International Business News - MNP http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Matson Navigation Co., Hawaii's largest ocean shipper, says it is decreasing its fuel surcharge because of recent declines in oil prices. The surcharge for its Hawaii service will drop by 4.5 percentage points to 33 percent starting Oct. 12. It follows last month's reduction of 4.75 percentage points. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/ocean-shipper-matson-reduces-fuel-surcharge.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:49:45 EDT A Japanese businessman cannot be tried for murder in the 1981 shooting death of his wife, but prosecutors may proceed with a charge of conspiracy to commit murder, a judge ruled Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/140236-japanese-businessman.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/japanese-man-cant-be-tried-in-la-for-murder.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/japanese-man-cant-be-tried-in-la-for-murder.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:39:51 EDT A Japanese businessman cannot be tried for murder in the 1981 shooting death of his wife, but prosecutors may proceed with a charge of conspiracy to commit murder, a judge ruled Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/judge-drops-murder-count-in-kazuyoshi-miura-case.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:23:07 EDT The U.S. Mint's 50-state quarter collection is almost complete, with the penultimate state issuing a coin featuring a grizzly bear with a salmon in its jaws. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/116216-alaska-new-quarters.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/one-state-left-us-mint-circulates-alaska-quarters.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/one-state-left-us-mint-circulates-alaska-quarters.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:59:52 EDT Alaska commemorative quarters featuring a grizzly bear with a salmon in its jaws were put into circulation Monday by the U.S. Mint. "Every coin is awesome but Alaska's is particularly awesome," said Andy Brunhart, U.S. Mint deputy director, who will fly to Alaska on Friday for the ceremonial launch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/us-mint-circulates-alaska-commemorative-quarters.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:21:40 EDT Lt. Gov. Timothy Villagomez and three others have been indicted in schemes to award tens of thousands of dollars in contracts to companies owned by his sister and her husband, the commerce secretary of this U.S. commonwealth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/northern-marianas-lt-gov-indicted.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:40:34 EDT The U.S. Air Force has been breaking in its new fleet of F-22s--the world's most advanced fighter jet--this summer by sending five of the planes from cool and dry Alaska to hot and humid Guam for the first time. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/pacific-air-force-breaking-in-new-f-22s-on-guam.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:02:22 EDT Three South Carolina men accused of scamming thousands of people out of $80 million want their federal charges dismissed because they say prosecutors don't have jurisdiction over their case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/3-sc-men-want-federal-mail-fraud-charges-dismissed.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:19:09 EDT The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking 151 construction workers who are owed $500,000 in back wages by a company in the Northern Mariana Islands. The money is now available under an agreement reached with Sablan Construction Co. of Saipan, the department announced Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/feds-reach-500-000-agreement-for-back-wages.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:49:31 EDT An undersea earthquake off Guam with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 shook the U.S. territory Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no reports of damage or injuries. A magnitude-6 earthquake can cause severe damage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/6-7-quake-jolts-guam-no-damage-or-injuries-reported.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 21:24:01 EDT The U.S. Geological Survey says an undersea earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has shaken Guam. There were no immediate reports of damage in the U.S. territory Saturday morning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu says the quake failed to generate a destructive, widespread tsunami. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/6-7-quake-jolts-guam-no-damage-is-immediately-reported.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 19:21:55 EDT Workers in the Mariana Islands will receive the protection of U.S. labor law under a bill signed Thursday by President Bush. Debate over whether to extend federal labor and immigration law to the Marianas, in the northwestern Pacific, had been sullied by reports of sweatshop labor and past associations with the lobbying scandal surrounding Jack Abramoff, whose firm was hired by the islands to oppose the changes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/bush-signs-bill-extending-us-labor-law-to-marianas.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 13:16:56 EDT Armed but alone, Marine Pfc. Guy Gabaldon roamed Saipan's caves and pillboxes, persuading enemy soldiers and civilians to surrender during the hellish World War II battle on the island. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43801-hispanic-marine.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/film-details-hispanic-marines-acts-in-wwii.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/film-details-hispanic-marines-acts-in-wwii.htm Sat, 03 May 2008 15:12:25 EDT Armed but alone, Marine Pfc. Guy Gabaldon roamed Saipan's caves and pillboxes, persuading enemy soldiers and civilians to surrender during the hellish World War II battle on the island. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43772-hispanic-marine.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/film-details-hispanic-wwii-marines-acts-in-wwii.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/film-details-hispanic-wwii-marines-acts-in-wwii.htm Sat, 03 May 2008 13:43:11 EDT A bill that would extend federal immigration and labor laws to the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is on its way to the president's desk. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/house-approves-massive-public-lands-bill.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:29:12 EDT The Senate on Thursday approved a massive bill designating federal wilderness protection in Washington state, creating heritage areas in Illinois and New York and approving water projects across the ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/senate-oks-massive-public-lands-bill.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:17:32 EDT The Senate on Thursday approved a massive bill designating federal wilderness protection in Washington state, creating heritage areas in Illinois and New York and approving water projects across the ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/senate-approves-public-lands-bill.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:06:35 EDT The Senate has approved a massive bill designating wilderness in Washington state, creating heritage areas in Illinois and New York and approving water projects across the country. The bill combines... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/senate-approves-public-land-bill.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:07:26 EDT The U.S. credit crisis has extended far out into the Pacific territories. Sixty percent of homeowners under a 10-year-old government-backed loan program in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are in default on their loans, The Marianas Variety newspaper reported, citing the Marianas Public Housing Trust and the Marianas Housing Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/60-percent-of-marianas-in-foreclosure.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:51:33 EDT Former KPMG LLP tax partner Robert Pfaff has been charged in a new two-count criminal indictment over alleged fraudulent tax-shelter transactions in the U.S. and the Northern Mariana Islands, according to court papers made public Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080318/ex-kpmg-partner-pfaff-indicted-anew.htm Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:15:41 EDT