HAGÅTÑA — A joint military exercise scheduled to begin within two weeks is bringing in so many military visitors to Guam that car rentals and hotels are all booked up.

SUPERIOR Court Associate Judge Ramona V. Manglona yesterday dismissed the lawsuit filed by the widow of a construction worker who was fatally struck by a speeding vehicle in As Lito in Oct. 2009.

CNMI Echo-Tech. LLC presented to lawmakers on Tuesday a technology that can turn the Marpi landfill’s garbage into industrial materials.

THE U.S. District Court for the NMI will hold an evidentiary hearing on Nov. 8 for the motion to settle the record filed by former Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Villagomez and his co-defendants, his sister Joaquina V. Santos and her husband, former Commerce Secretary James A. Santos.

THE First Friday Films, a free environmental film program shown at the American Memorial Parks Visitor Center, is getting an overwhelming turnout from the community, according to Lisa Eller of the Division of Environmental Quality.

NORTHERN Marianas College interim President Lorraine T. Cabrera yesterday expressed confidence that NMC’s distance learning program will be productive.

EMPLOYERS who ignore complaints of sexual harassment and refuse to hire applicants due to discrimination in the workplace are in violation of the law and may face lawsuits.

THE Department of Public Works issued a total of 22 building permits for commercial, residential and government buildings during the first quarter of 2010.