Water samples collected by the Division of Environmental Quality from six recreational beaches and storm drainage on Saipan contained excessive concentrations of two fecal indicator bacteria (fecal coliform and enterococci), that exceeded the CNMI Marine Water Quality Standards.

The Philippine peso hit a new record low of P52 to the dollar yesterday on security concerns following a wave of deadly bombings that hit Manila, brokers said.

The dates and times for the English and Math placement tests for Northern Marianas College’s Spring 2001 Semester are as follows:

The Commonwealth Ports Authority is aggressively lobbying for the inclusion of Saipan in the list of American destinations that will be served by the Taiwan-based Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation under its recent application to the United States Department of Transportation.