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I have no idea who that fellow in the pink bathrobe is, but I’m sure he’s there to just goof off. Tourists!!<\/p>\n
In the US Marshall Islands, a ceremony at Memorial Park was held on December 4, 2017,. marking the 4th<\/sup> anniversary of the death of \u00a0USAF CPT David Lyons in Afghanistan (12\/4\/2013) when the ship bearing his name docked at Saipan in the Marshall Islands. http:\/\/www.mvariety.com\/cnmi\/cnmi-news\/local\/101260-saipan-veterans-join-commemoration-of-capt-david-i-lyon-s-death-anniversary<\/a><\/p>\n Local members of the Saipan VFW and CNMI Veterans Affairs personnel participated in the ceremony.<\/p>\n Also in the MI, NOAA has announced plans for coordinating with US Fish & Wildlife to implement recovery plans for various Pacific sea turtle species. \u00a0http:\/\/www.mvariety.com\/cnmi\/cnmi-news\/local\/101258-noaa-bares-recovery-plans-for-endangered-sea-turtles<\/a><\/p>\n In Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands, the Trust Corporation of the Marshal Islands (TCMI) has deregistered Billions Bunker Group, a Taiwan-based company with ties to North Korea. http:\/\/www.mvariety.com\/regional-news\/101266-marshall-islands-de-registers-corporation-with-n-korea-link<\/a><\/p>\n The Red Cross has now given the Marshall Islands official recognition as its 191st<\/sup> member, which gives them a greater global voice. https:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/international\/pacific-news\/347447\/red-cross-recognition-of-marshall-islands-gives-it-greater-global-voice<\/a><\/p>\n There is some concern, voiced back in November 2017, that a cleanup of nuclear waste was not done properly in 2012-2013. The cleanup project included about 400 lumps of plutonium, stored on Runit Island, a US nuclear test site back in the 1960s, and seawater is now leaking into the storage vault.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/technology\/environment\/marshall-islands-concrete-dome-holding-nuclear-waste-could-leak\/news-story\/52169e48cdfe041682e9e6c5b103f<\/a><\/p>\n Guess whose administration cut the cleanup budget for that project? No, really?<\/p>\n Busy week there in the Marshalls.<\/p>\n The Marianas (not a US territory) are busy working on attracting tourists and tour groups and are offering tour guide certificates.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.mvariety.com\/special-features\/my-marianas<\/a><\/p>\n A new Gallup poll shows that a majority of Filipinos view DTrump favorably, although he doesn\u2019t quite outrank Vlad Putin just yet. \u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.mvariety.com\/regional-news\/101220-poll-majority-of-filipinos-view-trump-favorably<\/a><\/p>\n On Thursday Jan. 4, 2018, US Amb. Nikki Haley warned North Korea against another missile test. She added that Washington (Pres. Trump) would not take seriously any talks between Norkiland and South Korea if Pyongyang (meaning Rocketman) does not give up testing missiles. \u00a0http:\/\/www.mvariety.com\/regional-news\/101219-us-warns-north-korea-against-new-missile-test-plays-down-talks<\/a><\/p>\n As for news from Guam: Tourism may be suffering a slight decline because of Fatty Kim da T\u2019ird\u2019s threats to use Guam as a test target for his rocket science experiments. In the beginning, Pres. Trump said Norkiland would meet with hellfire, and so far, nothing has been aimed at Guam and the Gaumanians that we know<\/em> about, but you never know what that fat bastard is up to, do you? http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/north-korea-threat-impact-guam-tourism-industry-2018-767849<\/a><\/p>\n So to ease your minds, I\u2019m providing another link to a recipe from Annie\u2019s Chamorro Kitchen, and one of her Chamorro recipes, this time for Chamorro Bistek (Bisteak). It looks good to me. Give it a try. If you\u2019re not sure where to get the ingredients, visit a Hispanic mercado. They can probably be found there. She\u2019s a retired Army vet, so give her a nod. http:\/\/guam.stripes.com\/news\/annies-chamorro-kitchen-chamorro-bistek-or-bisteak<\/a><\/p>\n So far, all is quiet on the Western Front. Let’s hope it stays that way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"