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New businesses continue to open in Guam, with a variety of products.

From Sept. 1 Star Marianas will add an extra flight between Rota and Guam on weekdays.

DFS launched a new experience for their clientele, inviting them to Explore New Dimensions in the world of beauty.

Nauru Airlines added a Boeing 737-800F to its fleet for freight operations. The airline operates four Boeing 737-300 passenger aircraft, and services to Brisbane, Honiara, Majuro, Nadi, Pohnpei and Tarawa. During the FAA’s downing of Asia Pacific Airlines to islands in Micronesia, Nauru Airlines began carrying cargo on routes in the region.

Facing a potential financial cliff Sept. 30, when the current 20-year Compact funding deal ends, with the prospect of no U.S. funding or federal grant access led the Marshall Islands to approve a disputed agreement signed in January that sets out funding amounts for this western Pacific nation.

A couple of months after it started selling Chico de Marianas at selected outlets, the Kensington Hotel Saipan hosted a launch party for the NMI’s first homegrown chocolate souvenir July 28 at OHAS Cafe.

Entrepreneurship is in the blood for Miel Sequeira-Holm, creator of Pura Vida Palau products. Her reef-friendly products are sold primarily online though she’s aspiring to open a brick-and-mortar once she saves enough money. 

Interns with the Governor’s Summer Youth Employment Program collected 452 bags of trash on Aug. 2, which is called Day of Service cleanup. The prior weekend, interns also planted over 1,400 trees as part of their tree planting mission at the Mannell Watershed Site in Merizo.