or that he had any expectation of privacy in such area."
Also. according to the associate judge, not only the records failed to point out where at the site the alleged mid took place but it has ,;!so failed to indicate where the peices of documents were obtained.
The court used a previously resolved US case where it says that Fourth Amendment rights arc personal rights that may not be vicariously asserted.
in by 20 percent mid 30 percent respectively. US visitors for the first two months of FY 1999 numbered only 9,057 from 11,379 duting tl1c ptcvious ye;u·, while Taiwm1ese totaled 830 fium I , 187.
MV A 1cpot1ed positive si~'ll in ,ll'rivals from Horn.! Kom! and Russia. des pi tc a 1ccenl ;, 1emo7'm1dum from the Depmtmcnt of Labor :md Immigration 1csuicting tl1e enuy of Russi:u1s to tlic Notthem Mrnimm,.
Tornism market from Hong Kong posted a whooping 40 percent increase to 926 from the previous year's 662, while Russian visitors to the CNMI increased by l 5 percent from 60 during the same period in FY 1998 to 69 this fiscal year.
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Guam Memorial Hospital and later underwent surgery.
Toves stated that he could not release the name of the driver because the case was still under i nvcstigati on.
Evidence obtained so far has shown that akohol and speed may be factors in the crash.
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Teachers . . . Continued from page 8
"J don't know if that is really the case or if it is instigated to make it known to the leaders that they want more resources. The price of freedom is sometimes displayed in so many forms. The
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stressed. Atthesame time, the eye spe
cialist said certain sports like
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He added, however, that the House bill's basic concept-to allow investors more flexibility in getting their CNMI investment ce1tificates-will be retained in the Senate version, which, if passed by the Senate, will return to the House of Representatives.
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efficient.·· Calvo added that Guam is now
in a critical situation and the island still faces tough economic ti mes ahead.
"We will continue to feel the effects of the Asian economic flu. We kind of got a reprieve in I 9\!7-98 because we got ha! f a bi II ion dollars of external capital through the Supertyphoon Paka emer-
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tage sites and traditions. therefore, ensuring survival.
Statistics compiled by the tourism industry have indicated a desire of island guests to interact with the i,Jand and experience its culture.
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people arc going to pay their premiums lo private insurance companies, then DPI-I or tht: government can hold the privatt: l'irm accountable to pay their debt.
.. But if the government owes us money, what am I going to do'? Take the government to Court? We cannot do that; it's more costly," said Villagomez.
The Hc:1lth chief also stressed that the government-run CNMJ Group Health and Life Insurance Plirnsshould be tumcd over to the private sector which has better financial capabilities and is more attuned to the curTent insurance business trends.
"Frankly, I think that the health insurance should be handled by people who an: in tune with knowing how to nm the health insurance," he said. adding that if the government continues lo involve itself in the insurance business. "DPH will always be operating on a loss:·
students should not be used to fight the battle of what we need," !nos said.
The commissioner said that children should be placed in areas that would cater to their learning opportunity.
!nos also expressed disappointment over teachers who discussed the closing down of schools to
basketball, baseball and tennis arc also leading causes of eye trauma. He thus recommended the wearing of safety goggles.
.. We see a lot of eye injuries in contact sports like basket-
Tenorio, the chair of the Resources, Development and Program Committee, said the House bill's proposal of requiring a $ I 00,000 bond, instead of cash, could only create new problems.
In a separate interview, Villanueva told the Variety that scrapping the$ J 00,000 "deposit" could assist the government's curTent efforts to jump-start the slumping economy.
He said investors would rather
gency aid from the federal government. But now that money has dried up and we're going to feel the pressure now. It will take cooperative effott from the Legislature, the executive department, the private sector and the people of Guam. to get our economy going again. We all have to all work together."
With his business and management background, Calvo said he will work -to diversify Guam's economy.
The senator's plans include: delinking from the federal tax code
A report said that the research has gathered info1mation that tourists attend events such as cultural performances and visit historical sites in an attempt to experience the island culture.
The report also said that heritage tourism is one of the fastest gt\,wing segments of the tourism industry.
The: summit's participation is
Privatization of the health insurance. however. docs not necessarily mean that th<! government will no longer have a role to play to ensure that its employees arc taken car·cd or properly.
Villagomez said once the health insura~ce is privatized. the government ·s role will be tocnsu1c that tl1c private insu1,mce comprn1y pays DPH diligently for every medical service inrun'l!d by its subscril1-c1,, especially from tlie govcmmcnt sector.
"!lie govcmment will hold tl1csc people accountable for p1uv iding tl1c covcmge that they said tlicy will be shouldering:· said Villagomez.
He also said tl1at p1ivatizi11g the health insur:mcc will promote com
petition among private insurance !inns.
He explained tl1at all prnticipating private instmmce compm1ies will lX! compelled to have a st,mdmtl minimum coverage for govemmcnt employees.
"Anything above mid beyond that covcrnge will be how one comp.my will uy to lute p.:oplc to cnroll lhm1 onc firm to .umthcr:· he said.
their students. ··we did discuss about scenarios
ofourfinancialaffairs. Wcncver intend to close down the schools. Instead. because of our desire not to close down schools and jeopardizing the kids that we are now dealing with hard issues. Unfonunately, some teachers say untrue things to the students," she said.
ball because of elbows, fingers, and even the balls striking the yes of the players.
.. The best way to prevent these from happening is by wearing safety goggles," he said.
use the $100,000 as capital investment. adding that only four new investors have registered with the- Department of Commerce (DOC) since the requirement took effect with the enactment of Public Law I 0-44.
Then governor Froilan C. Tenorio vetoed the bill for it, but the Legislature voted for an override, noting the influx of''bogus" investors who only wanted to bring in their relatives.
and setting up local code that is pro-growth and non-regressive; pushing for Guam membership in regional policy making bodies such as the forum fisheries Agency and APEC; nurturing small businesses through government incentives and tax breaks; creating partnerships between Joc;JJ entrepreneurs and off-island businesses to encourage more local participation in the growth of the economy: and the removal of unnecessary GovGuam obstacles against local businesses.
limited to ensure a dynamic and interactive environment.
Summit coordinators hope to provide participants with planning, m;Jrkt!ting and partnership tools to help develop local strategies and programs forthe enhancement or the island ·s tourism industry as well as local herita~e and c;tltural appreciation and prc~servation.
The health secn:tarv. ho,,·c\W, explained tl1at hcaltl1 in~ur:mce L"O\'
erage of indigent govemmcnt employees will continue to IX! slmulde1cd by the government.
C,ov. Pedro P. 'l'c:nrnfo earlier e,pressed su pporton :my 1110\'e to pti ,·:1-t ize the CNMJ Cimup Health :u1d I j l'c lmur.u,ce l'l;ms. saying it \\'ill help the Gl,h-strnpped gove111111clll sustain iL~ operations and to rnntinuously provide basic scr\'iccs to the community.
"I will sup1x111 p1ivati1~1tion if that will improve the hillingofinsu1:uicc. I like to sec even some oftlie govcmrrn;nt agencies privatized. Privmization is not bad."' the governor said in an interview.
The govi::1111111:nt health insurance, which is under the auspices or the Retirement Fund. earlier revealed that the amount it collects in premium is far lmv.:rthan the claims it paid to subscrib,:rs.
Villagomez also disclosed that the gowmmcnt health insurance owes DPH some ,~27 million for unpaid mcd ical .services for its subscribers dudng the l.ist four to live years.
24-MARIANAS V ARlETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY- JANUA~Y4, 1~99_.
Employment Wanted
PUBLIC NOTICE All interested resident workers ore
u,ged to register ot the Dept. o1 Labor & Immigration,
Division of Employment Services tor the job/s being advertised in which
you ore qualified and ovoilobfe. For further assistance,
please coll Alfred A. Pangelinan ot Tel. 664·2078.
01 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.50 per hour Contact: DIVERSIFIED ISLAND INC. dba Bobby Cadillacs Tel. 234·3976(1/ 4)M76105
O 1 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 CASHIER-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 03 CLEANER. COMMERCIAL-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 0-1 HELPER. KITCHEN-Salary:S3.05-3.55 per hour 01 WAITER (RESTAURANT)-Salary:S3.05-3.55 per hour 0-1 WAITRESS (RESTAURANT)Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 MANAGER, RESERVATION-Salary:S1 ,500.00-4.500.0D per month 01 COOK-Salary:$3.05-4.05 per hour 01 ELECTRICIAN (MAINTENANCE)Salary:$3.05-4.05 per hour 01 GARDENER-Salary:$3.05-4.05 per hour Contact: HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN, INC. 1el. 322-3311\1/4)\.J\29330
01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact ROMAN B. MATSUMOTO dba International Wholesale Distributor Company Tel. 234-8474(1/4)M29329
01 MAII\JTENANCE REPAIRER IBUILDING)-SalaryS3.05 per hour 01 ACCOUI\JTMH Salary:S3.25 per hour Contact: LUIS P. & MARIA S. CRISOSTOMO dba APC Company Lim-1:ed Tel. 235·58~ 7( 1. '1 )M29328
Oi SUPERVISOR (CIVIL ENGINEER) CONSTRUCTION-Salary:$ 1.000.00-1,500.00 per month Contact SHIMIZU CORPORATION Tel. 234-5438( 1 ,4 )M2932~
01 MAINTENANCE BUILDING REPAI R-Salary:S3.35 per hour Contact: PACIFIC EAGLE ENTEPRISES, INC. Tel. 234-7914(11 4)M29323
01 MAINTENANCE BUILDING REPAIR·Salary:S7DO.OO per month 01 ADMIN ASSS\STANT-Sal-ary:S700.00 per month o·, ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$700.00 per month Contact: DALE LEAVITI dba Far East Services PPP 1016 Box 10000,Saipan (1/4)M29321
01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Salary:$2,500.00 per month Contact: WATABE SAIPAN, INC. dba Watabe Wedding Tel. 235-4 710( 1 I 11)M76244
04 VIDEO (CAMERA) OPERATORSalary:$530.00-650.00 per month Contact: SAIPAN TV PRODUCTION ltlC. Tel. 234·0386 29293
Ot MAl~ITH1ANCE BUILDING REPAIR-Salary:S3.50 per hour Contact: ANDRES A. & MARIA B. ROBERTO Tel. 288-1107( 1118)M29436
01 ACCOUNTANT·Salary:$700.00 per month Contact: WESTERN PACIFIC ENTERPRISES, INC. dba K1mch1 Cabana Night Club Tel. 234-6622( 1118JM29435
01 SALESPERSON-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: EVERTRUST CORPORATION dba 123 Discount Store Tel. 233-4343(1'11)M29387
01 LIGHT TECHNICIAN-Sal-ary:Sl.000.00 per month Contact: TRAP PLANNING INC. dba Use Us Rental Tel. 235-2060(1/ 11 )M29388
01 GENERAL MANAGER·Sal-ary:S1,800.00 per month Contact: YUNA CORPORATION INC. dba Commercial Space Rental Tel. 235-2060( 1 I 11 )M29389
01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Salary:S2.000.00 per month Contact KWEK'S ENTERPRISES SAIPAN, INC. Tel. 234-7243(11 11)M29392
01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:S3.05-6.00 per hour $50. 00 gas allowance 01 AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC-Salary:S3.05-6.00 per hour 01 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-Salary:S1 ,200.00 per month SSD.00 gas allowance 02 TOURIST INFO. ASST. (CLERK)Salary:$3.05-5.50 per hour $50.00 gas allowance Contact: PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT, INC. Tel. 322-8876(1/11)M29393
01 MASON-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 WELDER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 CARPENTER-Salary:$3.60 per hour Contact: NORTH PACIFIC ENT., INC. Tel. 233-3990(1/11 )M29386
01 BAKER-Salary:S3.25 per hour Contact: WINCHELL'S DONUT INC. dba Winchell's Donut Inc., Tel. 234-5566(1/11 )M29385
01 PHOTOGRAPHER-Salary:$5.50 per hour Contact: LIGHTNING DEV., LTD. dba Flame Tree Flash Foto Tel. 234-7353(1/ 11 JM76250
01 CARPENTER (MAINTENANCE)Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: KWEK'S ENTERPRISES SAIPAN, INC. Tel. 234-7243(11 18)M29433
02 AUTO A/C (TECHNICIAN) MECHANIC-Salary:S3.05-3.30 per hour 01 SECURITY GUARD-Salary:S3.05 per hour 02 REFRIGERATION AND AIRCONDITIONING TECH.-Salary:S3.05·3.30 per hour Contact: TORRES REFRIGERATION, INC Tel. 234·6098(t/18)M29437
02 CARPENTER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 02 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 10 PATIERN GRADER CUTIER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 295 SEWING MACHINE OPERATORSalary:S3.05 per hour 02 ASSISTANT MANAGER (FACTORYJ-Salary:S 1,666.67 per month 02 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:S3.05 per hour 03 MASON-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 TRUCK DRIVER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 07 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary :S3.05 per hour 01 TRAILER TRUCK DRIVER-Salary :S3.05 per hour 05 PATIERN GRADER CUTIER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 20 SEWING MACHINE OPERATORSalary:S3.05 per hour 05 IRONING WORKER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 02 HAND PACKAGER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 05 IRONING WORKER (PRESSER MACHINEJ-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: UNITED INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Tel. 235-6888(11 18)M29431
01 ACCOUTANT-Salary:S?00.00 per month Contact: SUN PACIFIC ENT., INC. Tel. 233·4997(1/18)M29441
01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: PRO-DIVE SAIPAN INC. Tel. 322-1277(1/18)M29443
01 COOK-Salary:S3.05-4.00 per hour Contact: PRO-DIVE SAIPAN INC. Tel. 322-1277(1/18)M29442
01 INSTRUCTOR-SCUBADIV\NG-Salary:SS00-1,500 per month 01 INSTRUCTOR-SCUBA DIVING-Salary:SB00-1,500 per month Contact: PAN PACIFIC TOURS, INC. Tel. 322-1277(1/18)M29444
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EEK & MEEK® by Howie Schneider
PEANUTS® by Charles M. Schulz REMEMBER, IF WE MEET SOMEONE ON THE SIDEWALK, SA'<, ''HAPP'{ NEW YEAR''
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STELLA WILDER
IF 1 SA't'.nl-lAPP'<' NEW YEAR," WILL THE'{ GIVE ME A f3JCl(CLE?
YOUR BIRTHDAY MONDAY, JAN. 4, 1999
Born today, you arc a quick,
clever and highly creative individual. You arc always com
ing up with idea after idea,
which not only wins you re
sults and respect, but a good
dcal of profit and pleasure as
well. h,r you, life is about
doing. doing, doing. You have
little patiencc with those who
let themselves get bogged down.
Someone who can't get moving
is not worth your interest or
involvement. and you will pass
him or her by without a thought.
This may sound rather callous
to some, but the truth is that
you serve everyone better -
yourself and those around you
- by keeping up the pace.
You can be both intellectual
and emotional when it comes
to love. You will allow your
heart to take over when you
have first used your
brainpower to cardu lly assess
all possible risks. Still, there are times when you Ii kc to
leave things to chance, and
that's when real love can
surely blossom.
Also born on this date arc:
Dyan Cannon, actress; Don
Shula, football coach; Michael
Stipe, singer; Jane Wyman, ac
tress; William Colby, CIA di
rector.
To sec what is in store for
you tomorrow, find your birth
day and read the correspond-
ing paragraph. Let your birth
day star be your daily guide.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-
.Jan. 19)-A question of taste
is almost certain to arise to
day, perhaps causing a minor
rift between yourself and a fric1HI. It may be time to com
pro !11 i SC.
AQUARIUS (.Jan. 20-Fch. 18) - You'll be put in a posi
tion of increased responsibil
ity and authority today. Don't
overdo it. Avoid being overly aggressive.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) - You' II have the oppor
tunity to go on an intimate
journey of discovery with
someone who is likely to be
come closer to you thiltl ever
before. Enjoy!
ARIES (March 21-April 19) - You don't want to be
left out today, so be sure to
make your desires known before: it is too late:. Environ
mental influences may be un
usually strong.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Perhaps now more than
-ever, you'll be driven by an
internal force you cannot re
sist. Channel your energy in a
creative vein and reap the
greatest benefits. GEMINI (May 21-Junc 20)
-This may be the day for you
to make an important confes
sion without fear of reprisals
to a loved one. Increased com
munication will follow.
CANCER (.June 21-July 22) - You may be able to
trace with remarkable accu
racy the roots of your own
current behavior today. Many
questions arc sure to be an
swen:d. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -
An unusual set of coincidences
is likely to pull you in many
different directions today.
You must be sure to focus
squarely on your primary in
tentions.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Avoid interruptions and
move solidly toward the ful
fillment of an important goal.
Money matters are high
lighted. Seek solutions.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) - You may be introduced to something new or unfamiliar
today which is likely to affect
you and those around you for
quite some time. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21) ~ You must be willing to
get down to business and get
some work done today. Resist
the urge to stray from your
assigned duties.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dcc. 21) - Trust your in
stincts and a key personal
matter will be illuminat.:J to
day. Things arc not always
what they seem upon first
glance.
CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS
1 Tipper and Al 6 More secure
11 Didn't exist 12 S.A.
mammals 14 Angered 15 Plane (Fr.) 17 Baseball
term, for short
18-Vegas 19 Type of
poem 20 Nahoor
sheep 21 Landon ID 22 "Kate&-" 23 Those over
there 24 Taken in by
legal means 26 Demi,
Dudley or MaryTyter-
27 - and cons 28 T ravolta's
"Face/Off' co-star
29 - Quarter
31 Meals 34 "-to the
Chief" 35 Playthings 36 Wallach ID 37 Circle part 38 Actress-
Berry 39 "Bali-" 40 Therelore 41 -Vanilli 42 Foreman 43 Indefinite
pronoun 45 Tallies 47 Full of black
dirt 48 "Here's to a
good year,'' e.g.
DOWN
1 McRaney or Ford
2 Mine finds 3 Blushing 4 -garde 5 Wire-stitches 6 Playground
feature
Answer to Previous Puzzle
1-23 © 1998 United Feature Syndicate
7 -vera 8 Cooling
device 9 Printer's
measure 10 Comedian
Gilda-11 Mrs.
Flintstone 13 Disgrace 16 Nullily 19 Singer
John 20 Mall buys 22 "- showers
bring May flowers"
23 Roman garments
25 Relating to the eye
26 - syrup 28 Orchestra
member 29 - apso (dog) 30 Spelling and
Nevill/) 31 Cylinder 32 Social
gathering item
33 - cheese 35 Former
Chicago mayor
38 Clure 39 - d'oeuvre 41 Cow sound 42 - constrictor 44 I (Sp.) 46 O'Connor ID
Kidsp,.,,.. SOLVE THE REBUS BY WRITING ~ ... ..,,.IN THE NAMES OF THE PICTURE
CLUES AND ADDING OR SUBTRACTING THE LETTERS.
WHAT KIND OF GARDEN DOES A BAKER HAVE?
26-!\L\Rl.-\N,\S \',\RlF.TY NE\\'S AND V\EWS-MONDAY- JANUARY 4. 1999
Inauguration . Continued from page 1
hL·,·11 ill<'\ cd 1,, a L11cr ,late. "·hich \1 ill he ,1n1i.,un,Yd later.
.\ l'L'ic,1sc frnm ,\dclup said the inaugur:11 for(,,,\·. Carl (,u1k1-r,·1 :111d l.t. Ci,1\. i\l:ldckinc Bord:il\o il;IS kL'll ]'lit 011 \lllld "out ()f rl'Si'L'L't \() ihL' ,1ng,1ing fc:dL'l':11 L'l)llr\ pn)L'L·:,;_...; rcl:11in~ ll) !hL~·Ntn·c111hcr J l)l)~ l'kt'lil)Jl.··
.-\ dL'cisi,111 011 till' l'L'-,l'hL·duli!ll! ,,r am· 1",,r111al inat1l!Lll'ation l'L';'L'flll)J1Y.\lj\j be: held ;ff llll{i\ the n,11,·\usion of the court proJ..'Css.
The 9th Circuit Court of Ap-
Bruneman. Continued from page 1
there arc 1,,,, many other possibilities c1t" how this crime could ha1·c ncrnll'cd and ii 11,1uldn ·1 be f:1i1· for llc:1u to he com·ic1cd in this mattc1· ... he :1ddcd.
The jLll"y rnuld not rnn\'ict because so much rcasonablc doubt existed.
E,·cn from the wry beginning of
Reyes ... Continued from page 1
rescnt:1t i \'L'. li S l ntcrior D~parlmc:111 deputy solicitor Edward B. Cohen. is arri1·ing during the week of Jan11ary I K "to consider further me:1surcs to achie\'L' the transition.
Reyes said ht refuses to hclievc that Tenorio will agr.:c to a "fcu.:ral tal-:.:m .:r.·· which would scrap current local control m·cr immigration and minimum \\'age.
··1 l':111 not bclic:,·c it and I ll'i!I not be! ie, c it." he said. ··J know th:1t the gm cmor knm,·s that the pcr>plc cJI. the CNMI remain oppusc·d to fcdcr:tl t:1keo1·cr. r\nd the glll cm()\' rcspccts the wishes oft he l'L'llpk. I don't hclic,·c that
Saipan ... Continued from page 28
1.Scniors. girl,) Kathy Pange Ii nan.
(Seniors, boys) Sun Min Chang. (Juniors. girls) Nina Vi I lanucva.
Guam. (Juniors. boys) Jon 11<.:nsley.
Saipan. (bantam. uirls) Kristine C.,ima.
Sairan. , (bantam. hrivsJ Richard
Cahigao. Saipan.
Ryan ... Continued from page 28
C;ir,11', l'crt'.ll'"n Jenkin., :111d ( i:1: !,,rd l'e11).
,\ml ihl' l:1sl lime the llll\\'/\1\ look lnur I!,\\' me rnhn, \\';1s I 'J:'i:'i
J, x: Di \bg~ifl. ( i:1hh: 11:irtndl. ll:1uy \'a11<c :md Ted I.yon,.
(J\cr:ill. the IW\V1\1\ h:1, 1-iccn rathc:r stingy in rc, ·,,nt c kct ions. Its mcml-icrs ha1·c sclcc1cd a total of unly five pl:iyc:rs in the p:1st six vc,1rs. with Don Sutton rnakinl! it . '
last January. That's likely to change as Ryan
and Brett should zoom past the 75
peals in San Francisco has scheduhl the appeal of District Court Judge John llnpingc,1s ,kcision r,,r i\lard1.
It is not anticipated that any formal cc:remonics will take pl,1cc until after that time.
The appeals case is a stay gra11ted to the attorneys for Gutic:rrez and Borda\lo on an order issued by Unpingco 10 hold a runoff election on Dec. 19. The Republican team of Joseph /\da and Fdix Camacho had filed suit stating that Guticrrez-Bordallo foiled to gamer the required majority votc: to win a second term in office.
The stay order was issued just
tbc: trial when the father. David 'Chuck' 01\ey took the stand. there just seemed to be more than what was allowed to be brought forward in COU11.
ProsecutorTom Fisher expressed disappoimment at the jury's verdict.
"We cenainly did not get the result we wanted and I am disappoimcd. I am proud of the job the Guam Police Dcpai1ment did during the investigation of this case," Fisher said. "Our entire office is
our governor would cvrn suggest accepting federal takeover."
Reyes said to "clear up the issue" the people shou Id be consulted in a referendum.
"I will also advise (Cohen) that if he's coming over to discuss federal takl!ovcr then he better just stay in Washington. D.C."
Reyes noted that since the establishment of the CNMI. the commonwealth eovernrnent has consistently opposed--on economic grounds--the application of federal immigration and minimum wage laws here.
The CNMI's economy is premised on the free flow of alien workers paid below the federal 111 i 11 i mu 111 wage rate.
Reyes said the CNM! has spent a lot of time and <.Jfort--and even millions of dollars for lobbyists--
But the youngsters didn ·1 get ,ill the fun as their parrnts inrnJ\·<.:d the mse I vcs in a thr<.:c-gamc match.
The top men and women in the: parent's tournament wc:rc;
(men's) Louie Dim la (Guam). Ross Zapanta, (Saipan), Jack Cruz. (Saipan).
The Women's match had Tilde Diaz. of Saip:m finishing firs: while :Vl:u1ha Rechucker, also of Saip:m \x,1ting out Kathy Vil\,mueva of Ciuam for second place. Vi\l,mucva came in third place.
rerccnt required for clcction and incrc;1se the cu1Tcn1 I !all mcml-icrship ol 237.
Induction ceremonies a1·e sel f,,r Ju I y 2.\ with an appropriate I la\ I of Fame nhihition game the following day -- Ryan's Tex,1s Rangers \ s. Brcll 's K:1n.1as City Roy(tis.
The Veterans Committee will meet M:1rch 2 in Tampa. Fla., and c1n choose up 10 four more ne\\' 111c:mhcrs. llill Mazeroski. Dick Williams and Gil I lodgc:s will be among the: l':md idates.
Ryan and Bretl already arc well' ,xcscntcdatCoopcrstown. Brett's
pine-tar bat is on display at the shrine, as arc balls and caps from
thrce days before the scheduled runoff election.
Meanwhile. liumln:ds of people packed the tiny ch1,rrh in Umatac )'L'Stcrday for the inaugur,il mass. held there because of its historical value as the oldest church on Guam.
All IS senators to be sworn in today were present with family and friends, as well as Lt. Gov. Borda\lo.
Father Michael Crisostomo was the main celebrant who delivered a humbling homily.
"You must remember who put you here. You must remember to serve the people of Guam."' Crisostomo said.
proud of the job crime lab did and we just didn '1 get the result we wamed. We respect the jury's decision although it's not the one we wanted."
Head defense lawyer Vernier summed up the ju1y's role by saying, "We think the jury won the case in the sense that they suppo11ed the system that let the jurors decide whethenhc government has proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt and in this case that system has worked."
to oppose a federal takeover. "We don't want it and we don't
need it. We can not abandon our position." he said. "And that's why I'm disturbed that there are rumors saying that our governor has agreed to a federal takeover. Let's bury this rumor and put a tombstone on it."
He added that he will also ask the Senate leadership to discuss
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are manually recorded. The govcrnOI' also instructed
the director of procurement and supply to require that any further government purchase of computer hardware or software for the
Rocball ... Continued from page 28
recipients of the rocbal\ information.
In addition to the colleges an·d universities, in California other learning institutions as far away away as Colorado. New Mexico, and Texas also received the information.
Locally, a 48 page historical data of rocball which included a le11c1· and handbook
cach of Ryan's record seven nohi11crs- by late July. their plaques likely will be h,mging in the I bl!, too'
Ry:111 slrnck out S.714 in a 27-ye:ir caren thal began :dkr he signed l\'ilh ihc Ne\\' York Meis in I %5. I k went .,24-292 for the Met.,. ('alifm11ia. I louston and Tcx:1s. tylllg him with Sutton fm 12th i11 victoric:s.
When Ry,m threw his \'inal pitch :11 :1ge 46 - k was forced to leave al"ter tearing a liga111e11t in his righl elbow in a game two weeks before that farcwcll mcctim! with Bretlhe held or shared 7norc than 50 major league records.
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He also offered his services should anv of the new lawmakers need "a ~rash course in public service.
"I think that message hit home," said Sen. Frank Aguon. "We were put into the position of public service. and we are obligated to perform."
Aguon said the ceremony started off with a sign, a sign he takes as something that bodes good fortune for the incoming team.
"Right before the ceremony, there was a rainbow over the church," Aguon said. "That was a good sign. I tho11ght it was a wonderful ceremony, excellent in all
Bmncman took the witness stand in his own defense in the course of the llial. This was considered "very risky" by legal analysts as it allowed the prosecution to make open shots at the accused during crossexamination.
Bruneman told the jury."[ want you to know that I did not kill D'Anna Olley and that I'm telling you the truth."
TI1e defense offered the jury two alternative theories during the trial. First, that the victim's father. Dav id
his referendum proposal. "Because a federal takeover wi 11
have a tremendous impact on the local people's lives they should be the ones to decide on this issue," Reyes said.
Under the 1976 Covenant that made the islands part of the United States, federal immigration and minimum wage laws will not apply here unless Congress and the
CNMI must have a certificate from the vendor that it is Y2K compliant.
DPH's Resource and Patient Management Systems (RPMS) has been upgraded in order to be more efficient in its billing and collection method, and to enable it to add new packages and capabilities.
was mailed to Gov Pedro I'. Tenorio.
Accordingly evCl'y CNMI congressman and congresswoman also received the Rocball handbook.
The Secretary General, Comite International Olmpique, in Chateau de Vidy Lausanne, Switzerland. Secretary General, General Association of International Sports Federation, Suisse, Monte Carlo. and the United States Volleyball Association in
Up u111il the final few years of his career, Ryan had his critics. They claimed he was too wild (2.795 walks in 5J87 innin_!!s), never won :1 Cy Young/\ ward and did 1101 win rnough -- but he 1·i11ished \\'ith a .5 26 winning 1-icrccntagc. com pared to the .503 mark 01· his teams.
By the way. Ryan will we,1r a Tc.,as Rangers cap on his plaque.
llrett. a 13-tiinc All-Star. 1·:mks 13th 011 the career hits list with 3. 154. The: third baseman hit JOS in a 21-year career spent entirely \\'ith the Royals. and was a .337 lifetime hitter in the postscason.
Y aunt, a three-time /\I I-Star, had 3,142 hits in 20 seasons, all with
respects." Today's ceremony will be much
more formal, with senatorial representatives (usually children) handing the official certificates of election to Chief Justice Prter C. Siguenza.
Following the swearing-in, Speaker Antonio Unpingco will take the podium and vote for committee chairs for the upcoming legislature. Following an earlier caucus, the committee chairs have already been announced.
Senators are then expected to enter into the first session of the year - many have indicated that they are prepared to introduce bills today.
"Chuck" O\ley, could have committed the c1ime or an unknown third pany could haw done it.
Even though Olley was not on trial, the defense portrayed him as an abnormal man with a drinking problem and frequently had underage drinking and sex panics at his home in Marianas Terr.ice in Yigo.
Incestuous reading material and several pornographil' tapc:s \\'Cl'<:
seized during the invcstigittion that belonged to 01\cy.
White !louse enact ,1 law allowing thl'ir c'Xtensinn to the CNML
Noting thc· 1·,1riou, labor. imm i gr ,1 ti D n all d c I l' 11 Ii' ad c abuses in the cD1111mrnwealth. Prcsidc:ntC'linton in May 1997 announced support for legislation i11 Congress that would end CNMI control over immigration and mini mum wage.
"By upgrading our system, it wi II allow us to add new packages like the quality assurance indicators, management and accounts receivables. We arc also \ookin!! at expanding them to includ~ internet connectivity a11d local area networking," Health Sec. Joseph Kevin Villaeomez said. -
Colorado Springs. Colorado, were also eithCI' faxed or a lcncr was mailed to their offices :1s we\ I.
In a letter from the World Organized Rocball, Inc., (WOR), Jcger wrote, " I have more to send ... ! intend to saturate Switzerland with the same information I have been sending out to all these other places".
More than I 00 faxes or letters were delivered throughout the New Year weekend.
Milwaukee. He won /\L MVP awards at shortstop and center field. His .285 avcral!e, however mav hold him back tl1is time. · ·
l3rctt(3171!Rs, l.595Rl31s)and Yount(251 l1Rs. l.406Rflls)both got their 3.(){X)th hils in Septe111ber I 992, plus they share this rare distinction: Thcv both arc their franchise leader in home runs. triples, doubles and singles. In the modem era, only Willie Mays ((,iants) and Stan Musial (Cardinals) can claim the same honor.
Fisk holds the; AL record for catchers with 24 seasons and hit 376 home nrns. His most famous
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_ MONDAY,JANUARY 4, 1999-MARIANAS VARIE:TY NE:~~_A__!'.JDVIEWS-27
Cardinals stun Cow-boys IRVING, Texas (Reuters) -The Arizona Cardinals stunned the Dallas Cowboys 20-7 in an NFC wild card game on Saturday for their first playoff win since 1947.
In the playoffs for the first time in 16 years, the Cardinals ( I 0-7) beat the Cowboys for just the second time in their last 17 meetings and earned a chance to play the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional playoffs next weekend at the Metrodomc.
The Arizona defence, which had
been scorched for 73 points in two regular-season losses against Dallas, came up big this time.
Pro Bowl comerback Aeneas Williams had two interceptions and held star receiver Michael Irvin to four catches for only 32 yards. The Cardinals sacked Troy Aikman four times and intercepted him three times while limiting Emmitt Smith to 74 yards on 16 carries.
Smith was stuffed for a oneyard loss on a 4th-and- I play at the Arizona 7 in the second quar-
Davenport backs Sampras. PERTH, Australia (AP)-Lindsay Davenport believes fellow world No. I Pete Sampras has done the right thing in missing the Australian Open after a draining 1998 tennis seuson.
Davenp01t, teaming this week with Jan-Michael Gambill for the United States at the Hopmm1 Cup, appreciates the p1essure Sampras was under a~ he fought to 1etain his No. I rm1king for a 1ecord sixth consecutive year.
'111e first minute Thern·d about it I wa~ really shocked and couldn't believe it. but the more you think about it the more you cairnnderstand it," Davenpo1t said Sunday.
"Putting in such an effo11 the last six months of the yern·, he was clearly fatigued. Sometimes you need to force yourself to take a break, and he 1eally deserves one."
Davenpo1t is de1e1mined not to overplay as she bids to hold on to herown top ,~mking, and she will play a teduced schedule this ye:u-.
"I am going to play less toumaments," said the 22-yern·-old Califomian who played 22 event~ l:l,t year. "I am going to t1y and go home for longer periods of time :md only play whe1e I enjoy to play."
Saint Louis' Mandy Lueking (12) struggles to make the pass against Memphis defenders Tiffany Collins (13) and Lauren Jackson (33) during the first half in Memphis, Tenn. Friday. AP
Ryan ... ~ontinued from page 26
homer, and one of the most memorable ever, won Game 6 of the 1975 World Series at Fenway Park.
Murphy was a two-time NL MVP with Atlanta and hit 398 home iuns. He was a seven-time All-Stm· and won five straight Gold Gloves in center field.
Perez, on the ballot forthe eighth time, came close to election last year when he was picked on 67.9 percent of the ballots. He had 1,652 RBIs for the Big Red Machine -
eve1y eligible player ahead of him is in the Hall.
"I'm proud ofmy RBIs, because a lot of them helped win games for us," he said.
John (288 wins), Ben Blyleven (287), Jim Kaat (283) and Sutler (300 saves) also appear on the 28-man ballot. So do Rice (.298, 382 HRs, 1,451 RBIs), Ca11er(l l AllStarteams) and Dwight Evans (385 HRs, eight Gold Gloves).
Mickey Lalich, 217-191 and MVP of the 1968 World Series, and Minnie Minoso, a .298 career hitter, are on the ballot forthe 15th and final time.
ter. "We stopped their running·
game and never got away from our game plan,'' said Arizona coach Vince Tobin. "Aeneas Williams did a great job on Michael Irvin. I think Aikman stopped throwing in his direction."
Williams refc1Ted to the biblical story of David and Goliath, saying: "We supplied the sling-
shot. I told our guys this morning that you have to earn credit. We eamed it today."
'This is real sweet after all the years of eating the Cowboys' dust."
LinebackerJamir Mil !er had 12 tackles and a pair of sacks and rookie Andre Wadswor1h added two sacks for Arizona. Dallas had led the NFL with fewest sacks
allowed ( 19) this season. Quarterback Jake Plummer,
who signed a four-year, $29.7 million contract less than two weeks ago, passed for 213 yards -to seven receivers- and two touchdowns with two interceptions. Chris Jacke kicked a pair of field goals for the Cardinals. Adrian Mum II rushed for95 yards on 12 carries.
Ohio State "!ide rec_eiver David Boston is f?rought down by Texas A&M defensive back Sedrick Curry after a 7-ya,rd gam for a ftrst down durmg the t/Jird quarter of th.e Sugar Bowl in New Orleans Friday. Boston, the games most valuable player, set a Sugar Bowl record wrth 11 receptions as Ohio State won the game 24-14. AP
Dolphins hold off Buffalo Bills MIAl'vll (Reuters)-Flutie magic came up 5 yards and aoout l O seconds sh01t on Saturday as the Miami Dolphins held off tl1e Buffalo Bills fora th1illing 24-17 AFC wild card victrny on Saturday.
DougFlutienern·Iymanufac[U1ed another miracle in Miami - against Jimmy Johnson again - but th; Dolphins' defence had the final say.
Flutie brought tllc Bills to the Mi,m1i 5-yrn·d-linc with 17 seconds to go ,uid a ch:u1ce to tic but 011 the next play the Bulfa\o qua1terlx1c\.: held the ball a liu\e too Ion!.!..
Defensive end T1~rcc Ar~1stron!! sacked P\utie :md jmn:d the ball loose :md Sh(me Bu1ton recoven~d tl1c fumble at the Miami 3 to preserve tht:! win.
'"l11c hL,t play, I should have just thrown it 1ightoutof1hc end zone ,L, soon as I didn't like it," said Flu tic. "But I hung on for a second and not hit as I w,ts-uying to thmw itawa;."
The Dolphins gottheirfirst win in th1ee playoff gan1es in the last four years and will play the Denver Broncos or New York JeL, in tl1e divisional playoffs next weekend.
Flutiecompleted2 l-of-36p,tsses for 360 yrn'ds, but just one touchdown. He spent most of the day throwing to Eric Moulds, who set an NFL playoff record with 240 yai'ds on nine catches.
'111e 1ec01'd is nice, but I mn not cventhinkingaboutit,"saidMoulds. "We lost mid it's all overafterall th is work. TI1is really hu1ts."
Buffalo piled up the ymus but Mhm1i's defence forced five turnovers, three by Flutie.
Said coach Wade Phillips: '111e
turnovers killed us. They cost us at least tluee touchdowns, two oftensively and one defensively."
While at Boston College in 1984, Flutie stunned Johnson's Univc1i;ity of Mimni squad with his fan1ous "Hail Mmy"touchdo\\~l p:L,s. Bu-lier this yem·, he dhected the Bills to 16 unanswered fourth-qumter poinL, in a 30-24 victo1y over the Dolphins.
Bu tJohnson finally prevailed ,L, he received bal:mce from his offence. D,m M:uinopasscd for23S v:ulls,u1d a touchdown and Karin; /\hdu\-1:tbb:u· mshcd for 95 y,uds and a SClll\c.
"Ma,ino executed our game p\,u1 J).ciiectly:· said Johnson. "We wm1tcd tostayon the groundandJabbm·gaw us field position :md ball conu-ol all day ,except in the final minutes when they recovered tl1e onside kick."
"It w:L, a big win for us," said Mmino. "We move on now. We wanted to take c,u-c of tl1e football. Our offensive line did a great job. They enabled us to move on."
Miuinoadded: "Doug (Flutic) h:L, abighemt. He had ach:mceat the end to tic tl1e gaine up. Give him cn:dit."
After Mmino d1illed Lam:u· '1110-mas with a 12-yrn·d touchdown to give Mi1m1i a 24-14 lead with .3:42 left, Flu tie gem"Ccl up for some man: magic. He led tl1e Bills on a sevenplay, 65-yrn·d drive, including two passes for 38 yards to Moulds, to set up a 34-yard field goal by Steve Christie with I :33 left.
1l1e Bills thought they had a touchdown on the drive when Andre Reed, who was stung by an earlier fumble call, caught a nineyard pass over the middle and
appeared to reach the end zone but was ruled down at the l.
Incensed by the call, Reed bumped the referee, was penalised for unsportsmanlike conduct and ejected.
Set back by the penalty, the Bills had to settle for a field "Oal after two incompletions"' by Flu tie.
"On the first call (the fumble) I was down and the ~round caused the fumble." saiJ Recd. "On the eatch ,11 the l!O:tl line I twislcd mv bod\' am! !!Llt m·cr. I le (field .Judge -Steve Zimmer) called it right away. I jumped up and we made contact."
··ff that's a touchdown we l!et the field ~oal later and the oa~1e goes int; overtime. This c~ps a bad year with the officials."
"1'111 really upset, really angry. What happened to us isn't fair."
Agreed Phillips: "We arc totally snake-bit with the oflicials."
But the Bills still had a little magic left. Ku1tSchulzn:cove1"Cd ,m onside kick, which wrn; fumbled by Sam.Madison at tl1e Buffalo 31. 1l1cn Flutic lofted a 30-ym·d p,L,s to Moulds to the Miami 39. 1111ee plays later, Hutie hit Reed's replacement,rookie K,m1il LDud, witl1 a l 2-yrn'd p,L,s.
Flutie 1,u1 up for tl1e middle for five yrnus ,md hit Moulds with a five-ymu p,L'iS to Ule 17 with 36 seconds left. After a five-yard p:L,s to Kevin Williams :md a three-yard flip to TI1unmm 1l10111:L,, F\ll[ic 1:m up tl1e middle for foury,u'ds to thl! S witl1 17 seconds left.
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28-MARlANAS V ARlETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY- JANUARY 4, 1999
SPORTS M 0Mt&ll 0M Saipan bowlers back from Guam
By Tony Celis Variety News Staff . .
AFTER spending a few days in Guam, including Christmas, members of Saipan's youth bowlers returned home. The youngsters, and their parents participated in the 2nd Annual GuamSaipan Youth Bowling Tournament.
The event attracted over I 00 youths and adults for a weekend of "friendship tournament".
The venue for the event alternate between Guam and Saipan.
In 1999 the event will be hosted in Saipan.
According to Don Hensley the youngsters from Saipan did exceptionally well as they (Saipan youths) garnered a total of, 54 medals.
Guam's youths also did well winning 49 medals.
Headed by Kathy Pangelinan, Risa Cabigao and Maricelle Cabrera, the Saipan girls were favored to do well as they were led by three of Sai pan's up and coming youth bowlers.·
Girl's Division champion. Kathy Pangelinan, proved once again that she is a champion by successfully retaining her Masters title. The Saipan youth was the only two-time winner in the tournament.
The Masters Division consisted of the top five players from each event of the tournament. The overal I champion was determined by the results of a step-ladder elimination roll off.
The top five in the girls division were:
Kathy Pangelinan(Saipan), Naomi Pangelinan (Guam), Risa Cabigao (Saipan), Maricelle Cabrera (Saipan), Samantha Stem (Guam). Sung Min Chang, of Guam was
outstanding throughout the boy's division tournament and secured the Masters division championship for Guam.
Saipan 's boys did very good, as three bowlers made the Masters division tournament. They were headed by Jon Tenorio, Jon Hensley, and Jan Cabrera.
The top five boys during the tournament were;
Sung Min Chang (Guam),
Nap Carino Jr. (Guam), Jon Tenorio (Saipan), Jon Hensley (Saipan),
Ian Cabrera (Saipan). Final leaders by division were;
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Female youth bowlers from both Guam and Saipan pose for a photo at the 2nd Annual Guam-Saipan Youth Bowling Friendship Tournament held recently in Guam. contributed photo
Rocball info reaches Switzerland Ryan, Brett await Hall of Fame- calls By Tony Celis
Variety News Staff WHILE many people were relaxing and enjoying the New Year's weekend. at least one person was kept very busy trying to get the world to know more about the sport of Rocball.
James Feger, had either faxed, or mailed letters and handbooks to an additional 43 publications organizations. They were sent to places as far away as the Chicago Sun Times, Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Co., Washing-
ton Post. The San Francisco Chronicle.
San Jose Mercury News, and Wall Street Journal-Las Angeles, were also in the mailing list.
Other recipients of Jegers faxes, letters or handbooks included 43 members of the Asian Pacific Oceania Sport Association (APOSA). They include; American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, China and others including our neighboring island Guam. Information about rocball also reached Pakistan, Philippines. Papua New Guines. All forty-three APOSA mem-
bers were also included in the list of organizations that were either faxed or a letter sent about information pertaining to the World Organized Rocball, Inc.(WOR).
Additionally, forty US mainland universities and colleges also were given the rocball information, they included; San Francisco State University, UCLA, UC San Diego.
In reviewiung the list it appeared that almost all major 1
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The top five male finisher~ in the youth bowling tournament were Nap Carino Jr. and Sung Min Chang both of Guam; and Jon Tenorio, Ian Cabrera and Jon Hensley, all of Saipan. contributed photo
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By Ben Walker ON THE final day of the 1993 season, before the final game of their major league careers, Nolan Ryan and George Brett met at home plate to exchange lineup cards and handshakes.
That afternoon in Texas, the talk al.ready was about their futures. As in, it sure would be nice to see baseball 'scareerstrikeout leader and one of its greatest hitters replay that scene at the Hall of Fame.
"I'd love it if it worked out that way,"Ryan said at the time. "I don't think there's any doubt George is going to be indu~ted and I hope it works out that way for me."
No need to wony, Nolan. The call from Cooperstown is certainly coming Tuesday when results from one of the most eagerly anticipated elections in Hall histo1y are announced. .
In a ballot studded with standout rookie candidates, Ryan and Brett figure to be shoo-ins. Robin Yount might also make it, with Carlton risk and Dale Murphy expected to do well in the votii1g.
Even the list of holdover hopefuls is outstanding, led by Tony Perez, Jim Rice, Tommy John, Gaty Caiter and Btuce Sutter.
Not since the initial election in 1936, when Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson were chosen, have three first-timers been picked. ·
In fact, the last time I 0-year members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted in three players at all was 1991 - Rod
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