Surge in number of CW petitions

By Haidee V. Eugenio Reporter  As expected, the long lines at the post office close to the critical Nov. 28 cutoff date led to a surge in the number of Commonwealth-only worker petitions filed through Dec. 2 and that number is currently at 8,227. This is a 198-percent jump from...
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$131M in CHC receivables

By Haidee V. Eugenio Reporter For a quarter of a century, the Commonwealth Health Center-now the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.-has accumulated receivables of some $131 million, which is a lot bigger than the CNMI government’s fiscal year 2012 budget of $102 million. CHC...
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‘Excessive’ hospital expenses bared

By Moneth Deposa Reporter MAJOR EXPENSES -Payroll cost amounts to $1.6M monthly -$400,000 monthly for power, or $4.8M annually -Linen supply costs $21,000 monthly, or $700,000 daily use -$500K monthly for non-U.S. dialysis patients, or $1.2M annually -$7M annually for dialysis,...
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A bagful of wishes and gift requests

By Haidee V. Eugenio Reporter  From an X-Box to the release of tax rebate checks and repeal of Article 12, members and guests of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce asked “Santa Claus” for the things they want for Christmas during the Chamber’s general membership meeting at...
Posted On Dec 08 2011 08:55
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