The recent high-profile raid of the governor\u2019s office by the FBI made global \u201cnews.\u201d It was a show of legal supremacy.<\/p>\n
The raid gives prominence to two statutes: the CNMI\u2019s rights to self-government versus superiority of federal laws. Where there\u2019s conflict, federal law takes precedence. Constitutional!<\/p>\n
In the meantime, the total lack of information on the raid leaves people speculating strictly on rumor-based information.<\/p>\n
Were federal laws violated, prompting the raid of the governor\u2019s office? If so, what were the violations of law? <\/p>\n
Why is both sides mum on an issue that mandates public information? It begins to pile up like the comical impeachment inquiry across the sea.<\/p>\n
The negative publicity depicts ill-fated disposition of issues under self-government. It requires real leadership endowed with depth, perception and commitment, not more disoriented followership.<\/p>\n
I share Kilili\u2019s sentiment that it is humiliating, though I find it more condescending! We\u2019ve had our share of misgivings since 1977 but never a raid at dawn!<\/p>\n
Bankruptcy<\/strong> Amidst the disaster are the more troubling tidings of the exit of Nippon investments from the islands. Have we looked into the impact of this phenomenon in terms of dollar figures or \u201cnot yet, already?\u201d<\/p>\n As this develops, CHC now owes CUC some $32 million that indicates financial hardship at home.<\/p>\n The negative fiscal implications are dire and this is where we employ prudence to the hilt or employees won\u2019t be able to cash their paychecks at banks to pay for family needs.<\/p>\n There\u2019s the term \u201cplanning\u201d that grants the NMI time to reset buttons in the event so-called Plan \u201cA\u201d goes off the rails. Did we see this coming or simply treated it with the usual \u201cque sera?\u201d <\/p>\n It\u2019s a heavy loss and unless there\u2019s something in the backburner to cushion it, we\u2019re headed into the persistent \u201cfund insufficiency\u201d season. Or is it more like bankruptcy?<\/p>\n The mounting fiscal instability is bad tidings for the CNMI. Unless investment resurges, we\u2019d be selling pencils between As Gonno and As Matuis sooner than later. I trust we could reset buttons to reinvent investments once more, sayu? <\/p>\n Shore<\/strong> It looks like fun but it\u2019s actually hard work, splashing water as you leap forward to scare fish to blindly do the kamikaze into the fish net. Stuck, you pull them out as they struggle to free themselves. You complete the job at the beach. At least there\u2019s plenty for \u201ckelaguen\u201d and toasty fried fish for supper.<\/p>\n This form of fishing is now regulated to ensure we don\u2019t partake in the extinction of tasty juvenile creatures close to shore. Learning the essence of preservation is vital to ensuring there\u2019s fish when we next return for more.<\/p>\n Silence<\/strong> Puzzling, if not, troubling, the lack of investment resurgence that indicates eventual inability to pay for the cost of basic services NMI-wide. Investment has stagnated, meaning it has stood still, as we work with what\u2019s left of old money.<\/p>\n However troubling stagnation may be, I remain guardedly optimistic investment resurgence would move forward soon. This is the juncture where leadership issue comes into full view in the public domain for critical scrutiny. In other words, is there leadership sufficiently endowed with a sense of vision to move issues forward in timely fashion?<\/p>\n For now, troubling the eerie dead silence at dawn through dusk. EVERbody home?<\/p>\n Hope?<\/strong> With a sense of humility, I\u2019d bow my head and analyze unfolding events that signal dire need for focus and attention. We must part with the \u201ceveryday is a holiday\u201d demeanor, if only to show we\u2019ve grown up ready to handle stronger sense of responsibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The recent high-profile raid of the governor\u2019s office by the FBI made global \u201cnews.\u201d It…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-312147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nUnderstood the drop in revenue initially triggered by a superstorm. It meant prudence in spending scarce resources. <\/p>\n
\nI recently met pull-net fishermen along the Oleai-Garapan shoreline. A seasoned fisherman was coaching the work of the group. Gratifying to see several young boys partaking or learning this form of traditional fishing.<\/p>\n
\nAt a grocery store, a friend remarked that things are a bit \u201csilent on the islands. Not sure what to make of it other than Da Hill must be busy formulating a set of plans to move the local economy beyond stagnation. Or am I being optimistically presumptuous?<\/p>\n
\nThe silence that mutes the entire archipelago echoes loudly when we rest our heads on pillows after dusk. We could hear it at the depth of our half-paralyzed ear as we doze off into the night.<\/p>\n