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DFS launched a new experience for their clientele, inviting them to Explore New Dimensions in the world of beauty.

Nauru Airlines added a Boeing 737-800F to its fleet for freight operations. The airline operates four Boeing 737-300 passenger aircraft, and services to Brisbane, Honiara, Majuro, Nadi, Pohnpei and Tarawa. During the FAA’s downing of Asia Pacific Airlines to islands in Micronesia, Nauru Airlines began carrying cargo on routes in the region.

Facing a potential financial cliff Sept. 30, when the current 20-year Compact funding deal ends, with the prospect of no U.S. funding or federal grant access led the Marshall Islands to approve a disputed agreement signed in January that sets out funding amounts for this western Pacific nation.

A couple of months after it started selling Chico de Marianas at selected outlets, the Kensington Hotel Saipan hosted a launch party for the NMI’s first homegrown chocolate souvenir July 28 at OHAS Cafe.

The Saipan Chamber of Commerce wants a workers visa that will encompass both the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam as it faces dwindling NMI-only workers each year as the foreign worker program winds down in 2029.

Entrepreneurship is in the blood for Miel Sequeira-Holm, creator of Pura Vida Palau products. Her reef-friendly products are sold primarily online though she’s aspiring to open a brick-and-mortar once she saves enough money.