Pacific Island Times February 2020 Vol 4 No. 2 | Page 3

WHAT WE HAVE THIS MONTH
Our Cover
TURNING
POINT?
War claims processing
begins but local progr
am’s
success remains unce
rtain
Business
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Greeting cards
survive the
digital age. Thank
s, millennials
Palau
No-take zone:
Feats and challe
nges
War claims processing begins 16-17
From the Publisher’s Desk
Fixing bureaucracy 4
Brief Chat
Neil Weare: The fight for equality 5
Insights
View from the Trench: Period talks
Variations: The continuing history
Court of Public Opinion: Past, present, future
Guest column: Sen. Kelly Marsh (Taitano) on FestPac
Lessons for Everyday Life: The aging island 7
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Feature
Human drama behind drug statistics 12
Business
When you care enough to mail a card 14
Technology
The rise of streaming video 19
Around the Pacific
Palau’s no-take zone
Chuukese perspective: Beware of phishing
Pacific 2020 predictions
Amending FSM Constitution
Kiribati-China reunion
Ancient Lapita’s sustainable life 21
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Philippines
Taal: Fatal eruption
State of emergency persists in Mindanao 25
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Life
Daydream: When Cupid gets busy
Bobby Bonifacio: Horror movie debut 27
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Local Dining
Marathon fish taco 29
Travel
Trapped in the bathroom 30