{"id":186394,"date":"2014-12-03T04:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=186394"},"modified":"2014-12-03T04:00:05","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T18:00:05","slug":"flashback-dec-2002-dec-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/flashback-dec-2002-dec-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback \u2013 Dec. 2002 – Dec. 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 3, 2002<\/strong><\/p>\n

Private schools wants explanation on fed money from PSS<\/strong>
\nInformed that they will not be getting federal grant money for 2003 under the No Child Left Behind Law, private schools in the Northern Marianas have demanded that they be given clearer explanation by the Public School System. Board of Education chairman Herman T. Guerrero disclosed that private schools raised the issue with BOE private school representative Scott Norman, who brought up the matter during the board\u2019s regular meeting last week. \u201cThey\u2019re asking why this happened. They want more clarification. But we said we can\u2019t do much about it because that\u2019s the federal regulation,\u201d Guerrero said. He added that some grant rules may change but not this school year.<\/p>\n

2 kids hurt in DUI-related crash<\/strong>
\nTwo young passenger-children were injured when a 26-year-old woman, who was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, rammed her car into a concrete pillar in Susupe early yesterday morning. The children, reportedly not properly restrained, suffered abrasion and injuries. One of the victims\u2014a five-year-old child\u2014sustained massive swelling in the face. The victim was rushed to the Commonwealth Health Center for observation. The other victim\u2014a four-year-old child\u2014sustained abrasion to legs and arms and is now out of danger, Department of Public Safety spokesperson Lt. Pete Muna said.<\/p>\n

December 3, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wiseman disqualifies five NI voters, upholds two<\/strong>
\nSuperior Court Associate Judge David Wiseman has disqualified five challenged voters and upheld two in the ongoing court battle for a single vote in the Northern Islands mayoralty race. Among the two voters Wiseman ruled as qualified voters is the Northern Islands mayor-elect Tobias Dela Cruz Aldan. Wiseman determined five voters to be disqualified and had their votes struck. Wiseman asked additional witnesses\/voters to return on Monday at 9:30am for the continuation of the hearing. Attorney Robert Torres, counsel for Aldan, told Saipan Tribune there is a pending issue for the court to rule on in relation to its plan to depart from procedure, which is to determine the qualification of voters first.<\/p>\n

Labor never issued \u2018conditional umbrella permits\u2019<\/strong>
\nThe Department of Labor never issued any \u201cconditional umbrella permits\u201d and that no \u201cumbrella permits\u201d were issued after the Nov. 27, 2009, deadline, according to acting Labor Secretary Cinta Kaipat yesterday. Kaipat also disclosed to Saipan Tribune that their current estimate is that more than 96 percent of eligible workers picked up their \u201cumbrella permits.\u201d On the \u201cconditional umbrella permits\u201d issue, the acting Labor Secretary said they never issued such permits and that the announcement in the newspapers about the permits was only from Attorney General Edward Buckingham.<\/p>\n

December 3, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fitial vetoes bill strengthening laws on sex crimes<\/strong>
\nGov. Benigno R. Fitial vetoed on Friday a bill seeking to strengthen laws on sex crimes and domestic violence, citing \u201csome very serious concerns\u201d that the Office of the Attorney General raised including the removal of vital definitions that would hinder prosecution. Rep. Edmund Villagomez\u2019s (Cov-Saipan) House Bill 17-193, House Draft 1 specifically seeks to establish minimum mandatory sentences for sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor, increase the time-served component necessary for parole eligibility, and amend existing definitions to clarify provisions relating to sex crimes and domestic violence. Villagomez is currently off-island.<\/p>\n

15K limit on CWs justifies transition extension, reflects job losses<\/strong>
\nA 33-percent decrease in the limit on the number of foreign workers allowed in the CNMI\u2014from 22,416 in fiscal year 2012 to 15,000 in FY 2013\u2014is a reflection not only of severe job losses in the CNMI but also justifies repeated calls for an extension of the transitional Commonwealth-only worker program beyond 2014, stakeholders said. Richard Pierce, executive director of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce, said \u201calthough it has been a long time coming, it\u2019s good to see a number from DHS that\u2019s based upon demand.\u201d \u201cMore importantly, the Chamber\u2019s membership awaits word on the extension of the transition period. That 15,000 ceiling, with the initial 22,371 nonresidents, and the 11,735 CW-1 applications received, not only indicates the overall job loss in the CNMI. It also means there\u2019s a continuing need for skilled labor in the CNMI that cannot be met within the local population.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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