UNlV~l)' O.t tlAWAll LIBRARY \,,, \'C.<- ' arianas %riet_r:~r,;, Micronesia's Leading Newspaper ~ince 1972 \:,~,-.,,., '·(:Jl US delegation ·vestoday ;Affaiti·: · Dire6tor :: ·x1Ufo '.,:,: Inter-agency group to discuss 'federal takeover~ ·staymart'S four-daY, -visitii:i>". :: · · -, , , ·, .. , ", • , · 1 ·•. , :I .:.) \,i ,, ~., ·.' , 1 • , •• • • ~ By Zaldy Dandan Affairs field representative Jeff that continues to consider the . "peaceful one " > .·. ' . ,. • • ·... Variety News Staff Schorr said. (CNMI's) needs and reflects our , . }eff ·Sch<>i,:, P~MI\fj¢Id:,;."::.;' INSULAR Affairs Director Allan In a media release Friday, U.S. national values." Re·reseritative··of:.ffie.Jnstiliif \ · 'ffi·.• ·.: .;;•fu, ··~Jc• \Id'".•'./'','. 1'"'-•......__ __.,.,...,..,__,....,,....,.,..,.-___. U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis AJ'' ..·· Stayman along with six other Secretary of the Interior Bruce fi!1&rs o ice, re . Seu to,. i •: : ·· .· ·· Clinton administration officials Babbitt said the delegation "will Herman, for her part, said "(our) 1~· \• ·.. : ·.· will arrive later today to discuss have an open mind as it seeks to goal for the trip is to see what can with CNMigovemmentand busi­ meet (the Clinton) be done through these initiatives ness leaders the implementation administration's goal of eliminat­ to promote jobs for citizens and of the proposed federal takeover ing current abuses." permanent residents, and to as­ of local immigration and mini­ He added, "We want to see more sure there is a fair, decent and mum wage policies. job opportunities and higher level playing field for both main- · Stayman head~ a delegation that wages for CNMI residents, a more land and island workers." includes officials from the De­ diversified economic develop­ U.S. Commerce Secretary Wil­ sot1rces ho~e\lefsiild. MAAril9f i .···. · '• .ai;tii,ig._ :These :are· ·all ro11tjne. · partments of State, Labor, Jus­ ment and fair, equitable treatment liam Daley said "the focus" of his .. operattvei,:)YHJ \V()f~ ~~;te.ast,.: .. pr~ures/ the·5-ou~e· $aid.·•·• .. tice, Commerce and of the Inte­ for alien workers." concerns is on the· Saipan gar­ ··.·. three shifts, th.l'O:wijig, .ai~Cll- : ... : In: previous iy,isits -t~ ,..·the . rior. The delegation, according to ment industry which uses "almost . ·ritynetarouridthefe~eral~ffi-. >• CNMJ;,~taymanwas:Qb~erved The delegation will be here for Babbitt, would "develop the de­ exclusively Chinese labor and : Ciat ... :::'>i ·•... /'}J.·.r: .·· ·?/to:~~yf.:tnq;e.tf;~pfr~JreeJy. a three-day series of meetings and tails for a smooth transition from material to gain access to U.S. .. ~. · The so*~· rt?fu~ed\to~::say , :< Cooth:iµeij:9_~ page 20 •, 1', . ,,... • •.'•·".·' <,•,.;.,.,.;,:,/· '. ,.' •• • •· ' ',, \ \ consultations, Office of Insular the current system to a federal law Continued on page 20 Westin chain to operate $65M resort hotel here By Rick Alberto apartel, and the 61-room Young Variety News Staff So Ha Hotel. A LUXURY hotel which will be The 17-story Saipan Resort part of a renown international Hotel is planned to have a total chain is being planned to be put of 510 rooms with such ameni­ up on Saipan. ties as a water part, restaurants, Saipan Resort Hotel, owned a convention center, beachside by Nikko Kikaku Saipan Co., recreational services, and retail Ltd., a subsidiary of Nihon outlets. Kensetsu of Japan, would be The beachfront hotel will sit managed by Westin Hotels. on a six-hectare lot next to The Coastal Resources Man­ Hopwood Junior Hihg School. agement has set a public hearing The hotel's proponents said it for this hotel project at the San would be one of the finest hotels Antonio Elementary School on on Saipan. Thursday at 6: 15 p.m. The $65-million hotel will be Two other hotel projects, designed by Wimberly Allison meanwhile, have pending appli­ Tong & Goo, one of the top cations for a coastal permit with hotel-design firms in the world. theCRM. Aside from the high-rise struc­ These are the 40-unit Cedar ture, the hotel will have a one­ Fascinating. Japanese children gather around "Uncle Joe" (Jose Lanizo) to touch his belly, at a "Coconut Inn, an apartment hotel or Continued on page 20 Cutting" show sponsored by MVB, Saipan Botanical and JAL at Kawaguchi Green Center in Japan earlier this month. Reyes: Interior should share blame for CNMI's problems By Zaldy Dandan The CNMI 's entire population, is .wrong." Variety News Staff he said, should not be punished Reyes, at the same time, said HOUSE Majority Leader Pete P. for the crime of an employer who the current federal takeover pro­ Reyes (R-Saipan) said Friday that abused his or her workers. posals "are still proposals." the U.S. Interior Department "That employer should pay for He said there was also a bill in should take equal bl~me for the .it and not the entire CNMI." Congress that would take away labor and immigration problems Reyes said the CNMI, "as a the federal funds allotted to the it has cited in its highly-critical new member of the American CNMI, "but were still getting the report on the CNMI. political family, is bound to make funds." "If they have oversight then the mistakes, but we would like to "We can't satisfy all the mem­ Department of Interference, I correct it ourselves." bers of Congress," Reyes said. mean, Interior should be out here He said the U.S. Labor Depart­ "Spme of them are bound to come constantly to help us right what is ment and the Immigration and up and disagree with our position, wrong," Reyes said. Naturalization Service (INS) but we do have a lot of them who "A federal takeover is not the should send "as many people as agrees with us." Pete P. Reyes answer." they want to help us correct what · ""'C-on"tl.. n-ue,_,d,.o_n_p-ag_e_.,.20 PAC NEWSPAPER STACKS 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY- AUGUST 25, 1997 ----------- ---------- MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Korea to Dlore food $282M DI 11 AI settlem.ent OK'd S. ship By Ferdie de la Torre however, BOS said, have taken rently involved in litigation at the Kathleen Fisher, Eduardo Calvo SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - the Ministry of National Unification shortages, caused by years of mis­ last month that 37 percent of the governments, according to South . Variety News Staff actions that jeopardize the pos­ International Court of Arbitration and Stephen Bomse for the ex­ SUPERIOR Court Presiding South Korea will ship $10 million in said.Theaidwillbedelivered through management and lack of fuel and country's children are already mal- Korean figures. sibility of an early completion of the International Chamber of ecutor,and Paul Lawlor on behalf Judge Alexandro Castro has ap­ food and other aid to itsnmorthem tpe United Nations Children's Fund. · farm equipment. A drought this year nourished. The U.S.govemmenthascommit- of the transaction and may even Commerce regarding Hillblom 's of the special litigation commit­ proved a settlement that will rival to help ward off looming fam­ The government has asked its com­ has laid waste to one-third ofi ts fann­ At least 800,000 tons of food aid ted $52 million. Washington and imperil the estate's receipt of the DHLI stock. tee of the Hillblorn Charitable pay $282 million to Larry in\'!, the government announced Sat­ munist rival to land. are needed to hold North Korea over Seoul say they will discus_s more food settlement payment. DHLC and the executorare also Trust. _ Hillblom 's estate executor Bank urday. bar the food aid from reaching its U.N. officials say famine could hit until the grain harvest in October, aid and help North Korea rebuild its Moncrieff sued DHLI and presently engaged in litigation at Lawyers Randall Fennell, coun­ of Saipan over the sale of South -Korea's assistance is tar­ military. one-fifth of North Korea's22 million U.N. agencies say. farm industry once the North agrees DHLC before the Superior Court the J]S District Court of Califor­ sel for Moncrieff, and Charles Hillblom's DHL International, getedtowardhungrychildreninnurs­ Flooding in 1995 and 1996 has people without outside aid. North The latest aid was in addition to to a Korean peace conference. \~ in an attempt to stop the alleged nia over Hillblom 's DHLC stock. Rotbart for petitioner Milagros Ltd. stock. eries, kindergartens and orphanages, worsened North Korea' schronicfood Korean officials told relief agencies $19 million South Korea already do- Representatives from both Koreas, · f "sham" settlements between the · DHLI and DHLC and their Feliciano, also attended the hear­ 1 Castro in an order issued nated to U.N. agencies in two earlier the UniteStatesandChinaweresched- . · 1 two firms and the executor. shareholders claimed they had ing. Thursday directed the executor aid packages for the North. uled to meet in New York in mid- . On the other hand, BOS claimed certain rights to purchase the stock David Lujan, Michael Dotts and Separately, the South Korean Red September to discuss starting talks to take all necessary steps, in­ that Kinney continues to insist owned by a shareholder who died Bruce Jorgensen, counsel for cluding the execution of the Cross has committed $14 million aimed at replacing the 1953 Korean ,1.·· _ she will not review any material pursuant to shareholder's agree­ claimants Kinney,. Josephine agreements, to cause the settle­ worth of com, wheat flour, seeds, annistice with a peace treaty. : Alexandro Castro related to the settlement unless ments. Nocasa, and James Hollman re­ cooking oil and blankets since late The two Koreas are still techni- ~ i ment. unconditionally promised access The settlement issue was heard spectively, excused themselves 1995. callyatwarbecausetheyneversigned "1{1 Castro asked BOS to have the with DHLI, explained the el(ecu­ to all the papers.