IPI will only be left with hotels <\/strong>and will no longer pay its annual US$15m obligation to the CNMI government.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHe said IPI is handling litigation but does not want to give up its responsibility and that he hoped Andrew Yeom will postpone the filing of his complaint while IPI continues to discuss alternative solutions with the government and legislature. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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