UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LIBRARY arianas %riet~~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 '&1 f\VS ew By BOB EGELKO In a3-0ruling, the appeals court stated in her opinion that, "the SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A said a runoff between the same language of the Organic of Guam runoff election is needed to de­ candidates might seem needless clearly states that a gubernatorial cide the governorship of Guam but was compelled by the law. candidate must receive "a major- because I ,313 blank ballots de­ Judge A. Wallace Tashima Continued on page 23 prived the Democratic incumbent of the absolute majority he needed last November, a federal appeals Gutierrez camp to take its court ruled Monday. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of case to US Supreme Court Appeals upheld a federal judge's By Eric F. Say ruling ordering a runoff between Variety News Staff Gov. Carl Gutierrez and Republi­ HAGATNA.--The Democratic Party's gubernatorial team will ap­ can former Gov.Joseph Ada. The peal to the U.S. Supreme Court to seek a stay of the US Ninth Circuit election date will be set by either Carl Gutierrez Joseph Ada Court's decision ordering the Guam Election Commision to hold a the lower-court judge or the Guam but he would fall just short of a declined to include the blank bal­ gubernatorial runoff, according to GutierredBordallo team's attor­ Election Commission. majority if the total also included lots and the total and certified neys. Gutierrez remains in office in 1,313 ballots that were marked Gutierrez and his Democratic run­ The appellate court upheld yesterday U.S. District Court Judge the meantime. for other races, but left blank for ning mate, Lt. Gov. Madeleine John Unpingco' s decision in favor of the plaintiff, Joseph F. Ada, the Gutierrez and Ada were the only governor. Bordallo, as the winners. ·Republican Party's gubematorialcandidate in the November 3, 1998 two candidates in the Nov. 3 elec­ The question was whether the U.S. District Judge John elections. tion, garnering 24,250and 21,200 blank ballots were counted under Unpingco disagreed and ordered Gov, Carl T. Gutierrez can't be contacted for comment as he is in votes, respectively. a federal law that requires a terri­ a runoff, originally scheduled last the Marshall Islands attending aconference of the Micronesian Chief Adding about 1,900 write-ins torial governor to get "a majority December, with Ada and his Re­ Executives Council. and defective votes would leave of the votes cast in any election." publican running mate, Felix His attorneys, Philip Carbullido and Randy Cunliffe, however said Gutierrez with a slim majority, Guam's Election Commission Camacho. Continued on page 23 INS: More illegals may· be coming to Marianas By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff TINJAN - The Marianas is now in a weather condition favorable to sailing, raising the possibility of more individuals wishing to sneak by sea into Guam without proper documents, according to the United States' Immigration and Naturalization Service. INS-California representative Sharon Gavin yesterday dropped strong hints about more vessels loaded with asylum-seeking Chinese immigrants coming into Marianas waters in the next months. "Smuggling has always been a problem and will always be a problem. At this time, we 're just trying to deal with this situation and clear things up as quickly as possible and hopefully, we don't need to do this again," she said. Since January this year, more than 500 suspected illegal Chinese immigrants have already been arrested in Guam. Some of them claimed using Saipan and Rota as jump-off points while others were said to be holding expired Saipan work permits. At the same time, Gavin disclosed that INS is now conducting interviews among the 147 rescued illegal Chinese immigrants who are now being housed on Tinian to determine whether or not they Crew members of the Makali'i steer the vessel out of the Agat Marina at sunset Monday as it begins its voyage could qualify for asylum. Continued on page 23 to Saipan. The Makili'i, carrying Micronesian master navigator Mau Piailug, has reportedly bypassed Rota and is due to arrive on Saipan sometime today. Photo by Eduardo c. Siguenza t"'=~=™; U . ,,, ., '813'1!Wl!.'" '=™,i! b 11115'PMt:--il4$/4• 1111,.511,, ,m;./llil{•CS:St\l ft'tl-\9 rl Alien crisis offers argument vs takeover Fishing treaty to benefit isles I' [1 By Zaldy Dandan ·., .,". the Clinton Administration's By Tanya M.C. Mendiola tuna fishing industry that will 1 Variety News Staff decision to detain Guam-bound Variety News Staff operate in their backyard: the Pa­ 1,; REPRESENTATIVEHerman illegal immigrants on Tinian ~ AN INTERNATIONAL fishing cific Ocean. ~1 T. Palacios (R-Prec. I, Saipan) underscores the "value" of al- ' treaty to be ratified next year will The international fishing treaty I) won't call it a "blessing in dis- lowing the continued exemp- benefit Pacific island economies will regulate fishing in the Pacific j guise," but he says the recent tion of the CNMI from federal and one island lawmaker is urg­ region and the executive branches influx of illegal Chinese immi- immigration laws. ing communities to learn more of the island governments have grants into the Marianas may "Maybe this development about the agreement to ensure they been working on the treaty for the convince the White House to will alleviate the pressure on can benefit from it. past four years. stop pushing for the extension us," he said. "Maybe now the During a conference for the Earlierthis year, Leon GueITero of federal immigration laws to [White House] will realize that Association of Pacific Island Leg­ attended a fisheries conference in the CNMJ. federal immigration laws islators held last week in Nauru, Hawaii that involved 27 Pacific Thechairofthe House Com- should not apply to the CNMI Guam Sen. Carlotta Leon nations to discuss the draft. mittee on Labor and Immigra- so we can continue to tempo- Guerrero encouraged island lead­ The fishing treaty will give tion, Palacios yesterday said Herman T. Palacios Continued on page 23 ers to learn more about the draft smaller Pacific island nations a treaty and the lucrative $4 billion contiriU-ea·on-pa-9e·23 • r, r .• ,., UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LIBRARY arianas %riet~~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ fYJS ew By BOB EGELKO Ina3-0ruling, the appeals court stated in her opinion that, "the SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A said a runoff between the same language of the Organic of Guam runoff election is needed to de­ candidates might seem needless clearly states that a gubernatorial cide the governorship of Guam but was compelled by the law. candidate must receive "a major- because 1,313 blank ballots de­ Judge A. Wallace Tashima Continued on page 23 prived the Democratic incumbent of the abso 1u te majority he needed last November, a federal appeals Gutierrez camp_ to take its court ruled Monday. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of case to US Supreme Court Appeals upheld a federal judge's By Eric F. Say ruling ordering a runoff between Variety News Staff Gov. Carl Gutierrez and Republi­ HAGATNfL--The Democratic Party's gubernatorial team will ap­ can former Gov. Joseph Ada. The peal to the U.S. Supreme Court to seek a stay of the US Ninth Circuit election date will be set by either Carl Gutierrez Joseph Ada Court's decision ordering the Guam Election Commision to hold a the lower-court judge or the Guam but he would fall just short of a declined to include the blank bal­ gubernatorial runoff, according to Gutierre;z/Bordallo team's attor­ Election Commission. majority if the total also included lots and the total and certified neys. Gutierrez remains in office in 1,313 ballots that were marked Gutierrez and his Democratic run­ The appellate court upheld yesterday U.S. District Court Judge the meantime. for other races, but left blank for ning mate, Lt. Gov. Madeleine John Unpingco' s decision in favor of the plaintiff, Joseph F. Ada, the Gutierrez and Ada were the only governor. Bordallo, as the winners. -Republican Party's gubernatorialcandidate in the November 3, 1998 two can di dates in the Nov. 3 elec­ The question was whether the U.S. District Judge John elections. · tion, garnering 24,250 and 21,200 blank ballots were counted under Unpingco disagreed and ordered Gov._ Carl T. Gutierrez can't be contacted for comment as he is in votes, respectively. a federal law that requires a terri­ a runoff, originally scheduled last the Marshall Islands attending aconference of the Micronesian Chief Adding about 1,900 write-ins torial governor to get "a majority December, with Ada and his Re­ Executives Council. and defective votes would leave of the votes cast in any election." publican running mate, Felix His attorneys, Philip Carbullido and Randy Cunliffe, however said Gutierrez with a slim majority, Guam's Election Commission Camacho. Continued on page 23 INS: More illegals may be coming to Marianas By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff TINIAN - The Marianas is now in a weather condition favorable to sailing, raising the possibility of more individuals wishing to sneak by sea into Guam without proper documents, according to the United States' Immigration and Naturalization Service. INS-California representative Sharon Gavin yesterday dropped strong hints about more vessels loaded with asylum-seeking Chinese immigrants coming into Marianas waters in the next months. "Smuggling has always been a problem and will always be a problem. At this time, we 're just trying to deal with this situation and clear things up as quickly as possible and hopefully, we don't need to do this again," she said.