“Now it is time for strategic targeted help and especially for businesses most affected by the tourism slowdown. The recent opening of the Local Employers Assistance Program will provide another $50 million to support our economic recovery. … Our island is doing everything we can to stay open. … Like most of the world, we are currently bracing for the impact of the Omicron variant and the extent to which it will affect tourism specifically.”
— Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, in comments to the Journal on Dec. 28 about easing restrictions to help the hospitality and non-profit market sectors. (See Front Page story)
