Pacific Island Times April 2018 Vol 3 No. 4 | Page 3

WHAT WE HAVE THIS MONTH Our Cover GUAM • PALAU CNMI • FSM NO. 4 $1.25 APRIL 2018 Trial & Error Raising a child with Autism is a running experiment Campaign 2018 If you were the governor Environment Legal Brief Insights VOL 3 … What lies unde the Marianas rneath Trench? Meat industry launched in Palau www.pacificislandtimes.com Our Cover Autism: How parents turn into therapists 20-21 Observer: Carrot and stick 7 Yes & Know: GMH vs GRMC 8 Live From Saipan: The CNMI under the rising sun 9 The LocaList: Fight this killer disease 10 24 Raising pigs 25 Open Government Act put to test 27 Views from The Trench: Sound of a gun 11 Learning from Cuba’s health care system 28 Not Your Average Joe: Who wants to be a taxman? 12 What the Health: Youth, the neglected lot 29 Business The lingering labor crisis From the Publisher’s Desk Financial crisis, the saga continues Brief Chat Professor Carl Becker: On peaceful and crime-free society 4 Church Chancery for Sale Campaign 2018 5 19 Sixth Amendment applies to Guam How do you solve a fiscal crisis? 13 15 16-17 Views from Palau: Visiting Helen Around the Pacific 1.8 trillion plastic waste floating in the Pacific Ocean The sinking island is actually growing RMI launches own digital coin Behind the lens 30 31 32 33 Environment What’s underneath the Marianas Trench 34 Philippines A darkening democracy 35 Clergy appeals for “reasoned” talks on divorce 35 Daydream: The fault in our stars 36 Travel and Tourism The sea can be bewitching Bookshelf New releases from Good Reads VISIT US LIKE US 37 FOLLOW US 38 CONNECT WITH US The Pacific Island Times is a member of Pacific Island News Association 3