A new law signed by acting Gov. Jesus R. Sablan will allow former land owners displaced after the U.S. military or the old Trust Territory government seized their properties to reclaim them based only on eligibility.

The House Ways and Means Committee is scrambling for additional funds to raise the budget earmarked to the government scholarship program from $2.3 million to over $4 million in the next fiscal year, according to legislators.

The Office of the Public Auditor yesterday upheld the Department of Public Works' awarding of contract to Telesource CNMI. Inc. for the installation of two pre-engineered buildings for the Northern Marianas College's Tinian campus.

A 25-year old Chinese was caught shoplifting at Duty Free Shop early Sunday evening.