WHAT ever happened to the pozzolan project on Pagan that was supposed to generate not millions but billions of dollars into our CNMI coffers? Can our people be provided with its status, if any, as of this time?
The last time I heard was that a high powered consultant was hired at some $200,000 to perform some studies for a few months and now I heard that he has left with the loot and that he was last seen sun-tanning in the Cayman Islands.
If this so-called pozzolan is really a precious commodity, would it make sense that this consultant should have stayed behind instead and assist us to market it and make our billions?
I would like to see a monthly status report on the progress or lack of progress on this, so they say, precious pozzolan which our taxpayers have already paid so much. So at least our people can be more informed.

JUAN S. DEMAPAN
Former Senate President