{"id":193151,"date":"2015-03-05T04:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=193151"},"modified":"2015-03-05T04:00:29","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T18:00:29","slug":"flashback-march-2001-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/flashback-march-2001-march-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback \u2014 March 2001-March 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 5, 2001<\/strong><\/p>\n

Japanese students to join NMI Boy Scout Camporee<\/strong>
\nAt least 70 Japanese students are scheduled to arrive on Saipan to participate in a Friendship Camporee scheduled this month.CNMI Boy Scout district commissioner Joe Herrera announced the holding of the three-day 2001 Spring Camporee which will be held at the American Memorial Park and kicks off on March 16.He said this friendship camporee will provide Boy Scout members ample time to discuss this year \u2018s goals and objectives.With this year \u2018s theme\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cOutdoors Adventure 2001 ,\u201d\u00a0 Mr. Herrera said the outdoor experience will also give the members opportunities to meet new friends and learn new skills.<\/p>\n

Man jailed for prostitution<\/strong>
\nUpholding policy created to safeguard the welfare of residents and tourists in the CNMI, Associate Judge Juan Lizama issued Friday a ruling that convicted Chinese national Xiang Jun Yang of promoting prostitution in the second degree. Yang is the third of 11 suspects convicted of the crime after the Department of Public Safety launched its \u201cOperation Red Light Four\u201d undercover investigation that aimed to curb prostitution at Saipan\u2019s busiest commercial district. According to Mr. Lizama, when lawmakers enacted statutes against solicitation of prostitution, the policies were meant to protect tourists and residents from the illegal acts.<\/p>\n

March 5, 2004<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Violence in schools becoming a concern\u2019<\/strong>
\nEducation officials are \u201cvery concerned\u201d about campus violence, which allegedly include student attacks against teachers and student fights. In an interview, Board of Education chairman Roman C. Benavente acknowledged that BOE and Public School System officials have discussed and expressed great concern on the issue. He, however, could not provide details about a particular incident. When asked about an alleged stabbing incident by a student against a teacher, the board chair said, \u201cI could not confirm or deny that.\u201d He noted, though, that he heard about a teacher fighting with a student who had wanted to attack the teacher. \u201cI heard that story but I have yet to confirm it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Saipan betel nuts are fungus-free\u2019<\/strong>
\nThe betel nut fungus that has infected plantations on Guam has not found its way to Saipan. After regular inspections of betel nut plantations on Saipan, agricultural expert Isidoro T. Cabrera said no symptoms of the bud rot disease has been found so far. Cabrera, agricultural consultant to the Northern Marianas College\u2019s Cooperative Research, Extension & Education Service, said the fungus Phytophthora meadii causes the disease. The fungus thrives in rainy weather. He said farmers should know how to detect the disease and ask the CREES for assistance when symptoms are spotted.<\/p>\n

March 5, 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

US military looking at Tinian, other islands<\/strong>
\nThe Department of Defense said it is considering using Tinian and other islands in the Northern Marianas for training purposes during a briefing with the Legislature yesterday morning on Capital Hill. The DoD delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of the Navy B.J. Penn, saw its scheduled 30-minute meeting with members of the House and Senate extend to a full hour after lawmakers quizzed the military officers about how the CNMI fits into the Armed Forces\u2019 relocations plans to Guam from Okinawa.<\/p>\n

\u2018Miura\u2019s arrest lawful\u2019<\/strong>
\nSuperior Court Associate Judge Ramona V. Manglona ruled yesterday that the arrest of 60-year-old Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura at the Saipan International Airport was lawful. Manglona issued the oral decision after listening to the arguments by Miura\u2019s lawyers, Bruce Berline and Mark Hanson, and chief prosecutor Jeffery Warfield Sr. on Miura\u2019s motion to dismiss the extradition complaint and for his immediate release. After announcing her ruling, the judge said the court must proceed with the requirements of the extradition statute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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