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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAll LIBRARY - . ___. _____ .... -- - arianas ~riet.r;~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ ~ Goldberg: Factory tried to avoid DOLi detection By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff CLANDESTINE activities at the raided box factory in Koblerville were concealed with the use of a security sys­ tem to prevent detection by law enforcement authorities, the Attorney General's Office dis­ closed. ., According to Assistant Atty. Gen. Robert Goldberg, Immi­ gration officers acting on reli­ able information conducted a Robert Goldberg surprise enforcement operation at the Golden Dragon Box Fac­ team discovered three back tory last Oct. 7 at IO p.m. rooms concealing illegal gar­ When Immigration officers ment operations at the factory, aiTived at the factory, the alarm with about 30 Chinese aliens sounded and Chinese workers working in "abusive labor con­ Women power. Reigning Miss NM/ International Sonya P. Pangelinan (from left), First Lady Sophie Tenorio, fled in all directions, said ditions." Mrs. Barbara Greenert, Mrs. Annie T. Sablan and 1998 Miss NM/ Universe Helene Y. Lizama gather during Goldberg, counsel for AGO and The government lawyer dis­ Veterans Day celebration yesterday at the American Memorial Park. Photo by Laila c. Younis the Division of Immigration cussed the operation in petition­ Se1vices. ers' (AGO and Immigration's) Goldberg said the . raiding Continued on page 23 NMI rem.em.hers Admiral: Port not ready for bigger US Navy ships freedom. fighters By Jojo Dass difficult for a community (like Variety News Staff Saipan) to develqp that kind of By Louie C. Alonso both present and past, for the dedi­ valor," Tenorio said. DESPITE ongoing renovations, money," said Greenert. Variety News Staff cation and sacrifices they made in Commander In-Chief for US Saipan's port is still not suitable Saipan may see possible port THECNMI community paid trib­ defense of world peace and de­ Pacific Command Rear Admiral to accommodate vessels of the visits whenever the Navy con- ute to all local veterans, who hon­ mocracy. Jonathan W. Greenert said the United States Navy's Pacific ducts war exercises in the Philip- orably served in the United States ·• And let us not forget our local celebration yesterday meaning- Fleet, Rear Admiral Jonathan W. pines in case the ongoing pro- Armed Forces in time of war and people who joined the American fully coincided with the end of Greenert, commander-in-chiefof posal fora Visiting Forces Agree- peace, during the Veterans Day Forces as scouts during and after World War I. the U.S. Pacific Command, yes- ment (VFA) is ratified by Manila. rites at the American Memorial the invasion of the Marianas in "We Americans - and most na- terday said. The Commonwealth Ports Au- Park's Court of Honor yesterday. World War II," Tenorio said. tions around the world, made note Greenert, a guest speaker dur- thority iscun-ently developing the In his speech before a big crowd He stressed that Veterans Day of this day because at the JI th day ing the Veterans Day rites at the port to make it deeper for bigger of veterans and CNMI scouts that should not be the only day to of the 11th month of 1918, World American Memorial Park, said cargo ships to dock. gathered, Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio remember those who sacrificed War I, also called 'the war to end the CNMI government will have However. some giant shipping hailed Veterans Day as a very their lives for the freedom of the all wars· ended,'' Greenert said. to put up a big chunk of money to firms have recently said they sti II significant event in the history of Commonwealth. Greenert added it was a fitting develop the port into one that can may not likely use the port as the the Northern Mariana Islands. "Let us remember them every­ time to reflect on the sacrifices all hold large military vessels. CNMI 's market is too small for It is a day set aside, Tenorio day in our lives and be grateful for veterans made, "and celebrate "The port will have to be able to big cargo vessels. said, to honor all of the veterans. their loyalty, patriotism and Contin-lieifon-page-23 support the ships. (It) will be very Continued on page 23 Ele.ction slinging on rr~g;;;;~~~ ~hi;;~y-~~t'i\1 Guam far from over " By Zaldy Dandan fied with his performance," [:j By Jojo Santo Tomas Variety News Staff sources said. "It's either he wi II f:; Variety News Staff PUBLIC Safety Commissioner res!gn .?r he will be asked t~ f HAGA TN A - Even with the campaign over. the mudslinging Charles W. Ingram Jr. may be resign. , k·j surrounding the election hasn't stopped. ~] on his way out, it was learned. The Vanety has been m- ti This time, it's in the hands of the lawyers. ij Ingram, the first Cabinet of- formed about some of the alle- t 1 ;· bnations raised against In.gram, r ' Guam Democratic Pa11y attorney Andrew Gayle has fired off a r;,_' ficial appointed by the admin- ~· = , : letter to U.S. Attorney Fred Black, alleging improprieties in report­ 1 istration, is expected to resign but he is, this reporter was told, /.. ,,: kj unavailable for an interview. ing that non-U.S. citizens were able to vote in the elections. t·1· in February, according to r. Key legislators and adrninis- 1. ',· Tony Sanchez. media chairman fortheJoseph Ada-Felix Camacho i' highly placed sources, who re- r ,; ~· tration officials, for their part, gubernatorial team ~nd administrative director for the Superior i· fused to be identified. f, will not comment on Ingram's Court of Guam, wrote a letter to the Guam Election in apparent reply ~--.• The 58-year-old former Ho- supposedly imminent resigna- to a question of non-U.S. citizens voting in the election. nolulu police captain has re- lion. That letter stated knowledge of more than 500 people who appear ·, portedly lost the confidence of Charles W. Ingram Ingram was nominated as on the voter registration that are not U.S. citizens, as well as more certain Department of Public than I 00 people who used the same Social Security number to vote. DPS commissioner last Feb. Safety (DPS) personnel who None of these DPS personnel, Henry To1Tes, executive director of the Commission, confitmed 26. His appointment took ef­ have been urging the adminis­ however, would like to go on the on Monday that he not request such information from Sanchez. fect last March 2. did tration and the Legislature for record. Gayle says Sanchez's timing is suspect, alleging that Sanchez His nomination was later Ingram's removal. "A lot of people are not satis- Confinuea-on page -23 cantini1e-d on page·23 2-MARIANA.S VARJJ:IY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- NOVEM_B1:_1Ll2, 1998_ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER I 2, 1998 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Due to $32M reduction in revenue vroiections: Trade row may .... b derailAPEC I agencies to get less By DAVID THURBER products industries as partofa nine­ sector trade agreement. By Haidee v_ Eugenio MANILA, Philippines (AP) - ·, ments on whether the allocation expend in quarterly or less the per the services that we need," he Each year since they began hold­ "Japan thus far has played a de­ i' Variety News Staff may go down to as low as 10 to 20 allotments at the beginning ofeach said. ingannual trade summits five years structive role in this process," U.S. ' FOLLOWING the $32.5 million percent. quarter. as opposed to the old bill At the same time. Tenorio said ago, leaders of Pacific Rim nations Trade Representative Charlene reduction in projected revenues "We will control the allotment which mandates a 25 percent al­ that the government is anticipat­ h;ve announced modest progress Barshefsky said, in unusually stri­ for fiscal year 1999. executive advise on a quarterly basis. We location at the beginning of each ing drastic decline in business li­ at their meetings toward a goal of dent language .... This is a completely branch departments and other already issued the 25 percent (for quarter to each budget activity. cense fees following the non-re­ free trade in the region by the year unacceptable position.'' government agencies will receive the first quarter) and although it is "As we are approaching the next newal of more than 1.000 busi­ 2020. At their meeting last year in lesser amount of quarterly allot­ already issued. that doesn't nec­ quarter. we have to review and ness establishments 111 the Com­ But at next week's meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. ment during the succeeding quar­ essarily mean they they have to then issue accordingly the per­ monwealth. Malaysia, stiff Japanese opposi­ APEC leaders retained their focus ters. spend the 25 percent," the gover­ centage of the (allotment). It de­ ··Normally at the beginning of tion to fishery and forestry tariff on trade, avoiding specific actions The government had already nor told reporteis during the Vet­ pends on how much expense we the year. we are receiving more cuts may scuttle a centerpiece trade on Asia's cmTency crisis, and in­ issued 25 percent of the quarterly erans Day ceremonies held at the also incun-ed during the first quar­ cash because we have to renew agreement and set back the group's stead agreed to speed up the lifting allotment to agencies for Octo­ American Memorial Park. ter because we don't want to ham- Continued on page 2.3 efforts to form a Pacific trdding of trade baniers for the nine prod­ ber, November and December.

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