Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio yesterday brushed aside a plan by the U.S. Congress to divert some $5.52 million out of the Capital Improvement Project funds that have been committed to the Northern Marianas, to the Virgin Islands for the next fiscal year.

Last month the Northern Marianas College Business Development Center held its 2nd Annual Business Expo and Training Seminars which drew over 150 participants from Saipan, Tinian and Rota.

With the rampant fire code violations in the CNMI, there is a need to enforce strict inspection of the various facilities on the island, said Stanley C. Torres, Chief of the Fire & Rescue, Commonwealth Ports Authority.

The CNMI Food and Nutrition Council meets today to discuss programs aimed at improving children's health and the health of the CNMI economy.