Hafablog - Saipan News, Guam News, and Blogs » Saipan News http://hafablog.com Marianas Wire - Saipan News, Guam News, and Blogs Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:14:25 +0000 en hourly 1 Let’s go, Micro! http://hafablog.com/2010/07/30/lets-go-micro/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-go-micro http://hafablog.com/2010/07/30/lets-go-micro/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:14:25 +0000 admin http://hafablog.com/2010/07/30/lets-go-micro/ They used to be called the Micronesian Olympics. That’s before trademarks and patents and lawyers ruled the world. Now they are called Micronesian Games, as if they were for kids (okay, maybe they are for kids, kids at heart that is.)

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THE austerity bill, once passed, is for the remaining two months of the current fiscal year  2010 but  it will remain in effect in FY 2011, according the House Ways and Means Chairman Ramon S. Basa.

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SEVEN of the 10 nurses at the Rota Health Center have questioned for food help from the Philippine Consulate General Office, welfare officer Rey Tayag said yesterday.

The nurses, who were hired by the center through the Saipan Employment Agency & Services, stopped working starting on July 7 due to a lack of contract or over their delayed salaries.

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IF there will be no voluntary reduction of the gaming commissioners’ salary, a Tinian resident yesterday said he will launch a petition campaign to compel these officials to cut their working hours.

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A 29-year-ancient man was sentenced to seven days of imprisonment for assaulting a woman and a minor girl.

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THE  commonwealth can now use a “nuclear battery” that can address the islands’ perennial power problems.

Gov. Benigno R. Fitial yesterday signed House Bill 17-38 which will allow the use of modern nuclear technology to generate power in the CNMI.

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]]> http://hafablog.com/2010/07/28/boxer-who-trained-on-saipan-wins-amateur-heavyweight-belt-2/feed/ 0 Man arrested for punching partner, chasing step-daughter with knife http://hafablog.com/2010/07/28/man-arrested-for-punching-partner-chasing-step-daughter-with-knife-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-arrested-for-punching-partner-chasing-step-daughter-with-knife-2 http://hafablog.com/2010/07/28/man-arrested-for-punching-partner-chasing-step-daughter-with-knife-2/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000 admin http://hafablog.com/2010/07/28/man-arrested-for-punching-partner-chasing-step-daughter-with-knife-2/

A 54-year-ancient man has been arrested for punching his partner and chasing his step-daughter with a knife.

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