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GUALO RAI, Saipan — How prevalent illegal drug use in the business community of the Northern Mariana Islands is uncertain.

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the islands of Micronesia. Palau adds to its inventory through a creative business at the Koror Recycling Center and Guam sees a successful bakery business add another location yet again.

On Guam the use and possession of illicit drugs has become a widely publicized issue. Of more than 200 magistrates complaints filed in the Superior Court of Guam in 2025, approximately a third of defendants were charged with possession of controlled substances.

WENO, Chuuk — Experts in Chuuk are warning that the state — and a vast swathe of the central Pacific — are at growing risk of an environmental catastrophe should the oil tanks rupture in one or more of the Japanese transport vessels that still litter the floor of the lagoon.

Two new legislative committees aimed at addressing critical issues facing the island —modernizing outdated business laws and revitalizing Guam’s struggling tourism industry — have been established by Sen. Frank Blas Jr., speaker of the 38th Guam Legislature.

In a move to enhance healthcare services, Palau and the Philippines have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on medical programs, training, and digital health initiatives.

Starlink services are now in Kosrae state of the Federated States of Micronesia, expanding the satellite-based internet provider. 

The Guam Economic Development Authority’s CEO, Melanie Mendiola, resigned shortly after the announcement of GEDA’s and the Guam Power Authority’s $35.4 million intergovernmental subgrant agreement for power infrastructure development in Mangilao.
 

The U.S. Department of Defense is asking all “civilian employees” to complete the now infamous email that asks, “What did you do last week?”