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What's cooking at the 38th Guam Legislature? Senators get down to work with a mix of fresh and recycled bills
The Pacific Island Times
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January 13, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam senators have jumpstarted their work at the 38th Guam Legislature, offering several bills— some are new, while others are carried over from the previous legislature. Sen. Shawn Gumataotao today proposed the...
Guam port seeking tariff rate hike
The Pacific Island Times
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February 26, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Port Authority of Guam is seeking to raise tariffs by up to 17 percent this year as part of the agency’s revenue enhancement strategy. The port’s board of directors on Wednesday approved a resolution...
Guam think tank head tells senators: Ask US military the hard questions
The Pacific Island Times
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February 26, 2025
The head of a Guam research institute on Wednesday advised local legislators to challenge the information provided by the U.S. military regarding the proposed missile defense system and not to accept it at face value. Saying the proposed enhanced...
Guam lifts ban on imported hatching eggs but keeps ban on live chickens over bird flu
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced that it's now allowing the importation of hatching eggs, but maintains the ban on live chickens and other poultry over bird flu risks. "This decision follows a careful assessment of disease...
LETTER: Guam's tariff exempt status provides unique opportunity
Pacific Daily News
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Guam faces a historic opportunity through Bill 102-38, the Guam Tariff Advantage Development Act. As a U.S. territory, Guam uniquely benefits from exemptions under federal tariff regulations as noted in Headnote 3(a) of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff...
Guam efforts to tackle stray animal population gain momentum
Pacific Daily News
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Guam wrapped up a comprehensive survey of stray dogs and cats as part of multi-party efforts to manage the animal population. The Pacific Daily News joins Dr. Marianna Turner, territorial veterinarian, and Kaz Zaleski, director of companion...
Military population in Guam to surge to more than 35k in next 12 years
Marianas Variety
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HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Guam’s current military population of 22,890 is projected to reach 35,062 by 2037, according to estimates presented by U.S. Department of Defense representatives at an informational briefing before the legislative...
‘We're good to go’: All Guam public schools cleared to open on time
Pacific Daily News
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All of Guam’s public schools are set to open on time this August for the 2025–2026 school year, with up-to-date public health certifications and no expected delays, Superintendent Erik Swanson confirmed Thursday night at a town hall meeting held...
California and National Drought Summary for April 8, 2025, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California Drought Statistics: 40% of State in Moderate Drought
Sierra Sun Times
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Summary April 10, 2025 - This U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) week saw widespread improvement in drought-related conditions across areas of the South, Southeast, and Midwest, where a series of strong storms delivered heavy rainfall, damaging winds,...
Guam Energy Office launches enhanced utility assistance program with new credit
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Energy Office is expanding its annual Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, with a new cooling credit component while taking a more comprehensive approach to helping families reduce their energy costs in the long...
Community First partners with Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines to award $37,500 to 3 Guam nonprofits
Pacific Daily News
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Community First Guam Federal Credit Union, in partnership with Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, announced that three Guam nonprofit organizations will each receive a $12,500 grant. Catholic Social Service, Sanctuary Inc. of Guam, and Victim...
Marshall Islands president to spotlight indigenous solutions to climate crisis at UOG conference
The Guam Daily Post
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Republic of the Marshall Islands President Hilda C. Heine will deliver the keynote address Friday at the University of Guam's Conference on Island Sustainability, bringing a message that blends traditional knowledge with modern innovation to deal...
PHOTOS: Community Night for 2025 UOG sustainability conference
Pacific Daily News
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Monique Mendiola, right, a Youth Congress senator for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, is assisted by Hibiscus Guam co-owner Carmela Tyquiengco as she browses through the assortment of cultural jewelry on display during Community...
Weather Wednesday: You're fired
Pacific Daily News
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Two words that can change your life in an instant: “You’re fired!” Some of us may have uttered these words to subordinates...or they may have been directed at you, thus setting you on a journey to a new job or career. For many of us, they may be...
Derrick Seegars’ Blueprint for a Sustainable Future
Tufts University - Massachusetts
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April 11, 2025
Growing up in Mount Vernon, New York, just outside of the city, Derrick Seegars had a view that captivated him: a direct line to the towering skyline of Manhattan. From the fourth-floor window of his family’s apartment, he would stare, filled with...
First-hand look at sustainability efforts in Hagåtña
Pacific Daily News
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From collecting plastics to turning them into plastic filaments for 3D printing, coasters and wallets, these ongoing efforts made for a good side trip on Tuesday for those participating in the University of Guam’s 2025 Conference on Island...
UOG's sustainability conference looks to the future with solutions
The Guam Daily Post
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The University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant transformed the Hyatt Regency Guam into their Tumon campus this week as they held a press conference for the 16th UOG Conference on Island Sustainability - an annual convergence...
PHOTOS: Walking through Guahan Sustainable Culture's farm, food hub in Yona
Pacific Daily News
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Guåhan Sustainable Culture president Michelle Crisostomo, right, offers a close look at the interior of an egg fruit to a group of 2025 University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability participants during a walking tour of GSC 's Food...
Former Guam senator Régine Biscoe Lee takes lead role in tourism
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Visitors Bureau is pleased to introduce its new president and chief executive officer, Régine Biscoe Lee, who took office on March 11 at the bureau’s headquarters in Tumon. Lee was selected by the board of directors after its search...
Guam health officials issue alert as dengue cases surge in the Philippines
The Guam Daily Post
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Public health officials on Guam are urging residents to take preventive measures against dengue virus infection following a significant outbreak in Quezon City, Philippines, despite there being no current cases on the island. According to the U.S....