The blame game

Once I stumbled on a news leak that angered a few people with the former administration. That was in early October 1996. The story: a $20.3 million deficit. Constitutionally, a deficit ought to be retired two years from when it occurred; in this case, retirement fell due on Sept....
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CPA prefers pay cuts over layoffs

The Commonwealth Ports Authority board is eyeing a 15 percent reduction in salaries of employees for one to two years instead of cutting down by half the present number of its workforce.
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CUC to lower rate for VOA

The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation will bring down its electricity rate for the Voice of America relay station on Tinian following an agreement that it should bear the cost of hooking up with the newly opened power plant on the island, officials said.
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Residency limit alarms contractors

Contractors in the Northern Marianas will close shop if Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio signs the three-year limit on the stay of foreign workers because local residents are not interested to work in the construction industry.
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