Pacific Island Times March 2020 Vol 4 No. 3 | Page 3

WHAT WE HAVE THIS MONTH
Our Cover
VOL. 4
GUAM • PALAU
CNMI • FSM
NO. 3
$1.25 MARCH 2020
OUTBREAK
Ramping up the figh
Policy
t against coronavi
rus
Life after the
cockfight ban
Environment
Can the Pacifi
c become
a fossil fuel-
free zone?
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Pacific islands stepping up fight against coronavirus 16-17
From the Publisher’s Desk
Looking after Indo-Pacific 4

Insights
Yo Amti: The eyes of darkness
Variations: Running for office
Court of Public Opinion: Loving and leaving Guam
Decentralizing the grid 7
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Health Care
More money coming into GMH 11
Policy
What should guide the decolonization process?
Life after the cockfight ban 13
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Politics
Palau: Alan R. Seid eyeing the presidency 15
Technology
Tides: How will coronavirus impact the tech industry? 19
Around the Pacific
A cleaner region with single plastic use
Can the Pacific become a fossil fuel-free zone?
Conservationists nix lifting of Palau’s fishing ban 22
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Philippines
Anxiety over security
Outbreak and geopolitics 25
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Life
Daydream: Apocalypse
Lessons: What forgiveness can do 27
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Local Dining
Food buying adventures 29
Travel
Madventures with the camera 30