A 16-hour training on food safety to be conducted by an instructor coming from Washington will help local food establishments earn their certifications.

In a move that may anger public lands officials, Senate Floor Leader Pete P. Reyes yesterday raised the possibility for the Legislature to go ahead with the plan to extend the lease of the financially-troubled Rota Resort and Country Club.

The Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture, with assistance from the Marianas Visitor's Authority, will be hosting the "Marianas' Traditional Dance Festival" on June 12, 1999 at Kilili Beach Park.

U.S. District Court Judge Alex R. Munson threw out a lawsuit filed by a former instructor of the Northern Marianas College against the educational institution for alleged discrimination in the work force due to lack of jurisdiction.