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‘House inaction harms retirees’

CNMI retirees face an indefinite delay in their 25 percent pension payments that some lawmakers tie to a “shortfall” that the Saipan casino law guaranteed when it mandated a $15-million annual casino license fee, an amount that falls short of the estimated $17 million annually...
Posted On Feb 15 2016 06:06
, By Dennis B. Chan

Defense ‘diverts’ to Tinian

The U.S. Department of Defense has selected Tinian as the preferred alternative for a divert airfield project in the CNMI. This follows years of protracted consultation with the local government, business community, and a environmental review process that prompted the U.S. Air...
Posted On Feb 12 2016 06:06
, By Dennis B. Chan

25 pct. Settlement Fund disbursements threatened

The NMI Settlement Fund and the administration of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres are in dispute over this month’s 25 percent pension payment, some $1.2 million, for CNMI retirees. The Fund essentially claims that money provided by the government for the Feb. 12 payment is unlawful and...
Posted On Feb 12 2016 06:06
, By Dennis B. Chan

Lawmakers prepare for MILA

Air service, shipping cost, healthcare, and free trade issues between Guam and the Commonwealth, among others, headlined discussion between House lawmakers on Tuesday as they prepared the central topics for the assembly of the Marianas Islands Legislative Association later this...
Posted On Feb 12 2016 06:00
, By Dennis B. Chan
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