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(MEI) — Marianas Eye Institute, a regional leader for exceptional eye care, has recently promoted one of its very own to become the new general manager. Wendielyn Escota started working at MEI in 2011 as an eye care technician and has proven herself to be a leader and mentor to the talented team at…

(NMC) — D’ Chef’s Kitchen is the latest company to sign on as a Northern Marianas College ProaPerks Partner, joining many other businesses and organizations. All card-carrying members of the NMC ProaPerks program can now receive a 5% discount on food and beverages every Wednesday. D’ ChefR…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Guam’s delegate to the U.S. Congress said the island is clearly benefitting from thousands of visiting military personnel during the pandemic. “The bottom line is: we don’t have any visitors,” U.S. Congressman Michael San Nicolas said at a media conference Tuesday. E…

SAN JOSE (Reuters) — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ claims that she was abused by the company’s chief operating officer, who at the time was her boyfriend, could complicate jury selection in her highly anticipated fraud trial, legal experts said. The in-person questioning of prospec…

CHICAGO (Reuters) — Delta Air Lines on Tuesday said full vaccination against Covid-19 will be a condition of employment for 1,500 new flight attendant positions it is looking to fill. The carrier said all new hires, including current Delta employees who have been accepted into the training program …

NEW YORK (Reuters) —  The spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 threatens the fragile recovery of U.S. restaurants, according to a report on Tuesday from the National Restaurant Association. Nearly one in five adults surveyed online from August 13-15 said they stopped going to restaurants as Delt…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Another set of guidelines has been issued for how some local businesses verify the Covid-19 vaccination status of employees and customers. According to a memorandum released Saturday by the Department of Public Health and Social Services, establishments covered by ne…

LONDON (Reuters) — World stocks hovered around record highs on Monday, confident the U.S. Federal Reserve is in no rush to step away from massive stimulus, while oil prices fell as Hurricane Ida weakened after it forced precautionary shutdowns of U.S. Gulf oil production. Major European bourses wer…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Some U.S. fast-food restaurants are closing indoor seating areas or limiting hours of operation because of the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19, according to franchisees. McDonald’s Corp had temporarily closed indoor dining at nearly all U.S. locations in early 202…

MANILA (Reuters) — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a moratorium on casino operations in the country’s top holiday island to generate taxes for its Covid-19 pandemic response, the presidential spokesperson said on Saturday. The firebrand leader has had a longstanding oppositio…