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As I write this column, a number of things come to mind.

One month after Super Typhoon Sinlaku passed through the region, Guam’s commercial supply chain has rebounded to full operational capacity, though local distributors continue to navigate lingering logistics challenges.

There can be no worse situation than the need to medically evacuate a seriously ill family member from the islands in a hurry. For those who can or must utilize an urgent air ambulance flight there are options.

In Koror alone, there are about a dozen laundromats — a few within a five-minute walk of each other — driven by the country's tourism boom, an expanding hospitality sector, and a pandemic-era pivot toward residential customers.

Local and federal partners will begin work June 1 to clear damaged vessels from Smiling Cove, which is near to American the Memorial Park in Garapan.

United Airlines has revised its planned service resumption on Saipan – Tokyo Narita route, due to impact from Typhoon Sinlaku in April.

Both the Guam Visitors Bureau and the Marianas Visitors Authority will be promoting their charms later this year at the annual Japan Association of Travel Agents Tourism Expo from Sept. 24 to Sept. 27 at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

The days of hundreds of military personnel enjoying Guam’s attractions because of military exercises may be over for the foreseeable future.

Due to post Typhoon Sinlaku and other aviation industry issues, airline routes for the Mariana Islands plan various changes.

According to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Energy Management, a company can’t apply for a deep-sea mining license because it thinks such mining will be lucrative or attract investors.