UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII UBRAR'r'" ' ai:!n~~n~~rs~!'ar,ety~ Rather than chip in $. 5M fee for school voucher SG prefers a 15-cent hike By Jojo Dass in expenses as a consequence of Variety News Staff the increase. THE SAIP AN Garments Manu­ "In this case, we'd rather re­ facturing Association yesterday spect the Jaw," Lin explained. said its members can not afford to It will be recalled that House shell out $500,000 each in ex­ Speaker Diego Benavente (R­ change for a suspension of the 15- Saipan) has sa.id the House Re­ cent wage hike. publican leadership may recon­ "That (amount) is just too much. sider its earlier stand not to sus­ Nobody could afford it. We 're pend the wage hike after a pro­ just making cents and pennies," posal was made to link the salary said SGMA President James Lin increase.with the school voucher in an interview. program being considered by the "As much as we don't want to Legislature. see the increase, we have to live Benavente said a majority of with what the law says," he added. James Lin the House Republicans will agree Lin said SGMA members' com­ increase. to suspend the wage hike if gar­ putation showed that they could "A factory with about 300 to ment factories agree to increase ' I actually save on expenses should 500 workers will have to add an­ license fees from $50 to $500,000 they chose to abide by the wage other $200,000 to $300,000 a year Continued on page 73 i' l. I DOLI inefficiencies invite I; corruption,says consultant By Mar-Vic C. Munar him," said Lapin, president of i Variety News Staff Applied Business Ethics Interna­ THESTRUCTUREand manage­ tional. ment system of the Department Lapin has been commissioned of Labor and Immigration need by the government to study ·the radical reforms to improve the impact of cultural diversity and operations of the department, a ethics on efficiency. private consultant to the govern­ Lapin conducted a study of the ment said yesterday. local labor system from June to David Lapin also noted the need August of last year. He has met to revise the CNMI labor code. with government officials, busi­ He said a study of the ness leaders, and workers. department's system revealed "se­ CoJTuption in the department is rious inefficiencies" that may trig­ on insignificant scale, Lapin said. ger corruption. Bribery, he said, mostly comes "If there was any conuption, it from private individuals making was because of the inefficiencies. transactions with the department If somebody wants something to "It was not the department so­ be done in a hurry, then he offers liciting, but the public offering," gift to somebody who can help Continued on page 73 Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio signs proclamation declaring July as CNMI Literacy------------ Month. PALAU Presiderrt Kuniwo Nakamura said in a news release. tremel y pleased to appoint Lane, Nakamura has appointed a lead: In naming Lane, Nakamura si­ whose availability for the posi­ ing CNMI government lawyer multaneously withdrew the ap­ tion became known soon after as Palau's next special prosecu- pointment of his initial choice for the President had made his ini­ ! tor. the position, assistant United tial selection. / Alan L. Lane, an Assistant States Attorney Lawrence Spong. "Alan Lane is a top-notch i Attornei General for the C.om- Spong's nomination could not criminal lawyer who knows this 1, monwealth, also a former Chief proceed due to an interpretation cpuntry and its people," said i Public Defender and an Associ- of a U.S. Justice Department rule President Nakamura. "I am 1 ate Justice of the Palau Supreme that precluded him from seeking pleased that we have been able Court in the early 1980's, was confirmation for the position to attrac~ Mr. Lane back to Palau, chosen due to his extensive while still employed as an assis­ where he was a distinguished experience in criminal law and tant U.S. attorney. public servant in the early familiarity with the region, Kuniwo Nakamura The President said he was ex- Continue~ on page 73 In.. ,.£.o...n..A '~~ -. '"· '' ...... ' .Pa., ,~~ ..... ~.,..---. ~,,,,,,, 2-MARIANAS VARIEJ't'_NEW~_0ND VIEWS-FRIDAY- JULY 4. 1997 FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Palau tour businesses Today's Parade.Line-up Floats and Marching groups ore require President's OK Procession of VJ.P's to Reviewing Sfand: 9:00 am Parade Line-Up IN AN attempt to further safe­ and await final approval from moving the Republic to its pri­ I. Department of Public Safety Color Guard Kawasaki to be emptied. people. I guard the nation's expanding Nakamura before beginning mary goal of achieving eco­ Dozens of ships were mobi­ Fifteen people, including I 3 ! ! 2. Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Explorer Progrnm travel industry. tour operators operations in the Republic. nomic self-sufficiency in the 3. CNMI ROT0Saipan, Rota and Tinian lized to clean up the spill Thurs­ children, were nauseated by the interested in doing business in Nakamura said the executive coming years," the news release 4. Boyscouts of Amelie:~ CNMI Chapter day and slow the oil's advance strong oil odor early Wednesday 'i) Palau must now be subject to order is another indication of read. 5. Garapan Elementary School Mallard Band toward fish stocks near the coast­ and hospitalized, but none was approval from Pres idcn t his Administration's commit­ The plan tasks the Palau Visi­ 'i lines. Workers spread absorbent 6. GCC Color Guard seriously ill. No more illnesses Kuniwo Nakamura, the ment to protect the travel indus­ tors Authority's Board of Di­ 7. JFK Drill Team mats on the slick and helicopters were reported and officials said President's Office said in a news try, which has become a major rectors with the development of sprayed dissolving agents on it. 8. GWHS Combined Exhibition Team the smell had abated. release. source of economic activity for a licensing process for tour op­ 9. GWHS Cheerleaders National broacaster NHK The greatest immediate threat "Among the paramount inter­ Palau and many of the nation's erators, to include evidence of JO. Nights of Columbus Saipan!Guam quoted maritime officials as say­ seemed to be to the bay's fishing ests of the Republic are ensur­ citizens. compliance with Palau's appli­ 11. Kore;m Association Taekwon-do Demoo,1rntion ing they would begin questioning grounds. Yokohama port is ing compliance with our laws "The growing demand for ser­ cable laws and regulations. 12. Cl'{Ml Lion's Club the ship's captain Thursday to heavily industrialized and oil stor­ and advancing and protecting vices in this ever-important en­ The Authority's Board of Di­ 13. United Filipino Organization find out whether the accident re­ age facilities dot the coastline, the safety and welfare of our terprise, combined with the rectors or its authorized repre­ 14. VlSMINDA- Marching Unit sulted from negligence. but towns that depend on the bay's citizens and others within our sharp increase in interest from sentative will also be respon­ 15. 1997 Culturnl Revival Festival Grnnd Marshall, Honornble Vicente Sala;; Sabhui NHK also reported thatJ apan 's fish stocks - which feed the jurisdiction," Nakamura said local and outside investors, has sible for issuing a certification 16. 1996 Literation Day Queen, Mi Michelle T. Tginocf · largest oil removal vessel, dis­ country's biggest metropolitan in Executive Order No. 155. made the additional safeguard a and recommendation to Presi­ 17. ICfJ7 Miss CNMI International, Ms Maria Acosta patched from a port in Nagoya in area · ring the bay as well. Under the E.O., all tour op­ necessary step in protecting the dent Nakamura for either his 18. I 997 Miss CNMI Teen, Maryann Pangelinan and Royal Princes.,, Miyuiki Hill central Japan on Wednesday, ar­ . The spill is the second major erators must submit applica­ welfare of Palau ans and visitors approval or denial of the appli­ 19. 19<)7 Miss San Jose Fiesta, Martina Diaz from the island ofTinian rived in Tokyo Bay on Thursday oil accident this year in Japan. In tions to the President's Office alike, while at the same time cation. 20. L997Little Miss CNMI, Victoria Ann Tudela Cabrera and Rmmer-Up, and would begin operations later. January, a Russian tanker split Monique Iglesias-Muna "The most important thing for and sank in the Sea of Japan 21. P.JCific Islands Club· Show folks and clomis wirh jipney us to do now is to limit the extent off the western coast, spilling 22. Oleai Thum Corp of the spill," said Shigehiro 4,080 tons (1.2 million gal­ Former Hillblom live-in partner 23. CNMI Youth Center Music & Perfonning Arts Sakamoto, head of the emergency lons) of fuel oil and fouling 24. Mariana1 Academy of Music & Arts task force. "We are putting all of hundreds of kilometers (mi !es) 25. Kasamiento, Wedding World our resources into that." of shoreline. says $73M UMDA deal suspicious 26. US Anny Reserve Saipan 3rd Platoon, Company E, 442nd sepalllle Jnfan1ry Batallion The cause of the accident was Wednesday's spill dumped By Ferdie de la Torre "Why did the executor wait until 'Yl. Saipan Cable T. V. Fox Kids Club under investigation, and local fish­ nearly twice as much as Variety News Staff June 26, I997toadvisetheCom1,md 28. L«:al Island Riders ( 2 wheel bicycles) The Maritime S_elf-[!efense. Force memb13:rs aboard a boat scatter dissolving agent over crude oil-covered ermen wondered how the naviga­ 29. PIKA -Pacific l~lands Kaiting Association water m the" oil-spill cleaning operation ,n Tokyo Bay.