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NMI Officials Head to Manila Meeting UN~Srrv oi= HAWAJJ UBRARY arianas %riet_Yr;~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ ews Saipan-Palau-Manila _flights eyed Teno adviser chides Senate for 'inaction' on admin bills NMI officials head By Jojo Dass Nielsen also lamented that Variety News Staff another administration bill, ONE OF Gov. Pedro P. which will allow students to fi­ Tenorio's special advisers yes­ nance studies through a special to Manila meeting terday expressed disappoint­ loan program, may likewise ment that several administra­ gather dust at the Legislature. By Haidee V. Eugenio Air Nauru's move has come at when officials from the CNMI tion bills, The bill, which is still being Variety News Staff an opportune time, with the ur­ led by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio, Air crucial to re­ drafted, is seen to address REACTIVATION of the Saipan­ gent need for an airline to trans­ Nauru and Palau agreed to push vitalize the /:1 mounting problems besetting the Palati-Manila route abandoned port a growing number of passen­ for the reactivation of the said air economy, ···-..··.:···;;: .. i ... , .. /--.-·. education sector as it allows stu­ two years ago may begin as early gers from Saipan and Palau to route. have re­ gi, ' . dents to avail ofloans at govern­ as December, as CNMI legisla­ Manila and vice-versa. "They may start (their service) m a in e d ment expense, which will then tors and Aviation Task Force The CNMI contingent for the at least twice a week. I was told pending at .:. 'i·" '·'.·, be repaid upon graduation on members are set to meet with Air meeting in­ they might the Senate. easy terms. Nauru and Palau officials in the cludes Sablan, start as early as D a n Dan Nielsen "The governor hopes the Leg­ Philippines next week to map out ATF Chair­ December, but Nielsen, the islature will pass a Guaranteed the much-awaited move, it was man JM I'll find out governor's special assistant for Student Loan Program bill, and disclosed yesterday. Guerrero, (more) when I education, cited the Free Trade enact immediately the Board of Hopes are high Air Nauru will Rep. David M. come back Zone bill; the proposed mea­ Accountancy, Tax Certification fly at least twice a week using Apatang, Rep. from the Phil­ sure requiring that only certi­ and Free Trade Zone legislation Boeing 737 aircraft when it starts Manny A. ippines ... fied public accountants perform to generate more revenues. to operate in the said route for­ Tenorio, and We will be auditing services; · and the tax "This can be used to pay off C m m n _ David Sablan merly serviced by Continental O O JM Guerrero meeting with certification bill, which provides the ($80 million) deficit and then Micronesia, according to wealth Ports Authority Board top executives of Air Nauru and certain incentives to investors, we will have ... more money to Marianas Visitors Authority Treasurer Roman T. Tudela who officials from Palau who are dead as among legislation that will spend on social and other pro­ (MV A) Board Chairman David will represent CPA Board Chair­ set in supporting this," Sablan help boost revenue collections, grams," said Nielsen.- Sablan who is also a member of man Roman S. Palacios, also an said during yesterday's MVA if enacted. Senate Floor leader Pete P. the CNMI Aviation Task Force ATFmember. Board meeting. "They are still sitting at the Reyes (R-Saipan), in a separate · i (ATF). The Manila meeting is a fol­ CNMI officials may also seize Legislature," Nielsen said in an interview also yesterday, said The meeting in Manila, Philip­ low-up on the exploratory discus­ the opportunity to meet with ex- interview with reporters. Continued on page 50 pines will be on Nov. 22. sion held here in Saipan in July, Continued on page 50 Democrats assured of fair treatment in House By Jojo Dass chairmanships. Variety News Staff "I don't think they expect HOUSE Speaker Diego T. chairmanships. Certainly they Benavente (R-Saipan) has as- won't do that," said Benavente. sured that the Republican-domi- He said the Democrats-four nated 12th Legislature will give newcomers and two incumbents the Demo- -will have the "opportunity to cratic new- speak on the floorand introduce comers fair legislation." treatment. House Minority Floorleader "I think Dino M. Jones (D-Saipan) said those times A:· the Democrats will attempt to when mi- reintroduce bills that had been nor i ties shelved by the 11th Legislature. were being " "I've got bills of my own that treated not were not acted upon, as Speaker equa II y... Diego T. Benavente o f th e House. Th e v·ice spea ker have been gone years ago. has got plenty of bills that were That's history," said Benavente. not acted upon on the floor, even He added though that by the the House floorleader (Rep. Ana Republicans• sheer numbers, s. Teregeyo [R-Saipan]), every- Former Guam governor Joseph F. Ada (left) hands over souvenirs to German Ambassador to the Philippines Wolfgang Gottelmann at the opening ceremony of the Tiempon Aleman exhibit at the CNMI Museum of the Democrats can not expect Continued on page 50 History and Culture in Garapan Wednesday evening. Photo by Marian A. Maraya ,-~_ .. ___.._.....,_, ··---'---~ -•-• ._,_, -~•- ·-.. ~~- -•..-.--~·- • '··- · .. •-••-·•-··--· --••-· ', ... -~--·--~.-..~-~-.,< --.--V __.-~----·-·••-· .. -~-~ - -... ,. __ ._..___ ' ~-· ~ ,"" - •-~--~~~.;....:.i:7j';'""'t, _ _..,_._.:::c_._ •• .__......;.:.. .:.-.:==_=:-:::--~:::-...:::::::-..::~~:·• ... .._. "-- ~:t" ···-:11 1 l!Visitor arrivals up 20%; prospects bright for tourism recovery ] ~1 By Haidee V. Eugenio po1ted a total of 40,941 visitors Pe1ry Tenorio, MVA manag- doing our job properly but it's not October has always been con- 1 Variety News Staff for October 1999, up by 19.93 ing director, said arrival forecasts enough. We still should concen- sidered a slow trnvel month, di- , VISITOR arrivals .climbed up percent from last year's 34,137 for the months of November and trate on consistently increasing rect flights statistics indicated a · by almost 20 percent in Octo- during the same month. December will surpass the records arrivals . The 20 percent in- strong demand for the destina- 1 ber, traditionally a slow travel Charter flights and bigger air- of last year during the same peri- crease (in October) is a good way tion. · month, and this has been the craft used by Japan Airlines, ods. to start the new fiscal year," said MV A said load factor from ~ highest monthly growth since Northwest Airlines and Asiana MVA Board Chairman David Sablan during yesterday's BQard Tokyo went up by 36 percent, the CNMI tourism industry got Airlines, as well as the surge in Sablan, however, said the tour- meeting. while the load factor from Osaka hardly hit by the Asian eco- the strength of Japanese yen ism agency should not rest on its Japan - CNMI's largest mar- climbed by 49 percent. More- nomic crisis. against the U.S. dollar fuelled the laurels. ket- posted a 25 percent arrival over, 84 percent of the total J a- The Marianas Visitors Au- arrival growth for the first month ·'All in all the arrivals look very increase from 24,753 in October pan arrivals came directly from thority (MV A) yesterday re- of fiscal year 2000. good. It goes to show we are 1998 to 31,045 last month. While Continued on page 50 I ,· •• I' ·, FRIDAY.'NOVEMBER 19, 1999-.MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-3 ,! ---------------'----- Japan OKs curbs In illegal gambling case to doomsday cult ·ola TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's for up \o six months. Bellas disqualifies powerful lower house of parlia­ The second bill, which aims to By Ferdie de la Torre Board of Parole. stop here, there would a serious ment Thursday passed a set of help compensate victims of crimes Variety News Staff Bellas ruled that it appears that impact on the ability of govern­ bills·aimed at curbing activities of com.milted by Aum, allowscourt­ THE SUPERIOR Court yester­ the controlling issue is not whether ment to function under such a the doomsday cult accused of a appointed trustees to' collect as­ day issued a decision disqualify­ Arriola is conflicted under the na1Tow reading of the statute ... he 1995 nerve gas attack on the To­ sets of bankrupt groups. Aum was ing lawyer Joseph A. An'iola from Government Ethics Act, but kyo subway system. stripped of most of its assets in said. participating in the alleged illegal whether a conflict exists based on Essentially. Bel las said, the The bills, expected to be en­ 1996 when it was liquidated by gambling case for conflict of in­ acted next month, were submitted court order, but has managed to the fiduciary duties a lawycrowes court would be adopting the view terests. in response to public outcries de­ amass large funds through busi­ in situations where the attorney that a mere apparent conflict is Associate Judge Timothy H. manding the government take nesses and purchases of property represents an interest adverse to sufficient to disqualify an attor­ action against the Aum Shinri Kyo in many parts of the country. Bellas said ArTiola is represent­ an existing client. ney from the type of representa­ ing private clients, not the CNMI (Supreme Truth Sect) amid fears The bills also include a clause ''It is undisputed that defen­ tion involved in this case. Senate and he has raised an issue it was staging a comeback. which calls for a revision every dants' counsel is currently repre­ "'Where there is legal support on behalf of his private clients senting the CNMI Senate. It is The bills do not directly name five years to address concerns that for this proposition, th.:: court wi II which is clearly adverse to the immaterial to the ethical issues not adopt such a narrow reading the cult, but target activities of the legislation could be applied to Timothy H.
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