Pacific Island Times Vol 3 No. 3 March 2019 | Page 3

WHAT WE HAVE THIS MONTH
Our Cover
Around the Pacific
VOL. 4
GUAM • PALAU
CNMI • FSM
Bribery scandal rocks FSM
Is Micronesian church the next one to fall
The new UN treaty and the Pacific islands
Operation Hailstone, 75
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THE LOOMING
GARBAGE CRISIS
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With China’s ban on
fore
trash and GovGuam’s ign
failed
recycling programs,
what’s
left for Guam to do?
Brief Chat
Sen. Clynt Ridg
ell:
Bridging the racia
l gap
Philippines
FSM
A crackdown
on
the untoucha
bles
Political fiesta begins
Too young to vote, old enough to be prosecuted
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Amid a looming garbage crisis,
what’s left for Guam to do?
From the Publisher’s Desk
Signs of the Times
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Life
4 Daydream:
The unbreakable habit of the analog generation
Lesson for Everyday Life:
Strang Uber passengers
5 Dawn Reyes’ Taotaomona Series
at the Tap House
Insights
Views from the Trench: Addressing ‘period povery’
Observer: On Amazon and National Enquirer
Variations: On social media, everyone is a reporter
Not Your Average Joe:
When a cruelty case is dismissed on technicality
Government affairs
How do Guamanians view their government?
In Memoriam
Remembering Job Anderson
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Environment
Protectors of Environment:
The unique Planet Earth
Technology
Just a byte: How to spot fake news
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Art
Brief Chat
Sen. Cynt Ridgell:
Bridging the racial gap
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Bookshelf
How Congress listens and why they fail?
Travel
Where the sight of planes is a tourist attraction
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