Bank of Saipan announces the appointment of Thomas (Tom) D. Schoen as the new chief operating officer effective Oct. 4, 1999.

Police are hunting down one inmate and two detainees who bolted out of prison at around 7:46 p.m. Sunday, the fourth jailbreak under the administration of Public Safety Commissioner Charles Ingram.

Two House committees have endorsed a legislative proposal seeking to restrict the stay of Freely Associated States citizens in the CNMI, saying the measure is "reasonable, timely and fair" despite protests from Micronesian governments.

Unfazed by difficulties in probing the alleged high consumer prices in the CNMI, Rep. Melvin O. Faisao has asked the involvement of the Federal Maritime Commission to determine whether shipping rates have dictated retail value of imported goods sold in local stores.