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Vol . 7 No . 02 What we have this month February 2023

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VOL . 7 GUAM • PALAU CNMI • FSM NO . 02
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FEBRUARY 2023
NOTHING IS FREE IN
FREE ASSOCIATION
Palau , FSM and RMI will get more and give more under new Compact terms
CNMI
Nepotism and cronyism in police department
Economy
Love in the time of inflation www . pacificislandtimes . com COFA talks : Security and economic arrangements 16-20
From the Publisher ’ s Desk
The great egg-flation 4 Insights
Theses Islands : What are the threats to Pacific solidarity ? 6
Live from Saipan : CNMI politics 28 years ago 7
Yes & Know : Memories around Guam
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Guest column : When animals hurt
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Construction
The modular solution to labor shortage
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Business
The growth of Guam ’ s telecom sector
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Economy
Guam ’ s economic pattern
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A modest Valentine ’ s Day amid inflation
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CNMI
Everything that ’ s wrong with bureaucracy
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Technology
Tides : The value of earning points
21
Avoid getting locked out of your online accounts 22
Around the Pacific
Diminishing China aid
23
What lies ahead for Pacific islands in 2023 ?
Exploring pandanus in Marshall Islands
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The value of pearl shell in ancient Palau
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Philippines
How onion becomes the symbol of inflation 27 Life
Lessons : Happily ever after 28 Bookshelf
The danger zone 29 Art
Colors in darkness 29 Activism on canvas 30