Former governor Juan N. Babauta would like to see a financially robust Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. so that the hospital and the health centers on Tinian and Rota can deliver better health care for the people of the CNMI.
Many people wrote letters of support while some appeared before the Senate Executive Appointments and Government Investigations Committee Wednesday afternoon to support the appointment of lawyer Bruce Lee Jorgensen to serve as a member of the Commonwealth Ports Authority board of directors representing Rota, but CPA director Pete P. Reyes strongly opposed the nomination, calling Jorgensen an opportunist and who is not even a resident of Rota and has a questionable character.
Over in the CNMI, Saipan Senator Celina Babauta appointed Tinian Senator Francisco Cruz to fill the vacancy left by Rota Senator Dennis Mendiola who resigned from two committees. Mendiola resigned fro
Noting that Tinian has no representation in two Senate committees chaired by Sen. Celina R. Babauta (D-Saipan), Sen. Dennis C. Mendiola (R-Rota) resigned from both committees effective last Monday.
Rota Senator Dennis Mendiola has resigned from two Senate committees this week in an apparent effort to create more equal representation among the islands. Mendiola resigned from the Executive Appoint