'erienes %rietx:~ Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ e\VS , ,I 'i focus on CRC suit " By Raiaell. Santos Clintonto chastisetheCNMIover lems 'in entering the common- nationlawsuitcould end upbeing departmentas well as DPHSSec­ Variety NewsStaff thelaborabuseissue,saiditwould wealth. dismissedshould the plaintifffail retary Isamu Abraham last year AN influential Filipino senator be in the best interestsof Filipino Macapagal-Arroyo extended to appear in court here. .alleging that she was discrimi­ has urged the Philippine Depart­ nurses' here if the case can be assistance to the nurse while the Earlier, Magana complained natedagainst becauseof herrace. mentof Foreign Affairs to moni­ monitored. complainant was in Manila.One she had been subjectedto harass­ It was the first time a Filipino tor the progres,s of a Filipina The senatorwrote Foreign Af- actiontaken by her office was to ment because of her decision to nurse filed a lawsuit against the nurse's lawsuitagainst the CNMI fairs Secretary Alberto Romulo askRP'sforeign affairs officials file a civil action against the gov­ government and health officials, governmentand its public health last month requesting him that to make sure Magana returns to ernment. She did not elaborate. Theplaintiff,whoceasedwork­ officials. necessary steps be taken to en- the CNMI without problems. The complainant returned to ingforCHC latelastyear,claimed SenatorGloria Macapagal-Ar­ sure that Teofane Magana, the Inhermemorandum totheDFA Saipan early this month from the she wasdenied proper wages and royo, the same lawmaker who plaintiff inthe$1.25 millionlaw- secretary, the lawmaker ex- Philippinesto testify in the trial. benefits because she is a Filipina. recentlyaskedU.S. President Bill suit, 'does not encounter prob- pressedconcernthatthe discrimi- Magana,whoworkedasa"pro­ She further alleged that her fessional nurse" at the Common­ Caucasian and Chamorro coun­ wealth Health Center sued the terparts with the same qualifica­ government, the public health Continued on page 8 Casino bill's passage unlikely--Benavente By Rafael H. Arroyo Varil!,ty News Staff SPEAKER of, the House of Representatives Diego T. Benavente yesterday said the legalization of Common­ wealth-widecasino gamingis not yet adone deal so inter­ ested parties could not be as­ suredyetthattheircasinoven­ tures wouldbe allowed in the CNMI. Iri fact,he thinkspassageof the casino legalization bill may be unlikelyowing to op­ positionfrom"majority of the Diego t. Benavente ' Local Artist Doug Rankin shows a student from Whispering Palms School how to make a "Banana "It certainly seems from Print". The demonstration/workshop took place this past weekend on Managaha Island. HOuse members." Benavente made such as­ reading the letter that sortie­ sertionsdays after receivinga one influential may have as­ letter from a South Dakota suredSodakthatwewillsurely Woman found dead gaming firm detailing plans havecasinos herein theCNMI to builda $120 millioncasino because the firm has already hotel complex on Saipan. initiated negotiations and are The, firm, Sodak Gaming, anxious to start their project," in Lower Base beach Inc., indicated that negotia­ said the speaker iii an inter­ tions for the construction of view yesterday with the Vari­ By Ferdie dela Torre shoes and short sleeve shirt with Manalili asked anybody with the hotel project have already ety. Variety NewsStaff gray and white stripes when she informationon the identityof the goneunderwaywitha Korean Sodak, Inc. whichclaimsto ANUNIDENTIFIED womanwas was found. woman or any information sur­ contractor, giving'rise to the be one of the world's largest founddeadon the beachat Lower Crime Stoppers Coordinator rounding her death to call police notionthatsomeonemayhave distributors of gaming equip­ Basearea yesterday morning,the Sgt. Edward Manalili urged the at 234-8370/7208 or the Crime been "jumping the gun" on mentwrote the speakerearlier Departmentof Public Safetysaid, public to help police in identify­ Stopper Hotline 234-7272. the casino issue. 'Continued on page 8 DPSInformationOfficerCathy ing the person. Continued on page 8 Sheusaid the woman, described as inher mid 20's to mid 30' sand oriental, was found on the beach at 7 am. Tenorio scraps AlBIC lease Weather It was not indicated in the re­ AFTER nearlysevenyearsoflaw­ tion Boardof Directors latergave portwhetherthere wasa foul play suits, delays. and inaction by the AlBIC a five year break on the behind the woman's death. developers of a 250 room hotel­ ,"lease commencement" until Outlook Sheu said police are presently resort complex originally pro­ .April, 1993, citing delays due to investigatingthe identity and the posed by AlBIC International court litigation and thetime in­ death of the woman. Corporation, GovernorFroilanC. volved inssecuringgovernment The woman was between 5'5" Tenorio has terminated the lease permits. to 5'6" in height, light complex­ of the public land.proposed for But the long delay did not ap­ ioned, weighing 130 to 140 Ibs., the project at the former Coast pear to get the project started. andsportingblack straight shoul­ Guard Station in San Antonio. BySeptember 13,1994,MPLC der length hair. The more than 40,000 square Land EnforcementOfficer Anto­ Sheu addedthat the victim was metersof land was to have been nio N. Satur informed AlBIC In­ wearing a white colored short leased for the development as of ternational local' representative pants with purple butterfly and April I, 1988, but the former Nicholas Guerrero, that the com- Partly cloudy with leavesprint design, black leather isolated light showers. Froilan C; Tenorio Marianas Public Land Corpora- Continued.on page 8 ' •..: ':., !' 2-MARlANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-FEBRUARY 23,1995 I, I, I' i' I Diplomats scramble to avert war !. By SAMIR KRILIC forces were reponed Tuesday re­ serious. Croatian leaders insistthis will has new administrator Akashi said he will hold more eRe inforcing positions around A senior U.N. official, speak­ not mean sending Croat troops to health care. ofWurdlaws work is to evaluate SARAJEVO, Bosnia- talks in Zagreb and Belgrade, the Sarajevo in the wake of weekend ing on condition of anonymity, recapture nearly one-third of the "It is an opportunity to he ere­ the concept of privatization in Herzegovina (AP) - Tensions are capital of Serbia proper, thisweek. sniping that kilied two Serbs. told reporters that NATO might country held by rebel Serbs since ativc." said Wardlaw. who has 25 running the hospital. rising in Bosnia and Croatia as But even he admitted the situ­ In Croatia, the top U.N. envoy have to come in to help 12.000 a six-month war in 1991. ycur-, experience in running hos­ The secretary said he included diplomats scramble to prevent war ation is serious. in formerYugoslaviaandasenior U.N. peacekeepers withdraw if But emotions are high along pital as health care udrninistrator her in his seven-man steering erupting in both countries later European Union envoy Hans European Union official held talks the long confrontation lines pa­ and health planner. this spring. Croatia sticks by its resolve toask van derBroek said after talks with committee on health which he Tuesday aimed at averting war, them to leave once their mandate trolled by U.N. peacekeepers, who Wardlaw pointed out that the formed early this year to help Both Serb and government but both conceded the situation is Croatian President Franjo expires March 31. are sandwiched between the two Tudjman Tuesday that the situa­ intere"ting part of her joh i,,, to him review policies, problems sides under the terms of a formal tion is "very delicate." merge health planning and health on supplies and materials and cease-fire signed last March. He insisted Croatia would not care admi nistration.She described other needs. Yasushi Akashi, the top U.N. attack, but that Europe would not it as very "challenging" because As a member of the task force. official, was in the Croatian Serb deny anyone the right of self­ itdoes not come often along in the Abraham disclosed Wardlaw wiII mainland. stronghold of Knin Tuesday to defense in the event of more fight­ work towards universal health explore the chances of a compro­ ing. With Wardlaw around. care plans to all patients includ­ "PAZ" mise. Josephine Sablan. who served as ing those that cannot afford the Serb rebels in both states have The Serbs have severed all ten­ vowed to come to each other's aid acting udministrator, could now hospital service cost. tative contacts with Croatian au­ and on Monday plotted joint mili­ concentrate to her current posi­ Her special areas of interest thorities, insisting that they will tary strategy for the first time. tion as public health director. concern institutional leadership resume talks only if the U.N. A shaky four-month cease-fire DPIIS Secretary Dr. Isamu J. and governance. hospital/medi­ Abraham welcomed Wardlaw. lr peacekeepers stay. in Bosnia expires May 1, raising cal staff relations, merger and lr whom he cited having extensive U.N. officials have said they the prospect of simultaneous war affiliation activities and strate­ experience in project financing are seeking a compromise that there and in neighboring Croatia Angela M. Wardlaw gic facilitydevelopment projects. f) might involve changing the U.N. for the first time since the beautiful... well-laid out. It' s more and the management and coordi­ In the next two weeks, () get the position to help CNMI nation of major hospital devel­ mandate and reducing the size of Yugoslav federation beganits vio­ than just an adequate facility. It is Abraham said they will be ori­ opment programs. the peacekeeping force. lent break-up in 1991. very. functional facility compa­ with regards to development ex­ enting the new CHC administra­ Abraham explained that part rable than toother hospitals. Well­ pansion on primary preventive tor to local health system. '1' '1' maintained," she said. "They Deadlock in Israel's talks (staff) shared with me theiI' desire I~ to have quality care for all people I~ with PLO threatens accord in the CNMI." By MARIAM SAMI Wardlaw said she decided to PSS told to vacate for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.