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CHUUK (Deutsche Welle/Pacnews) — The Chuuk islands — a seemingly idyllic spot in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Indonesia and north of Australia and Papua New Guinea — is one of the four states making up the Federated States of Micronesia, an island nation strategically aligned with the U.S. Despi…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is, WE as a People owe a great debt of gratitude to Sen. Celina Babauta, Rep. Marissa Flores, AG Manibusan, & Secretary of Finance Tracy Norita for stopping the payment to Arnold’s Casino Commission and I hope they quit now, Yes-Please, as Africans say! I said it wa…

BC Cook WHILE I drove through As Matuis and passed the basketball court, as I have a hundred times before, I noticed the spray painted “NORTH’ on the backboard.  This might not be big deal except that “Norf Syd” is spray-painted on the bus stops and just about every other public surface above the T…

“MVA Signature Event.” Three small words with a lot behind them. The Marianas Visitors Authority has several signature events that it stages throughout the year.  The purpose is to give our visitors something exciting to do while they’re here and something to attract media attention to our islands.…

POLICIES that are bad for the economy are usually popular among voters, and therefore among politicians. Hence, throughout human history, in many countries and jurisdictions around the world, economic problems persist, and governments struggle with strained finances. In November 2023 in Argentina, …

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is WE the People are DOOMED if the Democrats don’t get their act together as they are the only option for voters, as everyone else is “some kind or form of a Republican with different title” — for TRUE! I noted in the previous Op ed 91, which had a typo of “are Blue tha…