As expected, the Senate yesterday overhauled a legislation appropriating close to $23 million in capital improvement project funds to increase allocation to Rota and Tinian as well as to fast-track a new prison on the heels of the hostage incident by inmates at the existing...

Six prisoners who participated in Tuesday's 14-hour hostage drama led by William Sablan were sent to Guam yesterday after they were charged and arraigned for a federal offense.

Men who have reached the age of 40 must take an annual rectal examination for the early detection of prostate cancer. When they reach the age of 50, they must take a PSA or blood test aside from the annual rectal examination

While economic indicators in the Northern Marianas are on the downside, the half-a-billion-dollar banking industry showed a sign of hope amid a crisis, posting a modest growth of 2.5 percent to $535.97 million in 1998 from year-ago figures.