HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Employees at the Office of the Attorney General have received their 22% pay raises.
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The search for a missing swimmer reported on Sunday afternoon continued into its second day, Monday.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A man and woman died after a car collided with a power pole in Asan early Sunday morning.
GUAM (Pacific Island Times) — Within days after the strongest typhoon in 20 years hit Guam, towers of debris piled up to a point where disposal and full cleanup could stretch well beyond 2023.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The estimated 700 soldiers who will be needed to man a new 360-degree missile defense system for the island could end up sharing a home with the Guam National Guard.
Monday, August 07, 2023
MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippines on Sunday accused China's coast guard of blocking and water-cannoning a Philippine military supply boat in the South China Sea, condemning the "excessive and offensive actions" against its vessels.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Guam Department of Agriculture is asking residents to report invasive hornet nests so researchers can build a pheromone trap meant to combat the destruction of the local bee population by hornets.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Filipino Community of Guam had much to celebrate on Saturday, albeit a little late. FCG members honored the 125th anniversary of the independence of the Philippines and inaugurated a new generation of leaders to guide the organization.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — It’s no secret that Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero didn't agree with Public Law 37-4, which she has stated is the cause of “chaos” within the Guam Department of Education. On Saturday, she acted on four measures that will allow most public schools to open by Aug. 23.
SUVA (FBC News/Japan Times/Pacnews) — Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said he has read the International Atomic Energy Agency or the IAEA Report, which deems the Japanese government’s ALPS treatment process aligned with International Safety Standards.
Sunday, August 06, 2023
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Two bills regarding the Guam Department of Education passed by senators on Thursday could carry negative consequences for the government of Guam should Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero sign them into law, according to the attorney general.
GUAM (Pacific Island Times) — While the application period for federal assistance has ended, federal assistance continues to make its way into the hands of Guam survivors of Typhoon Mawar.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A new state-of-the-art facility for the Guam Army National Guard’s 1224th Engineer Support Company will help modernize Guard forces for the defense of the island, according to Brig. Gen. Mike Cruz, adjutant general of the Guam National Guard.
Saturday, August 05, 2023
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday proposed new procedures to improve the safety of Hawaii tourist sightseeing flights by plane and helicopter after a series of fatal crashes including one in 2019 that killed seven people in bad weather.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A three-day workshop kicked off Monday at the University of Guam in Mangilao with the goal of helping military veterans arm themselves with the tools and skills to create documentary-quality videos that will help them tell their stories.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The public may differ on whether the coming Guam Defense System is long overdue or an unwelcome escalation, but many took the chance to question military officials during a series of open house meetings this week.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Piti 9, one of the main generators on island, was back at full capacity as of Thursday afternoon, preventing the need to implement a rotating outage schedule that night, according to the Guam Power Authority.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A man was arrested on suspicion of shooting a man in Malesso' earlier this week.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Some 2,000 acres of land, most of it on Department of Defense property, is being analyzed for the construction of a new 360-degree missile defense system, DOD officials told members of the media Wednesday night.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — Motorists, airline travelers, and businesses are all being affected by intermittent fuel shortages in Papua New Guinea
Friday, August 04, 2023
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Applications are being accepted for the Guam Telephone Authority Youth Leader program until Aug. 31, telecom provider GTA announced recently in a news release.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority will have to pay $762 million over 20 years to stay in line with a master plan to upgrade the airport.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Office of the Attorney General is giving out free legal advice for parents and popcorn for the kids this month, as part of Child Support Awareness Month outreach efforts.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A new bill aims to ensure off-island witnesses appear in court.
GUAM (Pacific Island Times) — Anita Borja Enriquez, incoming president of the University of Guam, wants to combine traditional island values with modern business strategy to serve the university and the people of Guam.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The U.S. Army Reserve set up base camp at the University of Guam Calvo Field House in Mangilao to bring free services to the community as part of the 2023 Guam Innovative Readiness Training medical mission.
GUAM (Pacific Island Times) — Thousands of brown tree snakes are found at the Guam airport and seaport every year, and as the main U.S. transportation hub in the Western Pacific, these facilities can cause the accidental introduction of this invasive species to neighboring islands.
FIJI (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — Fiji's prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka has given his blessing to the UN nuclear agency's report on the Fukushima wastewater issue.
Thursday, August 03, 2023
PACIFIC (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — Two Indian navy ships docked in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, underscoring the strategic importance of the country to global superpowers the United States and China and their allies.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the preliminary injunction placed on Guam's "in-person" requirements for people seeking an abortion.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A measure that would give schools more flexibility on sanitation violations that are already being corrected, among other things, advanced during an emergency legislative session Wednesday.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Proposals to let Typhoon Mawar-damaged public schools reopen before they receive, or pass, a sanitary inspection may be closer to becoming law.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Guam Power Authority has been experiencing difficulty maintaining generation capacity, leading to load shedding and rotating outages for residents. GPA issued a precautionary notice this week for potential one-hour rotating outages through Sunday due to li…
GUAM (Pacific Island Times) — The critically endangered ko’ko’ bird now teeters on the brink with just 74 left, according to American Humane, which currently has a team deployed on Guam to augment Department of Agriculture’s post-Mawar recovery efforts.
(Reuters) — A group founded by the conservative activist instrumental in the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision rejecting affirmative action in collegiate admissions on Wednesday sued an Atlanta-based venture capital fund that supports Black women who own small businesses, accusing it of unl…
WEST PAPUA (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — The Commander of Indonesia's National Defense Forces says weather is proving a barrier to delivering aid to drought-stricken areas of West Papua.
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Guam's public school system made efforts to support student shelterees at the Astumbo Gym and the iLearn Academy Charter School campus by offering educational and emotional support throughout the month of July, the Guam Department of Education said in a press …
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Anyone caught using or even owning an explosive device - homemade or otherwise - while committing a felony could face up to 10 years of extra prison time, should the latest legislative move against the use of deadly weapons succeed.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Less than half of the students served by the Guam Department of Education will be able to attend in-class instruction by the start of the academic year on Aug. 23, according to GDOE Superintendent Kenneth Swanson.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Lawmakers went into emergency session Monday to consider allowing more flexibility on sanitation regulations, among other things, as the school system works to try and reopen by Aug. 23.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Phoenix Foundation, a newly formed nonprofit organization, is on a mission to protect the site where St. John Paul the Great, then pope of the Roman Catholic Church, stayed overnight during a visit to Guam 42 years ago.
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Sen. Dwayne San Nicolas is looking to expand the Guam Legislature, asserting that reverting to a 21-member lawmaking body gives the public more of a voice in local government and increased oversight.
GUAM (Pacific Island Times) — Guam schools would get some leeway in completing their full compliance with sanitation policy under a new bill that backpedals on a public law that sets strict timelines for the Department of Education's cleanup process.
GUAM (Pacific Island Times) — A local Catholic group that has offered to acquire a church-owned prime property in Hagatna is accelerating its fundraising efforts amid a looming deadline to seal the transaction.
GUAM (Pacific Island Times) — Noting the distinct challenges besetting the U.S. territories and freely associated states, U.S. lawmakers today introduced a bipartisan bill seeking to help federal agencies understand the needs of the jurisdictions with complex political status.
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — With about three weeks until a postponed start of its new academic year, a third Guam Department of Education school has passed its inspection by the Department of Public Health and Social Services and can welcome students to its campus for in-person classes.
GUAM (Pacific Island Times) — As Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero addressed a cybersecurity gathering recently, she shared a recurring nightmare she had when she was the head of the Bank of Guam. “Every day as the CEO, I would wake up afraid that all the money in the bank would be gone,” she said. “It…
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The murder trial in the death of Michael Castro will be delayed as defense attorneys await numerous pieces of evidence.
GUAM (Pacific Island Times) — Sen. Dwayne T.D. San Nicolas today introduced a bill that would expand the Guam legislature, raising the number of senatorial seats from 15 to 21.
