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Engineer donates thousands of shells collected in Guam, other places to UOG Biorepository
Pacific Daily News
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In his teen years, Warren B. Carah spent his after-school hours searching for shells in Tumon Bay and other beaches with his friends. His family relocated to Guam in 1960 to 1964 due to his father's service as an officer in the U.S. military. Some...
Scientists outline facts vs. fiction: 'Marianas Trench does not make Guam and CNMI tsunami-proof’
The Pacific Island Times
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August 18, 2025
Fresh from the July 30 experience of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia, which brought less than a foot of sea rise in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, meteorologists are redoubling efforts to make sure residents do not become jaded with...
Army chief vows to respect culture and environment, but 60-day military lease timeline is questioned
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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August 18, 2025
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has a vision for soldiers in the Pacific, and part of it centers on renegotiating leases for Hawaii lands the service has trained on for decades that expire in 2029. Driscoll recently embarked on a tour of the...
Senator proposes lifeline for PBS Guam
The Guam Daily Post
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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS Guam) plays a key role in preserving local and Pacific culture, and Congress and the Department of Interior should provide immediate and continuing funding to support it, according to a letter sent Monday by...
Guam senators narrowly pass amendment to cut business privilege tax
The Pacific Island Times
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August 15, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Guam Chamber of Commerce welcomed the senators’ vote in favor of Sen. Shawn Gumataotao’s amendment to cut the business privilege tax from 5 percent to 4 percent, effective Oct. 1, 2026. The amendment, which...
Sustainable tourism and airline incentives discussed at GVB membership meeting
Marianas Business Journal
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BY SKYLER OBISPO Journal Staff Sustainable tourism, airline incentives, and the current state and future of the industry on Guam were all topics discussed at the Guam Visitors Bureau membership meeting held on Aug. 14. “Guam has long been a two...
'Sustainability is the new Wi-Fi': Experts hone in on Guam's tourism recovery plan
Pacific Daily News
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Sustainable tourism is key to Guam visitor industry’s recovery plan, according to guest speakers for the Guam Visitors Bureau’s quarterly membership meeting on Thursday. Jason Lin, co-founder and CEO of Hotel Zero, and Naomi Oiwa, Japan market...
Advocates push Guam independence
Marianas Variety
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Victoria-Lola Leon Guerrero HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — As Guam moves closer to a potential political status vote in 2026 or 2028, independence advocates are intensifying their community outreach efforts, arguing that education is the key to...
First, American Samoa: Territorial advocates warn Guam, CNMI can be the next target for deep-sea mining
The Pacific Island Times
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August 17, 2025
With the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management poised to decide soon on an application for deep-sea mining in the waters off American Samoa, advocates opposing the initiative hope to build a tidal wave of resistance not just in American Samoa but...
'Balancing growth, conservation': Guam's 10th assembly of planners symposium on Aug. 19, 20
Pacific Daily News
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The Bureau of Statistics and Plans' Guam Coastal Management Program will be hosting the 10th Assembly of Planners Symposium on Aug. 19 and 20 at Hyatt Regency Guam. This year's two-day symposium, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., will have the theme, "Guam’s...
Page 12 - GVB positions Guam as premier education travel destination in Japan
The Guam Daily Post
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Seeing an increase in potential for educational tourism growth on Guam, the Guam Visitors Bureau is positioning the island as a premier destination for Japanese tourists specifically student groups through targeted forums and partnerships. GVB...
Army chief vows to respect Hawaii culture and environment, but 60-day timeline is questioned
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 17, 2025
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has a vision for soldiers in the Pacific, and part of it centers on renegotiating leases for Hawaii lands the service has trained on for decades that expire in 2029. Driscoll recently embarked on a tour of the...
BPM Company Obtains Dual ISO Certificationsfor Safety and Sustainability
Manila Standard
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August 16, 2025
Teleperformance (TP), a global leader in digital business services, has renewed its ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) and ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management Systems) certifications across 28 sites nationwide....
Guam politicians can’t do math
The Guam Daily Post
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How can we justify a 300% increase in the cost of operations of a government during a time of economic slowdown? Over the past 10 years, the economy of Guam has been in a slow decline, during which the budget for government and Guam has increased...
Weather Wednesday: Weather warnings and communication
Pacific Daily News
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I recently took a few weeks off from work to do some traveling through several countries. Some were tropical: hot and humid. Others, hotter and not so humid. As the time to travel neared, I checked weather conditions in each location every couple...
Tiyan graduate charts course from Guam to global maritime career
The Guam Daily Post
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Jinae Bernadette Yatar Teria knew she wanted to make an impact and bring it back to Guam, but she wasn't sure exactly how until a soccer recruiting website connected her to an opportunity that would take her across the world and back. The...
Of tides and textures: Guam Museum hosts ‘Of Threads and Colors’
The Pacific Island Times
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August 16, 2025
When Yeon Sook Park speaks about her new exhibition, her words carry the same deliberate care as her brushstrokes. She describes “Of Threads and Colors” as a meditation on connection and transformation, a visual language shaped by the textures of...
GUAM Secretary General addresses congratulatory letter to Azerbaijani President
APA
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GUAM Secretary General Altai Efendiev has addressed letter of congratulation to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, APA reports. The letter reads: "His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan...
Plans for Singapore’s Guam fighter detachment are cancelled
Asian Military Review
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August 15, 2025
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has confirmed that plans for a permanent Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) fighter training detachment stationed at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam have been discontinued. In response to enquiries from...
US military readiness in the Pacific requires strengthening Guam’s power grid
Atlantic Council
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August 14, 2025
Guam is a key logistics hub for US military posture in the Pacific. Located 4,000 miles west of Hawaii, Guam is twice as close to Beijing as Honolulu. As a US territory, Guam provides forward positioning from which the military can organize and...