More than $15 million in government money have either been wasted or lost in several irregular deals or pocketed by corrupt officials during the past administration, according to an annual report of the Office of the Public Auditor.

Stunned by yet another attempt to amend the Covenant, legislators yesterday lashed out at a proposed legislation in the US Congress that would remove trade privileges granted the Northern Marianas, saying it will spell economic disaster for the island.

The Supreme Court rejected the motion filed by the Bank of Saipan to disqualify Associate Justice Pro Tem Alberto C. Lamorena III from the on-going writ proceedings of the Hillblom estate.

Saipan's Macaw Helicopters flew a dramatic, life-saving mission when a crew member of a research ship on the high seas needed hospitalization.