On Monday, the first day of the Micronesian Islands Forum, the room at the Hyatt Regency Guam was filled with representatives and elected leaders from Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia – Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap – the Republic of Palau, Nauru and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Each came to the table in the spirit of unity and…



