Two US Geologists have warned the CNMI against constructing a seawall, revetment or any form of protection on Managaha island to prevent soil erosion because it will only lead to the destruction of the beach area.

Over 300 students in the CNMI will start working today and earn $3.50 per hour in the summer job program put up the Job Training Partnership Act in cooperation with both government and private employers.

Naoko Sato, once Japan's top seeded tennis player; Mitsuo Hirukawa, a PGA senior; and Chris Faildo, Hawaii's top bodybuilder, will join 14 other sports celebrities in next month's Northern Marianas Sports Challenge, its organizers said yesterday.

Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio has asked the US Fish and Wildlife Service to include Hagoi, a valuable wetland on the island of Tinian, in the List of Wetlands of International Importance, otherwise known as the Ramsar List, to help the CNMI conserve the area.