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 NO. 3 $1.25 MARCH 2019 THE LOOMING GARBAGE CRISIS 21 21 22 23 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 www.pacificislandtimes.com Amid a looming garbage crisis, what’s left for Guam to do? From the Publisher’s Desk Signs of the Times 16-18 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 6 7 8 9 10 12 Environment Protectors of Environment: The unique Planet Earth Technology Just a byte: How to spot fake news 19 20 26 27 Art Brief Chat Sen. Cynt Ridgell: Bridging the racial gap 25 25 Bookshelf How Congress listens and why they fail? Travel Where the sight of planes is a tourist attraction 28 29 30