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Ramangmau Charged W Ith Homicide ananas cVariety^| Micronesia’s Leading Newspaper Since 1972 Vol 22 No 2 7 " ? Saipan. MP 96950 ©1993 Mananas Variety W ednesday ■ A pril 21 , 1993 Serving CNMI for 20 Years. R a m a n g m a u charged w ith h o m ic id e THE DRIVER of the car that hit condition he remain in his house was heading north. Sydney George Quan while he between 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, Quan, 38, is a son-in-law of was biking on Beach Road was surrender all travel documents and businessman Jose C. Tenorio. The charged Monday afternoon with stay away from sea and air ports. victim’s wife, Priscilla, is the vehicular homicide and reckless Assistant Attorney General youngest daughter of Tenorio. driving. Cheryl M. Gill said police were The victim was pronounced Frank Hocog Ramangmau, 25, concerned that Ramangmau might dead on arrival at the Common­ was arrested shortly after the flee to Yap where he has rela­ weal th Health Center atabout 1:30 charges were filed and was held tives. p.m. on a $5,000 cash bail. Police investigation showed Quan was the first fatality of a Ramangmau was released yes­ that Ramangmau was trying to vehicular accident on Beach Road terday at the request of Public overtake two cars on the two since the road was widened into a STUCABE and Maureen Manning of the Missoula Children’s Theatre Defender Daniel DeRienzo. south-bound lanes Sunday after­ four-lane highway. Group will be in Saipan on April 26 to May 1 to audition andjehearse The suspect was released on a noon when his car swerved to the The transformation narrowed a3 aroup of local students for a free public performance of “The Taies $10,000 unsecured bond and on bike path and struck Quan who the bike path. or Hans Christian Andersen. " Story on page 2. Zoning bill passes 2nd vote Ging mulls import SAIPAN lawmakers finally against the bill - Hofschneider, bers will be appointed by the chair­ of feeds from RP passed the local zoning law Mon­ Rep. Crispin DL. Guerrero and man of the delegation, will present day night Rep. Mametto U. Maratita - its recommendations within 120 SENATOR David M. Cing is contain any meat or animal prod­ Approved was House Local Bill changed their votes after the days after its creation. looking at the possibility of im­ ucts or by-products may be im­ 8-21, or the Saipan Zoning Law amendments were adopted. “We have DEQ, CRM, and porting cheap animal feeds from ported into the CNMI provided Approval Act of 1993, with ma­ Rep. Stanley T. Torres and HPO regulations to take care about the Philippines to help local live­ these are not infested with in­ jor amendments. Herman T. Palacios maintained concerns on how residential lands stock raisers. sects, mites, or other pests. The bill now goes to the gover­ their opposition to the measure. are to be used. If we are to effect In an interview yesterday, Cing Ignacio T. Dela Cruz, chief of nor for his signature. The mea­ “A lot of things must be consid­ zoning, we need more time to said he would discuss the issue the Division of Animal Health sure was defeated in a first vote ered if we are to implement zon­ look at what this would do in the with the US Department of Agri­ and Industry, said that feeds con­ Monday morning when it gar­ ing in the island of Saipan. We long run because the are things culture and would send to USDA taining meat or animal products nered only nine affirmative votes, must take into account some of that should be considered such as samples of animal feed needed by or by-products, must be approved one short of the required 10 votes the cultural and traditional values cultural and traditional uses of CNMI fanners. for importation by the Veterinary to pass. of land use by our people,” land by the indigenous popula­ “I am presently scouting for a Services of the USDA. The Saipan Legislative Delega­ Hofschneider said. tion. What we see in the proposed reputable livestock feed firm in ‘To determine whether a cer­ tion convened later in the evening He wanted the zoning law sus­ zoning la w is more restrictive than the Philippines for a feed supply tain type of livestock feed is en- to reconsider the measure. pended in all districts for all agri­ what we intend to do,” said contract. I intend to send the name terable or not, an ingredients list During the last vote, 12 mem­ cultural uses and for private resi­ Hofschneider said in an interview. of the firm plus samples of their for each type must be submitted bers supported the bill, including dential uses for single families: He said his amendment was products to see if USDA and for sampling,” Dela Cruz told an amendment offered by Rep. small single family dwellingunits, meant to put some flexibility for CNMI quarantine can allow their Cing. Heinz S. Hofschneider to suspend accessory residentials; hamlets people to decide what to do with entry into the Commonwealth,” Cattle, swine and fowl raising its effectivity on agricultural and and villages: and residential ac­ their land, so long as their activi­ Cing said. are some of the sources of liveli­ certain private residential areas. cessory buildings. ties have no adverse effects on the According to Cing, CNMI farm­ hood for the people of Tinian. The Another amendment was pro­ The amendment also called for community and the environment. ers especially those in Tinian, are island is famous for Tinian beef posed by Sea Juan S. Torres to the creation of a special Saipan In Guam, he said land restric­ burdened with the high cost of and other livestock products. enable zoning regulations to su­ Legislative Delegation Commit­ tions were imposed but subject to animal feeds imported from the This idea would help a lot in our persede certain Coastal Resources tee on Zoning to review the appli­ what they called “spot zoning.” mainland. efforts towards self-sufficiency and Management rules and regula­ cation of zoning standards to ag­ “They placed restrictions but He said he does not see the for the economic development of tions. ricultural and residential uses. put residential areas in a bind be- rationale behind the continued an island dependent on agriculture Three of those who earlier voted The committee, whose mem­ contlnued on page 2 importation of the more costly both commercially and for subsis- stateside feeds when these could tence,” Cing said. a 1---------* . »1____ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21.1993 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND.VIEWS-3 Missoula Theatre brings CNMI, RP talks on labor, Business licensing Hans Christian tales here TWO MEMBERS of the Cabe and Maureen Manning other issues to proceed by Finance proposed Missoula Children’s Theatre travel throughout the United LOCAL officials will proceed discussions,” Naraja said in a let­ State Department. The CNMI like your assistance as we pro­ REPRESENTATIVE Francisco business licenses, it would be bet­ Group will be on island from April States and Canada and have been 26 to May 1 to audition and re­ working with students in Guam cautiously with discussions on ter to Senator David M. Cing on does not engage in foreign af­ ceed with this dialogue,” Naraja DLG. Camacho is proposing the ter to delegate the function to hearse a group of WSR Elemen­ for the past nine months. labor and immigration problems April 14. fairs. We must try to avoid inten­ told Cing. transfer of the business licensing Revenue and Taxation, since it tary School students for a free The CNMI will not be the last with officials of the Philippine Governor Lorenzo I. Guerrero tionally stepping upon the pre­ He asked for a meeting with the functions of the Department of promulgated the rules on licens­ Naraja public performance of “The T ales stop in the groups Pacific tour, aS government, Attorney General earlier cited the need for caution rogatives of our federal broth­ senator this week to discuss spe­ Commerce and Labor to the De­ ing. of Hans Christian Andersen.” they will be heading to the South Robert C. Naraja said last week. in dealing with the Philippines on ers,” he said. cific areas of concern brought up met with the Philippine House partment of Finance’s Revenue She cited the need for stronger The play will be a culmination Pacific Island of American Sa­ “Given the caution expressed a government to government ba­ “My office has for some time in their separate discussions with Foreign Relations Committee and Taxation Division. monitoring procedures on the tax sis, because this could be consid­ been conducting an ongoing dia­ of several Hans Christian stories, moa. ThegroupsvisittotheCNMI by the governor about the deli­ Philippine officials. Chairman Jaime C. Lopez. The In an interview yesterday, compliance of businesses, simi­ cacy of government to govern­ ered a foreign affairs activity. logue with Philippine officials on While attending the Asian Pa­ two discussed problems involv­ including “Great Klaus and Little was made possible through the Camacho said he was preparing a lar to what was being done in the ment contacts with foreign na­ “Such activity is the function of labor, immigration, drug en­ cific Parliamentary Union con­ ing Filipino contract workers in Klaus”, “The Flower’s Magic efforts of the Northern Marianas_ proposal to include a provision in late 1980s when the DOCL re­ tions, we are prepared to proceed the federal government and its forcement, and other issues of ference inManilalastmonth Cing the CNMI.
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