WIDESPREAD theft of copper conductors is slowing Saipan’s power restoration, CUC Power Division electrical engineer Jonathan Camacho said at a press briefing Friday, warning that crews are now encountering entire spans of missing lines across multiple villages.
THE House of Representatives, during its session Friday, rejected the Senate versions of three spending measures and called for the creation of a bicameral conference committee to draft compromise versions acceptable to both chambers.
THREE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees — Yuetong Wang, Changwu Ruan, and Rui Li — who are being held at the Department of Corrections are challenging their extended detention.
REPRESENTATIVE Vincent Aldan said the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. should not use customers’ security deposits, adding that “it’s not fair, not reasonable and not responsible.”
THE CNMI has been awarded federal funds to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS in drinking water, other emerging contaminants, and airport improvements, Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds announced in her e-newsletter Monday.
This credit line is a short-term financial tool that would be used only as needed to help GPA continue purchasing fuel while fuel costs are recovered through the Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause.
Rescuers at the scene could be seen clambering over a mound of concrete slabs and mangled steel as they searched for survivors. They used trained rescue dogs, heartbeat detection devices and heavy equipment to sift through the debris.
“Few jobs are available in the outer islands, and full-time opportunities are usually limited to teacher or health-assistant positions,” the report stated.
