Pacific Island Times Vol 3 No. 1 January 2018 | Page 3

WHAT WE HAVE THIS MONTH
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VOL 3
NO. 1
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JANUARY 2018
Do Some
Fine Coin
Guam is a hot spot for
the volatile Bitcoin
Why it will be costli
er
to visit Palau
CNMI
What happens
when worker
exodus begins?
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Bitcoin Rises
Cryptocurrency
craze on Guam

Veterans Affairs
Observer:
Although it was a huge upset,
Roy Moore didn’t lose by a lot 6 Vet’s problems are
worse in Palau, FSM, Marshalls 14
Yes & Know:
Things to do this year 7 Live From Saipan:
The end is near— again 8 Shell out extra $100 to enter Palau 15
Views from The Trench:
A new generation takes
the press mantle 9 Not Your Average Joe:
Things that will not end 10 Air service meltdown

Views from Palau:
Keeping score on
Palau environment
Environment
16-17
Déjà vu: Radioactive alert
11
Technology
From the Publisher’s Desk
A crowded election year
4
Brief Chat:
Joe Ayuyu:
Lovin’ it on Guam
Insights
5
Your mobile phone,
your lifeline in times of crisis
12
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Wrong fishing tools
kill millions of sharks
21
CNMI
Nobody knows what will
happen to Saipan after the
clock strikes midnight
on Dec. 31, 2019
22
Legislative Watch Around the Pacific Splitting screens, not hairs
at the Guam Legislature 13 FSM upholds bilateral ties
with US, not terminating 23
Air Kiribati will reconnect
Kiribati and Tuvalu after
separations during colonial era 24
Philippines
Tyranny on the rise 25
Daydream:
Every new day is a new beginning 26
Arts and Culture
Finding beauty in the dreaded
brown tree snakes

27
Bookshelf
For the love of cats
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