Pacific Island Times February 2019 Vol 3 No. 2 | Page 3

WHAT WE HAVE THIS MONTH
CNMI
Our Cover
Governor ends back-and-forth
bills on lawmakers’ salary
Tinian eyes high-end tourism
Economy
Guam grows in slow motion
BALANCE
OF POWER
Military
Briefs
Technology
Just a byte: A “Black Mirror” kind of love
The Republican min
orit
challenge in the 35t y is up against a bigger
h Guam Legislature
Spy ships? Chin
a’s
vessels sail arou research
nd Guam
Brief Chat
CNMI Gov. Ralp
h Torres:
‘We will rebu
ild’
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FSM
Yap: Where gove
rnment
transparency
is a novelty
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Democrats figure out how to balance governance
The Republican agenda
No rubber-stamp legislature, Tina Barnes says
From the Publisher’s Desk
Fostering transparency

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Brief Chat
CNMI Gov. Ralph Torres:
Surviving one disaster after another
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Around the Pacific
With more women joining the Yap workforce,
who takes care of their children?
Building a culture of transparency
2018: the year in Pacific politics
Nauru: stuck between the rock and the unforgiving ocean
Philippines
Who’s laughing at Duterte’s gross jokes?
An appeal to doubting Christians
Insights
Views from the Trench: Going plastic-free
Observer: An uphill fight for cockfighting
Variations: And who are the people?
Not Your Average Joe:
Trump’s wall up against a brick wall
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Military
Why China’s marine science diplomacy
makes the U.S. nervous
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Life
Lesson for Everyday Life:
Fake celebs in the era of fake news
Daydream: Why we binge on rom-coms
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Culture
Half and half: Discovering the
other home and finding identity
Bookshelf
What to read in 2019
Travel
What to see in Barbados
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