The new year is upon us.
With it comes a laundry list of outstanding issues that the Government of Guam, the 38th Guam Legislature, and Jim Moylan, Guam’s delegate to Congress, must face.
The same is true for the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 24th Northern Marianas Legislature, and Kimberly King-Hinds, the NMI delegate to Congress.
These are uncertain times and hard times.
For Guam, the NMI and Palau we hope their efforts to secure flights for their islands will prevail. All of our airport authorities understand the importance of incentives for airlines.
In Guam in particular the Guam Visitors Bureau now has a plan, and more importantly an action plan. It is commendable that the board has taken advice from tourism industry stalwarts like Mark Baldega, as well as the various tourism associations and the administration, and folded that into its planning.
In the NMI, we hope that the Commonwealth Ports Authority will settle its differences with its commuter airlines and move forward.
For the administration of President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. and Vice President Raynold “Arnold” Oilouch and their fellow presidents and senatorial colleagues in the Federated States of Micronesia and now the Marshall Islands, we know that they have all joined in relationships with the U.S. military in the region – with Task Force-Micronesia and Joint Region Marianas.
As a media organization, we understand the importance of transparency and sharing information in the same way that our island leaders do, particularly when the threats to regional peace and democracy are a constant.
In our legislatures in Guam and the NMI we will see new senators that our people have placed their trust in.
Similarly, those of us in business look forward to an era of mutual progress – and no new taxes to boost budgets, but rather help for our small businesses that still struggle in a post-pandemic era.
As the administration of President Donald Trump and Vice President James Vance take office, we look to our delegates to keep the information flowing – not simply about what are delegates are doing but what progress they have made, and where the opportunities are for grant applications and more.
It is encouraging that we have an opportunity in the Pacific Transition Committee 47 to speak directly to Washington D.C.
Similarly, Guam is now an associate member of the Pacific Islands Forum.
Let’s not waste any of these opportunities. mbj
With it comes a laundry list of outstanding issues that the Government of Guam, the 38th Guam Legislature, and Jim Moylan, Guam’s delegate to Congress, must face.
The same is true for the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 24th Northern Marianas Legislature, and Kimberly King-Hinds, the NMI delegate to Congress.
These are uncertain times and hard times.
For Guam, the NMI and Palau we hope their efforts to secure flights for their islands will prevail. All of our airport authorities understand the importance of incentives for airlines.
In Guam in particular the Guam Visitors Bureau now has a plan, and more importantly an action plan. It is commendable that the board has taken advice from tourism industry stalwarts like Mark Baldega, as well as the various tourism associations and the administration, and folded that into its planning.
In the NMI, we hope that the Commonwealth Ports Authority will settle its differences with its commuter airlines and move forward.
For the administration of President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. and Vice President Raynold “Arnold” Oilouch and their fellow presidents and senatorial colleagues in the Federated States of Micronesia and now the Marshall Islands, we know that they have all joined in relationships with the U.S. military in the region – with Task Force-Micronesia and Joint Region Marianas.
As a media organization, we understand the importance of transparency and sharing information in the same way that our island leaders do, particularly when the threats to regional peace and democracy are a constant.
In our legislatures in Guam and the NMI we will see new senators that our people have placed their trust in.
Similarly, those of us in business look forward to an era of mutual progress – and no new taxes to boost budgets, but rather help for our small businesses that still struggle in a post-pandemic era.
As the administration of President Donald Trump and Vice President James Vance take office, we look to our delegates to keep the information flowing – not simply about what are delegates are doing but what progress they have made, and where the opportunities are for grant applications and more.
It is encouraging that we have an opportunity in the Pacific Transition Committee 47 to speak directly to Washington D.C.
Similarly, Guam is now an associate member of the Pacific Islands Forum.
Let’s not waste any of these opportunities. mbj