UNIVERSITY C~ 1lAWAH LIB~X. arianas %riety;~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ ews Sablan: CNMI's fate I DPH to restrict rests with Congress I By Aldwin R. Fajardo -----, I Variety News Staff \ TIIE CNMI now leaves its fate l i1nported gs I to US Congress which would l i By Haidee V. Eugenio and Drug Administration would decide whether or not federal . .i Variety News Staff still be sold by general retailers immigration and minimum FOREIGN prescription drugs and without employing a phannacist. wage laws shall be extended to phannaceuticals would no longer Health Secretary Joseph Kevin the CNMI after failing to move be allowed to enter the CNMI Villagomez yesterday disclosed the Clinton Administration to unless they are for personal use that prescription drugs coming soften its stand on takeover is- and are intended to be consumed from Asian countries like China, sue. within 90 days, according to the Japan and the Philippines impose In an apparent attempt to stave new regulations proposed by the health threats to the CNMI since off the federalization of local Department of Public Health and these are usually dispensed with­ labor and immigration laws, Lt. Jesus R. Sablan the Medical Profession Licens­ out proper prescriptions. Gov. Jesus R. Sablan said he ing Board. "We need to put control on that. would discuss the adverse ef­ issues faced by the Common- ! Under the new rules, only insti­ It's causing a lot of medical prob­ fects of a takeover to the wealth to Republican Rep. Don lems to the community and costs economy with US congressmen Young, who chairs ,the US tutional phannacies in clinics and Joseph Ke·vin Villagomez licensed phannacies who employ us a lot of money because of the ..yho will arrive on Saipan this House resources committee . a full time phannacist would be CNMI would no also not be al­ medial problems (associated with month. Young is visiting Saipan with allowed to fill, dispense, distrib­ lowed anymore if the new set of improper use and distribution of Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio said nine other members of the US ute, sell, and provide phannaceu­ regulations is approved. these drugs)," Villagomez said in the CNMI government is pre­ House committee on resources ticals to the CNMI. However, over-the-counter a press conference. paring to present some pressing Continued on page 22 Sale of foreign drugs in the drugs approved by the U.S. Food Continued on page 22 P~lau moves to legalize casinos. CIP fun$ ~g.t ~~~9f~~/~i{lli~iffl~~~; By EILEEN 0. OREIRO gaming establishments on the For the Variety island must remain open to the at pressuring tne·~;t>lltaltetf\rer KOROR (Palau Horizon) - A general public. By Aldwin R. Fajardo· · lure y2a.y Ji.~~ tO 411 ~ti~i;~~ ~oi~sell- bill has been filed in the Senate to "The access of the general pub­ Variety News Staff . cuss.the po~sible steps thatsl_iould .: .tatiy~sjs_'a cle'.at· manifestation' establish casino gaming in Palau, lic to gaming activities must not LOCALofficials,disgustedover be taken by the C~~:u, offset: :m~tthe:GIR:budget sfasbairris as a means· to bolster the island's be restricted in any manner as the CUnton administration. spro- . the possible CIP b~dgefcut: •.. .. >' .Cat pre~stiriri,g .. the . Common- economy. provided by.law," the bill said. posal to slash 51 percent of the Tenorioisreportedly consider-. · · · wealth .· ··· · · · ·· · · Senate Bill No. 5-291 or the "The continued growth and suc­ CNMI's infrastructure projects fog writing to US Congress to Sou~es also speculatt; that. Palau Gaming Control Act, which cess of gaming is dependent upon funds, yesterday expressed sus- express disappointment over the the diversion of CIP funds from was introduced by Senator Lucius the public confidence and trust picion the move was aimed at . Clinton Administration's move, the CNMitoGuam is a federal Malsol, is aimed at regulating the that licensed gaming is conducted pressuring the Commonwealth and try to convince it against ap- · · government'stacti~todissuade operation of the gambling indus­ honestly and competitively, that to yield to federal takeover of proving the proposal. · theUSterritory'squestforcom- · try in Palau. establishments where gaming is local labor and immigration con- Officials who spoke on condi- monwealth status. To ·ensure that gaming is con­ conducted and where gambling trol. tion of anonymity said the fact Under the Clinton ducted honestly, competitively devices are operated do not un­ Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio met that the US government's deci- Administration'sproposedbud- and free of criminal and corrup­ duly impact the quality of life with members of the Legisla- sion came immediately after the Continued on page 22 tive elements, Malsol said all Continuedonpage22 t·'· ·'" Stayman leaving OIA? the Variety. The Compacts between the United States and the Freely As­ sociated States will expire in ( 200 I, and the re-negotiation for the treaties is set to start this year. "I know that Mr. Stayman is applying for that position but I don't know the latest develop­ ment," a source said. When contacted for comment, Stayman did not confinn nor deny the infonnation. Allen Stayman "No final decision has been made by the US. State Depart­ By Mar-Vic C. Munar ment regarding the FAS nego­ and Haidee V. Eugenio tiator position, so there is no Variety News Staff vacancy elsewhere in the gov­ OFFICE of Insular. Affairs Di­ ernment that relates to the filling rector Allen Slayman is consid­ of that position," Stayman said. ering resigning from his current Another source said ·(hat if post to seek the position of fed­ Stayman got lhe FAS job, his eral negotiator for Compacts of Continued on page 22 Bishop Tomas A. Camacho (middle) signs the proclamation for World Marrige Day on Feb. 14, witnessing Free Association, sources told the signing event are committee members Maggie Camacho (seated right), Anicia Dela Cruz (seated-left), Ben and Lavey Salas (top right) and Jess and Anicia Sonoda (top left). Photo by Louie c. Alonso 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- FEBB,UARY 4. 1999 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1999 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Anti-abortion web site loses Japanese economy Tiniar1 o-wes USGS lawsuit; jury awards $107M still weak, By Jojo Dass usefulness and future usefulness," Variety News Staff Hofschneider said the USGS said Villagomez. water resource study can be of By LAUREN DODGE illegal to incite violence against The jury took 4 1/2 days to lect because they have trans­ h·. THE TINIAN municipal govern­ ··' I Tinian CUC Boardmember "great benefit" to CUC, explaining PORTLAND,Oregon(AP)­ abortion doctors or their patients. reach its verdict, which consisted ferred their assets to make them­ says poll .::.4. ! ment owes the US Geological Sur­ Edwin M. Hofschneider, in a letter of$ I 06.5 million in punitive dam­ selves "judgment-proof." TOKYO (AP) - Japan's vey $2 million in unpaid 1991 that it was nearing completion at Abortion foes who created Unlike previous cases brought to Villagomez, said CUC will ben­ "wanted" posters and a Web under the 1994 law, this one did ages and $500,000 in compensa­ "This is a moral and constitu­ economyremainsinaseverecon­ contracts involving the installation the time the project was terminated. efit from the snagged project as tory damages. As part of the tight tional outrage," said one of the dition, with corporate earnings and of water wells and an overall water The study includes a computer site listing the names and ad­ not involve any physical confron­ well as the equipment. dresses of"baby butchers" were tations orexplicitthreats. Because security surrounding the case, the defendants, Catherine Ramey. the labor market continuing to resource study. model that could assist CUC in all "The Mayor ofTinian, who was ordered to pay $ 107 million in of that, the anti-abortion activists judge said the names of the eight ".There is no threat and they deteriorate nationwide, said a gov­ The project has been terminated future planning for the island. not in office at the time this obliga­ damages by a federal jury that contended the Internet site and jurors will never be made public. knew it. ernment survey released Wednes­ and the matter has been pending at "Under the current economic tion was incurred, is now looking said the tactics amounted to ille­ the posters were protected by the The defendants, who included We use picket signs - they day. the US Treasury Department's conditions, the municipality of for ways to pay this debt. As you gal threats. First Amendment. more than a dozen individuals use the courts." The Finance Ministry's report Office of Debt Management, which Tinian does not have the money to might expect, the mayor is looking Planned Parenthood, several "The jury saw the posters for and two anti-abortion organiza­ At issue was a Web site called on regional economic disparities is seen to enforce collection mea­ pay for its share of the project. to cue for assistance," said While it is ultimately a decision of abortion doctors and a clinic what they are - a hit list for tions, said they will appeal. Some "The Nuremberg Files," which also showed that industrial activ­ sures if a payment schedule is not Hofschneider. the CUC management and Board had sued the activists under the terrorists," Gloria Feldt, president said they would not alter their lists hundreds of abortion doc­ ity remained sluggish. submitted soon. Francisco M. Borja Timothy P. Villagomez Hofschnei<ler said one of the as to whether or not to assist in the U.S. racketeering statute and a of Planned Parenthood, said Tues­ tactics. And they said the other tors accused of committing Conditions along the industrial As part of his efforts to settle the USGS wells has been put in opera­ payment, it appears CUC has and 1994 federal law that makes it day.