r. ....., arianas '%riety;;~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ ~ By Jojo Dass "Now, it (concern) is becom­ Variety News Staff Official: Protecting endangered species a 'dangerous job' ing a unanimous feeling among THE DIVISION of Fish and who trek forest trails and search ers) are armed. The concern of to be out by January next year," the different istands," he said. Wildlife will issue firearms to CNMI's sea territories for signs the officers is protection," he said Seman. Aside from sambar deers, its 14 conservation officers in of poachers, according to DFW said. Seman said DFW's patrol ac­ Seman said, fruit bats are also an apparent bid to add more Deputy Director Richard The first batch of about seven tivities around the islands have fair game to pouchers. teeth in its campaign against Seman, "have one of the most COs, it was gathered, is slated significantly increased this year. Arming COs, he explained, is poachers of endangered species dangerous jobs" on the islands. to finish necessary courses and He added poaching activities authorized under Public Law 2- in the Commonwealth. "There is always an almost training at the Police Academy, have been noted to be on the rise 51, the Fish and Game Act. Conservation officers, those I 00 percent chance they ( oach- in December of this year. on Rota where hunters indis­ "There used to be just a small "They (COs) trained side by crin;iinately fire on sambar deers population of COs before that's side with the Public Safety and for consumption or commercial why it (arming COs) was not Customs police. We expect them use. Continued on page 46 "good as dead." "!Cs. dead. on. arrival"' , Sen.. Juan P. Tenorio (R-Saipan) said yesterday. Haitai' s proposal needed legislative approval by tomor­ row. Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio, who extended the · original deadline for legislative· ap-. proval; yesterday said the Legislature's non-action means that there will be no new prison facility u·ntil the Juan P. Tenorio legislators find an alternative By Zaldy Dandan way to finance its construc­ Variety News Staff tion. WITH the House ofRepre~en­ "I'm not going to use Cov­ tatives and the Senate not enant (capital improvement scheduled to hold a session for project) funds for the pur­ the rest of the week, Haitai po_se," he said. Development's $21 million "I did my part, we negoti­ COMMONWEAL TH Ports Authority Board member David Maratita confers with fellow directors during new prison facility proposal is Continuea on page 46 yesterday's meeting about plans for a $140 million bond issue. Behind him are CPA Chair Victor Hocog and Executive Director Carlos Shoda. Photo by Jojo Dass •• Tenorio: No politics involved in j recall of 3 regents' nominations By Rick Alberto for like whether the project can Variety News Staff be allowed by the government." ~ Gov. names Juan Pan,·Tony·Cabrera new regents A GROUP of Japanese busi­ Santos said the proposed idea By Zaldy Dandan the three responsible nessmen has proposed to install is good, as it would be an added i! Variety News Staff for NMC's current sky lifts that will take tourists tourist attraction on,Saipan. i' GOVERNOR Froilan problems. from Garapan all the way up to A ride in the box-shaped contrap- I C. Tenorio yesterday "I recognize," he Mount Tapochao. Continued on page 46 ; said he has nothing per- said, "that many of the Marianas Visitors Bureau act­ '.I j] sonal against the three college's problems ing Director Alvaro Santos told the / Northern Marianas restundertheimmedi- Variety that the businessmen--some 1College regents whose ate control of (NMC ofthemrepresentingTakoshimaCity­ 'I WEATHER reappointments he re- president Agnes M. -went to his office some three months called. Froilan C. Tenorio Agnes M. McPhetres Antonio R. Cabrera McPhetres)." ago to inquire about the process that Politics wasn't involved ei- seqetary Antonio R. Cabrera to Buttheboard,headded,can- could be involved in undertaking the OU:it()()k ther. NMC's Board of Regents. not continue to rubber stamp proposed project. "Are they (supporters of Lt. The two are among the the decisions of NMC's ad- Specifically,Santossaid,thegroup Gov. Jesus C.) Borja? I guess governor'skeyandloyalsupport- ministrators. wanted tq know if the CNMI govem­ i[ they'renotmysupportersnow," ers. Tenorio said it is time to ap- mentwouldallowthiskindof project Tenorio said. Meanwhile, Tenorio said, he is point new regents "who have "We referred them to the "They're good people, but stilllookingforaCaroliniannomi- new ideas and ways in which proper government agencies to NMC needs new regents." nee. to guide the college in its mis- begin the discussion," he said. Tenorio, at the same time, In a letter yesterday to former sion of <!ducating and training He explained that the MVB announced that he is nominal- regents Vicente N. Santos, Teresa our resider;it§." can only give them statistics and ing former senator Juan T. I. Taitano and John Schwarz, When told in an interview other information but that "we cannot give them some of the Guerrero and former Finance Tenorio said he does not consider Continued on page 46 r-------------~~-------------------------- information they were looking PAC .NEWSPA.P~H ~TACK.S ... ' '' ' . ''.''.. ',I''''' ' • 'I j1. ~~l_~Rl~NAS VARlETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- SEP"I'EMBER 5, 1997 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 US sanctions take effect i_ I Tenorio wants 4-yr liniit By KELLY OLSEN Japanese ships may face stiff fines upon call at US ports dLoerirninating against U.S. carriers \I' i; TOKYO (AP) - U.S. sanctions who have attempted to run their own J. By Zaldy Dandan women for prostitution. ', against Japan's three largest shipping for Japan's Transportation Ministry, breakthrough. operations in Japanese ports. i April 14. But the Clinton administra­ j) Variety News Staff companies went into effect Thursday said no agreement was reached in the Mitsui O.S.K. said its first ship to tion asked regulators to forego the Hours before the sanctions went· No to easy transfer SA YING the limit should be for Governor says he will veto any 2-yr bill after Japan failed to meet demands talks with Japanese shipping offi­ arrive ata U.S. port after the sanctions stiff fines, saying Japan's govern­ into effect, another Transportation Senator Tenorio, who earlier C. Teregeyo (R-Saipan) more than a break down morale in companies, that it eliminate alleged restrictive . cials. "111e time limit has passed," he take effect would dock Sept 5 in ment had acknowledged anti-com­ Ministry spokesman, Atsushi four years, Gov. Froilan told the Variety that he is "open practices against U.S. shippers in its said. Houston, Texas. Spokesmen for the petitive practices on its docks and was Fujimoto, said Japan was "doing all it Tenorio yesterday announced he year ago, H.B. 10-136 originally but will cause unnecessary expense to new ideas" on the stay limit harbors. The sanctions, which mandate a other two companies were unavail­ taking steps to correct them. The can to reach a solution to this prob­ will veto any legislation that proposed a four year limit. which will in turn need to be passed bill, yesterday said he will look Harold Creel, the chainnan of the fine of$ 100,000 on vessels operated able. imposition of sanctions was then sus­ lem." would limit the stay ofalien work­ But according to Speaker Diego on to customers." into Knight's suggestions. U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, by three Japanese companies - The sanctions were proposed in pended until Sept 4. But Fujimoto also reiterated ers in the CNMI to two years. T. Benavente (R-Saipan), a four The result, she added, is inflation However, he said, allowing said late Wednesday in Washington Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd, Mitsui February by the independent U.S. The Federal Maritime Commis­ Japan's position that the sanctions are Two years is too short forCNMI year limit will not address con­ and damage to the economy. alien workers to free transfer to there had no breakthrough in Tokyo O.S.K.LinesLtdandNippon Yusen Federal Maritime Commission sion complained about what it re­ ''unjust" employers to hire new workers, cerns on the growing number of Though the bill is an attempt to another company, as Knight sug­ to justify delaying the sanctions from K.K - will be enforced on the next against the three cargo liners every gards as two restrictions on competi­ Talks involving the ministry, the he said. alien workers who start their own "relieve some of the pressure from gested, may cause problems. beginning in the United States at 12:01 Japanese ship that arrives at a U.S. time they arrive in U.S. ports to retali­ tion. Japanese Shipowners' Association "They' II be spending a lot of families in the CNMI. the federal government," Knight "An employer spends money a.m. EDT (040 I GMT) Thursday port. NHK television reported that ate for alleged restrictive practices One is a practice known as ''prior and the Japan Foreign Steamship money to train workers only to "I definitely agree that a two year suggested that the Legislature to train his employees," Tenorio (1:01 p.m. inTok)'o). none of the companies were sched­ against U.S. shippers in Japanese consultation" in which any changes AssociationhadcontinuedintoThurs­ rehire new ones after two years." limit will hurt the business com­ should instead consider some of said. "But transfers may just al­ Yosuke Watanabe, a spokesman uled to enter U.S. ports until Sept. 5, harbors. in shipping practices carried out by day at the ministry, Fujimoto said.