January 4, 1999 - Saipan Tribune

Time To Pay Off Our Debt By: Anthony Pellegrino, Part I

As the new millennium opens, the CNMI's accumulated debt as of September 30, 1998, stands at $80,600,000 and growing! Add another $20,000,000 plus or minus for the fiscal year 1999 and it will top over $100,000,000. With little hope of a dramatic increase in government revenue,...

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Tourists make every penny counts

Twenty-eight year-old Yuki Takehata roams around Duty Free shop on Saipan with a Japanese catalogue comparing the prices of bags, shoes and clothes. A school teacher from Tokyo, Takehata wants to make sure that the Gucci bag she will be buying would still be far cheaper than the...

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Power project put on chill

The Office of the Public Auditor has deferred action on pending protests lodged against the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation over the stalled power plant on Saipan following a decision to hire an independent engineering firm to re-evaluate various project proposals.

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CDA to prioritize housing loans

The Commonwealth Development Authority vowed to prioritize housing loans this year to ensure that homeless people still get the chance to own a house despite the Northern Marianas' economic difficulties, according to CDA Board Chairman Juan S. Tenorio.

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Time To Pay Off Our Debt By: Anthony Pellegrino, Part I

Tourists make every penny counts

Power project put on chill

CDA to prioritize housing loans

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