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MAJURO, Marshall Islands — The Marshall Islands and Palau feature in a new report, “Perceptions of Corruption in Seven Small Pacific Island Countries, issued by Transparency International in the middle of December. It is one of the first corruption reviews by Transparency International in these two U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands as well as the other five surveyed: Tuvalu, Niue, Tokelau (a territory of New Zealand), the Cook Islands and Nauru.

COVID-19 hit restaurants hard in Guam through 2020 and 2021, whether through Government of Guam COVID guidelines or a lack of foot traffic. 

Delays in processing building permits and business licenses in Guam have been a huge source of frustration.