Editorial

Editorial – Here we go

Jan 4, 2021 | Editorial, Opinion

Some departments in governments have exceled as COVID-19 brought unforeseen challenges this year. We have noted and been grateful for those government employees who are responding to emails and messaging with speed, efficiency...

Editorial – Here’s the future

Dec 7, 2020 | Editorial

There can be few businesses that have enjoyed 2020, certainly since March. While initially our islands thought that COVID-19 would but briefly affect our industries, as we head towards 2021, this pernicious pandemic is here to...

Editorial – The best of times

Nov 2, 2020 | Editorial

These are not the best of times in our islands. COVID — and the threat of it is everywhere. Its effects seep into all our islands, whether they are COVID-free or not. We talk of testing, tracing, quarantine, social...

Editorial – Labor on

Oct 5, 2020 | Editorial, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Opinion

Many of the stories in this issue of the Journal relate to labor or the labor market in one form or another and how businesses are doing. Construction is important, particularly as it is one constant in a dismal labor market,...

Editorial: The fourth W

Sep 7, 2020 | Editorial, Opinion

This issue of the Journal contains a lot of stories that relate to decisions — our sources had to decide whether to close their business, whether to change their business model, whether to re-open. There are various ways to make...