The lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit against the CNMI garment industry informed the federal court yesterday that the disbursement of checks to the workers may be completed by the end of the month.

The Tinian Municipal Council adopted yesterday a local appropriation totaling over $4 million.

The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. failed to make a timely payment for fuel, resulting in many villages on Saipan plunging into darkness starting at 5pm yesterday.

Some villages on Saipan continue to have no water supply yesterday due to leak repairs in the Kagman water tank, according to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.