But when she came to Guam, she told me that the immigration personnel at the airport gave her a hard time. They told her that body lotion was not allowed on the airplane. My wife got mad. Then the officer told her next time no more lotion for hand-carry.
Same thing happened to me when I went to Guam. I had more than 30 ballpens in my hand-carry to give to my grandchildren. The immigration officer gave me a hard time and brought me to their office to check the ballpens one by one. I got mad and I told them never mind. I told the immigration officers that they could have all the ballpens and to just let me go. They gave me back all the ballpens.
But I don’t blame the Guam airport for giving us a hard time and screening our baggage. Last month the DEA confiscated a lot of “ice.”
On Guam, the casino proposal offered a million dollars for the benefit of the island plus thousands of jobs that would pay the federal rate and all the mayors would get their share and a convention center would be constructed.
All this was turned down because the people of Guam and their lawmakers said “No” to casino.
Biba Guam!
God Bless the CNMI!
TEDDY GUIAO
Navy Hill, Saipan
