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THE People will soon see the “Trial of the Senate & Governor” just as I predicted when H.B. 22-33 that asserts the Legislature’s Power to control and designate the use of ALL funds in the CNMI’s Purse. THANKS and KUDOS Rep. Tina Sablan as you are dead right in your speech that every CNMI citize…

THE Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress, the highest legislative body in China, passed the Law of Coast Guard on January 22 and it was enforced on February 1, 2021.   China has been commenting on the draft law since late 2020; however, it was announced just two days after…

THE Covid Craze of Denial/Rejection has finally hit the CNMI as the virus finally found its way into the community and it is easy to see how only one person can be the source of an outbreak. Everything has changed because of one person and I’m not blaming the front-line worker as it could have happ…

I WATCHED a foot race on television the other day.  Hundreds of athletes ran through the streets of a European city along roped off roads lined with cheering crowds.  At a tight bend, the runners crowded together, some bumping occurred, and two runners fell.  One of them, dejected and defeated, cur…

“WHEN we are afraid and under time pressure and thinking of worst-case scenarios,” Hans Rosling wrote in “Factfulness, “we tend to make really stupid decisions. Our ability to think analytically can be overwhelmed by an urge to make quick decisions and take immediate action.” Rosling, whose book wa…

A YEAR ago, no one could have imagined the magnitude of the economic devastation that the Covid-19 pandemic would cause, and the extent of its disruptive impact to our way of life.  Nor could anyone have imagined how protracted this crisis would be.  The newly reported Covid-19 cases this past week…

A WARM, sunny Hafa Adai  HOFFA-DAY from Destination  Guam USA! And thank you for calling the world’s  attention  to our Pacific island in your recent video remarks regarding  whether foreign countries  should enjoy the benefits of U.S. taxpayer  dollars. I wholeheartedly  agree that our feder…

MARCH is Women’s History Month  which is an opportunity to recognize women’s remarkable roles and meritorious contributions throughout humanity’s history. In recent times, women have emerged as among the world’s strongest leaders. They have proven themselves as individuals who can…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — As a third-class U.S. citizen, I’m compelled to respond to Dylan Kioshi’s recent letter decrying the oft-repeated shibboleth of the “‘second-class’ status of territorial citizens.” Robert Klitzkie Having been born in the states, when I die, my…

THERE is no doubt the CNMI owes a real sincere THANKS of Gratitude to our Delegate Kilili for making sure the CNMI not forgotten in Federal Legislation and the People & Federal Government of America for the continued aid they have provided to the CNMI. Given the People of the CNMI don’t contrib…