Gov. Ralph DLG Torres wants those who make pristine beaches dirty by defecation and littering be held responsible.<\/p>\n
\u201c[We] need to find who does this, whether it\u2019s residents or tourists,\u201d said Torres. \u201cWhoever does it [should] get the maximum fines in the books,\u201d he said, adding that if regulations are not \u201cstrict enough\u2026the Legislature needs to revisit and propose for a regulatory change.\u201d<\/p>\n
This came about after Saipan Tribune learned that two remote beaches were found in mid-August 2017 to be littered with what is assumed to be human waste.<\/p>\n
Torres said that leaving fecal matter in beaches is \u201cabsolutely unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what we have. We bring our kids to the beach to appreciate it and [for] activities like that [to continue] is absolutely unacceptable and embarrassing,\u201d he said, adding that, in case of tourists, the tour companies must be responsible for their guests.<\/p>\n
Saipan Tribune previously quoted Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality administrator Frank Rabauliman as saying that tourists are suspected of leaving behind the mess at Hidden Beach and Jeffrey\u2019s Beach.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose actions should never be accepted in any part of the world, especially here on the islands,\u201d said Torres. <\/p>\n
According to Marianas Visitors Authority statistics, the CNMI has seen a drastic increase in tourist visitor arrivals since fiscal year 2016. From October 2016 to July 2017, the CNMI has witnessed a total of 541,152 arrivals, already 39,663 more visitors than the total number of visitors in fiscal year 2016. Fiscal year 2017 ends on Oct. 1, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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