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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.

The Saipan Chamber of Commerce wants a workers visa that will encompass both the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam as it faces dwindling NMI-only workers each year as the foreign worker program winds down in 2029.

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. 

As Guam opens and recovers from a global pandemic and a super typhoon, nonprofit and other organizations are doing their part in giving back to the community with new and annual events – a welcome diversion.