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Vol . 8 No . 12 What we have this month December 2024

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VOL . 8 GUAM • PALAU CNMI • FSM NO . 12
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DECEMBER 2024
TRUMP 2.0
What ’ s in store for Pacific island region ?
Construction
Guam ’ s housing demand : 10,000 new units by 2025
Palau
Surangel Whipps Jr . at a political crossroads
Supplement
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What ’ s in store for the Pacific island region under Trump 14 -16 From the Publisher ’ s Desk
Incumbency and continuity 4
Insights These Islands : Guam under president # 47 7 Live from Saipan : Backed by the powers-that-be 8 Pacific Reflections : The tide rising under Trump ’ s feet 9
Construction Guam ’ s housing woes 10
Politics
The red wave in D . C .
12
A two-way street
13
Around the Pacific
Surangel Whipps Jr . enters second term 17
What COFA means to Micronesians
18
Microwave : Better communication systems for Pacific islands
19
View from the West :
What awaits the Indo-Pacific
20
Inside the Reef :
What immigrants might have to expect
21
Our Islands , Our People :
What ’ s cooking ?
22
Tokelau up close
23
Life
Lessons : Say it now
24
Yes & Know :
Greeting cards and the analog world
25
Art Confessions of a struggling artist
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