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arianasii.i» ertili Y Ul;Variety® HAWAUUBRi^' Micronesia’s Leading Newspaper Since 1972 CNMI Lottery starts next month A FORMAL agreement for lot “We are very pleased that the The firm is also said to have Agreement by the Commission. tery operations in the Common Commission reached an agree vast experiencein running a lot This responsibility was under- wealth has officially been ex ment with Tattersall, said Inos in tery in islands remote from its continued on page 12 ecuted, the CNMI Lottery a news release yesterday. central headquarters in Australia, Commission announced yes “The firm is the oldest privately- having had operations in Christ terday. run lottery in the world having mas Island, Norfolk Island, the Tattersall Sweep Consul been licensed by several Austra Cook Islands and Papua New tation of Melbourne, Austra lian governments to operate gov Guinea. le lia, is expected to commence ernment lotteries for over 120 The agreement concluded a pro operations by mid-October years,” Inos said. cess involving approximately 2 | through its sole accredited over He added that that if the firm 1/2 years. seas agent, The Mail Service, operated in the US mainland, it First the Commission. con said Eloy S. Inos, executive would have a sales volume larger ducted a study to determine the Secretary for the CNMI Lot-: than 27 of the 35 state-operated feasibility of a lottery for the Com tery Commission. lotteries. monwealth. This process was followed by an evaluation of various potential licensees and the subsequent ne gotiation of a Lottery Operators ELOY S. Inos P anel seeks input fro m lab o r officers By Rafael H. Arroyo would get would be reflected in labori;eform legislations currently THE HOUSE Select Committee being drafted by the House of on Labor and Immigration yes Representatives. terday started interviewing Labor “After we deal with these offic enforcement officers of the De ers we would then finalize talks partment of Commerce and La with the business community and bor to gather input about common· see how how our findings will problems regarding local labor relate to actual enforcement laws. changes and needs for reforms In an interview yesterday, Com both on local and alien labor poli mittee Chairman Heinz S. cies,” said Hofschneider. Hofschneider said a total of four Currently, the Select Commit Guerrero, Labor Division employees are tee along with the House Com REELECTIONIST Governor concern was in maintaining the DiscussionS regarding the spe being interviewed one at a time as mittee on Commerce and Tour Larry I. Guerrero and Democratic integrity of theprocess by ensuring cific questions to be presented at the committee draws nearer to ism have embarked on a joint challenger Froilan C. Tenorio that the questions remained confi the forum will be restricted only wards compiling recommended effort to come up with a compre have both accepted the invitation dential. I think we have achieved to the panelists and to one repre changes in the present labor stat hensive alien labor reform bill to extendedbytheSaipan Chamber that obJective by eliminating the sentative of the forum’s orga utes. of Commerce for a one-on-one number of people with access to nizing committee, Saipan attor “We have started going out col gubernatorial debate October 5 the questions arid laying responsi ney Lecia Eason. lecting information ¿bout current at the Diamond Hotel Ballroom, bility for safeguarding the ques Eason’s role is to review each labor problems and possible solu this was learned yesterday. tions firmly in the hands of one question carefully to ensure that tions since a couple of months In separate letters to Mike individual,” said Tenorio. i e question is not politically ago. Yesterday, it was the turn of Sablan, chairman of the Guerrero and Tenorio were the biased, or professionally unfair. our labor enforcement officers to Chamber’s gubernatorial candi same protagonists that figured in No other member of the orga tell the committee what possible dates forum committee, the two the last gubernatorial debate in nizing committee, the chamber, loopholes in the current system main protagonists in the upcom- 1989. The former went on to win theSPJ, nor any other individual need to be addressed,” said ingNovemberelections indicated the governorship. shall participate in the formula Hofschneider. agreement on the proposed fo Among the issues included in tion of the questions. “These are the people who are rum being coordinated by the theplanned discussion this year are Independentphysicai custody on the frontlines when it comes to committee and the NMI chapter those involving tax reform, Article and safeguarding of the ques labor enforcement. Their views of the Society of Professional 12, US-CNMI relations, social is tions will be arranged. represent actual day-to-day expe Journalists. sues, drug abuse, inter-island rela Chamber President Roy rience and knowledge of the prob “It would be my pleasure to tions, education, health care, alien Morioka and SPJ President lems, so what better way to get Heinz S. Hofschneider participate at the forum debate labor and infrastructure. Carlptta DL. Guerrero will be proper information than through take the place of current but pos on October 5th and would be Questions will be formulated by moderators fra: the forum which them,” he added. sibly outdated labor statutes. looking forward to the evening,” a panel of four, composed of one is scheduled to start at exacdy According to the committee ' Such a reform measure had been said Guerrero, in a September representative each from the Cham 7:00 p.m. October 5 at the Dia chairman, the questions asked the in the planning stage since the 14th letter. “The chamber and ber, the youth sector, the media and mond grand ballroom. respondents relate to the various time of the Seventh Legislature, the Society of Professional Jour the small business community; Only invited guests will be categories of jobs in the NMI, but its passage had been deferred nalists provide a valuable public To ensure that the forum ques allowed inside the forum venue, including those on perceived loop due to the rapidly changing labor service with this event,”he added. tions are not prematurely released but television monitors will be holes that preempt effective en situation in the islands. Tenorio, on the other hand, toeither of the candidates or their stationed outside forpublic view forcement of labor laws. A forerunner of the measure indicated acceptanoeof thecham- campaign committees prior to the ing of proceedings. He added that the identities of being drafted, House Bill 8-15, ber invitation in a letter he sent forum event, the panelists’ ques The debate will be covered by those interviewed will be kept was earlier passed by both the Sablan last September 17. tions will be kept in strictest confi both Saipan Cable TV and confidential but will be revealed House and the Senate only to be “As you know, my primary dence.. Marianas Cable Vision. (RHA) in its committee reports later. sent baok by the governor after The information the committee continued on page 4 h i ¿¿¿spacer S facks 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY-SEPTEMBER 22.1993 Mideast peace eases economic war against Israel By DAVID E. KALISH Mideast trading partner after Arab nations have waged eco with existing operations in Israel, panded its Tel Aviv facility by 50 Saudia Arabia. nomic battle with their boycott the agreement is an opportunity percent and boosted its workforce NEW YORK (AP) - One day Moveover, the peace agreement, against U.S. firms. Even more to increase their presence in the by 40 percent to 285 this year. after Israeli and Palestinian lead giving Palestinians gradual con taboo was their own direct trade country. Israel’s allure includes a Standard Textile’s Israeli sub ers signed a landmark peace trol of the occupied territories, with Israeli operations. highly skilled labor force, rela sidiary in Arad plans to open a accord last week, the Israeli sub has created fresh cracks in the But last week’s milestone could tively low salaries, generous newJJlant near Haifa next month sidiary of an American textile Arab boycott against U.S. busi ■ accelerate a recent trend by Arab government incentives, a devel employing about 100 people. It company received a highly un nesses that trade with Israel. nations toward at least partially oped consumer* market and will make surgical draping, usual inquiry. Still, business leaders generally lifting their embargo, which has tariff-free trade with thé United gowns, sterile wrap and other A hospital in Jordan _ a partici are cautious about Israeli govern inhibited some American invest States. medical textile products. pant in the Arab boycott against ment predictions thatpeace would ment in the region. The Commerce Department esti Israeli government officials are Israel _ wanted more informa help establish their country as a Jordan, which signed a frame mates direct U.S. investment in optimistic that the range of U.S. tion about buying the new commercial hub for the re work for negotiations with Israel Israel at $ 1.5 billion in 1992. U.S. companies in Isfael will expand manufacturer’s medical textile gion. lastTuesday, and Morocco, which exports to Israel this year, mean from their current concentration products. MaJor obstacles persist in the oc established formal ties last week, while, are running about 20 in industries like high-tech and “That wouldn’t have happened a cupied territories, where housing are cited as probable near-term percent ahead of last year’s $4 soft drinks. week ago; let alone five years and basic services are rudimen candidates to end the boycott. billion total. Recent examples “We are witnessing a trend of ago,” Gary Heiman, president of tary, unemployment is high and Outside the Middle East, Zimba of closer U.S-Israeli business ties: migrating from pure technology Standard Textile Inc.