Pacific Island Times PIT November 2018 Vol 3 No. 11 | Page 3
WHAT WE HAVE THIS MONTH
Our Cover
GUAM • PALAU
CNMI • FSM
Observer:
Truth vs fiction
Views from the Trench:
Soda for $4
Live from Saipan:
Political parties believe in
drinking party
NO. 11
$1.25 NOVEMBER 2018
AMERICANS
WHO CAN’T VOTE
Colonies
in the modern world
are a ‘political anom
aly’
Business and
Economy
Guam is the most
expensive place
to die
CNMI
The fastest growin
g
economy in the
nation
Business
Yap
Ever heard of
politicians who
don’t talk about
themselves?
U.S. Supreme Court won’t
take a second look at insular
areas’ voting rights
Guam fights for native inhabitants’
exclusive voting rights
From the Publisher’s Desk
Abortion and politics
Meet Guam’s tech geniuses
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17
4
5
6
7
8
27
28
29
Surviving a plane crash
Who wants to fly on Air Nuigini?
Yap politicians are coy
Philippines
33
Is President Rodrigo Duterte sick?
Life
Where it is too costly to live,
it is also too costly to die 9 Lesson for Everyday Life:
Uber ride for an author
Daydream: Daydreaming of lotto win
What’s killing the major
airline in the region? 11 Psychedelic shapes and junglescapes
What to do when the power goes out 12 Good food, no punk
The unwinnable battle against
invasive species 15 Crossing borders
Tourism
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Brief Chat
Around the region
Insights
VOL 3
Technology
Environment
CNMI
The fastest growing economy
in the nation
Don’t give away public lands
Art
Local Dining
VISIT US
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Travel
LIKE US
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