Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio has reasons to have restless nights. With revenue collections continue to slip, the fear of failing to meet government payroll is enough to give him sleepless nights.

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.

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.

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.