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After senators' long debate on bill to lease old GDOE schools, measure won't be up for a vote
Pacific Daily News
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A proposal to raise money for the Guam Department of Education by leasing out closed schools had senators debating from Monday night to Tuesday morning, but it won’t go up for a vote during the ongoing legislative session. Senators at the Guam...
Guam loses to Caribbean in World Series
The Guam Daily Post
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In their second consecutive bid for global supremacy, Guam, representing Asia-Pacific, on the international side of the bracket, lost to the Caribbean 16-6 on Sunday, Guam time, at the 2025 Senior League Baseball World Series in Easley, South...
Palauan’s join U.S. Military in high numbers under COFA Agreement
Island Times
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July 29, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang The new recruits include 10 men and six women. They took their oaths during a mass enlistment event organized by the U.S. Army Guam Recruiting Company. “On July 26, the U.S. Embassy Koror’s Office of Defense...
AG's team going to Yigo for Q&A on Guam's Castle Doctrine, self-defense
Pacific Daily News
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Attorney General Douglas Moylan and others from his office on Saturday will bring to Yigo the "Protect One Another" question-and-answer on topics such as Guam's Castle Doctrine, self-defense and the impacts of methamphetamine on the island. The...
Navy officials' outrage over run-down barracks prompts housing facelift at Air Force base on Guam
The Pacific Island Times
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July 29, 2025
The exterior of the Palau dorm hall reflects the troops' deplorable housing conditions at Andersen Air Force Base. Photo courtesy of Project on Government Oversight Andersen Air Force Base has awarded a $36.8 million contract to the...
Senators question discount discrepancy between airport, Jin Air
Pacific Daily News
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Senators questioned Guam International Airport Authority officials on Thursday over a discount incentive for Jin Air to increase flights to Guam after a letter was sent with concerns the original amount promised was decreased from 50% to 30%. Jon...
SNAP changes, no Medicaid cuts, defense funding, other Guam details from 'big beautiful bill'
Pacific Daily News
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There will be no cuts in Medicaid benefits for citizens of the Freely Associated States, but residents on Guam need to brace for changes in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, requirements in order to still receive benefits....
The U.S. Advances Its Dystopian Plan to Destroy China
Pressenza
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August 2, 2025
Imagine: it’s the summer of 2025, and the United States has been surrounded by foreign military bases. The bases have been built by some antagonistic country on the other side of the world that drones on about the inevitability of war. Leaders of...
Guam law firm celebrates historic climate case ruling from world's highest court
Pacific Daily News
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Guam-based law firm Blue Ocean Law is celebrating a landmark decision in the International Court of Justice that affirmed states have binding legal obligations under international law over climate change. Blue Ocean Law represented the Republic of...
Saipan’s Shawn Fleming wins big at Guam bodybuilding showdown
Marianas Variety
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SAIPAN’S Shawn Fleming delivered a commanding performance during the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation Guam Classic Muscle Showdown 2025, walking away with multiple first-place titles — including the coveted Overall awards in both Bodybuilding...
Security institute says Guam missile defense is more trouble than it’s worth
The Pacific Island Times
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July 28, 2025
A regional think tank today cast doubt on the proposed missile defense system's capability to provide adequate protection for Guam, flagging the technology's limitations that were thinly veiled in the final environmental impact statement. The...
New Caledonia has more guns than almost anywhere else on Earth. What does that mean for self-governance dreams?
The Interpreter
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July 28, 2025
New Caledonia has four times more guns per capita than any of the island nations of the Pacific. Globally, the French territory also ranks third in the world for civilian gun ownership after Yemen and the United States. This is an anomaly in one...
Guam’s T’ana Adamos wins gold at IBJJF Pan Kids
Pacific Daily News
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Guam's T'ana Adamos secured gold in the orange belt junior division at the 2025 IBJF Pan Kids Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Atos Jiu-Jitsu Guam announced the win in a release Saturday and said it was a groundbreaking moment for Guam. "This triumph at...
Guam student touches history, finds civic purpose at national congress
The Guam Daily Post
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Kobe Miyashita never expected to hold Benjamin Franklin's handwriting in his hands when he applied to represent Guam at the Young People's Continental Congress in Philadelphia this summer. The Father Dueñas Memorial School sophomore was one of 27...
LETTER: It's time to overhaul our IT infrastructure or at least the Guam Office of Technology
Pacific Daily News
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The recent shutdown or what is being called “difficulty in processing driver’s license and Guam IDs” at the Department of Revenue and Taxation is not just an inconvenience. It’s yet another warning. Although we never received a full explanation of...
Guam Regional Medical City celebrates 10 years
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Regional Medical City first opened its doors on July 1, 2015, with the promise to “raise the standard of care for the people of Guam.” Dr. Beau Wielaard, GRMC chief executive officer, is glad to see this promise met and still be fulfilled...
Recruitment ongoing for 2025 World Indigenous Traditional Games
Pacific Daily News
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Recruitment for the 2025 World Indigenous Traditional Games is ongoing through Aug. 7, according to the Department of CHamoru Affairs. The department, with the Council of Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan, is officially calling for delegates to...
Brigadier General Vicente “Ben” T. Blaz honored in renaming of Guam Route 3 to “Brigadier General Ben Blaz Memorial Highway”
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 28, 2025
DEDEDO, Guam — On Monday, July 28, the Government of Guam honored U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General (Brig. Gen.) and Delegate Vicente “Ben” T. Blaz, a Guam native and the first CHamoru Marine to achieve the rank of general officer in the U.S....
Kori Laskey cooks up comfort food in Rindge
Sentinel Source - New Hampshire
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August 2, 2025
RINDGE — Personalized labels adorn the ingredients Kori Laskey stores in her Hiraeth Place kitchen. One reads “sauce of many cheeses,” “bacon love” identifies the grease she saves to cook with and “lemon gunk” sometimes indicates a custard. This...
Tourism agencies in Guam and Saipan prep offers for the summer
Marianas Business Journal
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The Marianas Visitors Authority anticipates that the Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program, or the EVS-TAP related flights from Hong Kong will resume on Sept. 21, allowing the Northern Mariana Islands to welcome more visitors...