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UPDATED 'The Golden Drive': GFA hosting 50th anniversary charity golf tournament on Sept. 13

UPDATED 'The Golden Drive': GFA hosting 50th anniversary charity golf tournament on Sept. 13

As part of Guam Football Association’s 50th Anniversary celebration this year, the GFA Marketing Committee presents “The Golden Drive,” a charity golf classic, set to tee off on Saturday, Sept. 13, at LeoPalace Resort Guam. In a release, GFA said...

UOG names Pamela Peralta vice provost of research

UOG names Pamela Peralta vice provost of research

The University of Guam has appointed Pamela A. Peralta as its vice provost of Research and Sponsored Programs, where she will lead UOG’s research enterprise, grant activities, and sponsored projects. Peralta, who has served in the vice provost...

Why In The World Does United Airlines Fly To Guam?

Why In The World Does United Airlines Fly To Guam?

United Airlines is a major United States-based airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The airline was first formed in the late 1920s after several popular airlines, such as Varney Air Lines, merged. This makes United Airlines the oldest...

CNMI struggles to keep air service afloat amid flight cuts and competition with Guam

CNMI struggles to keep air service afloat amid flight cuts and competition with Guam

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Saipan – The Northern Mariana Islands is facing flight service uncertainties due to a web of factors, just as the destination was starting to recover from the post-pandemic doldrums. The oversupply of seats for...

Skål Club of Guam awards scholarships to support Hotel Nikko employees’ professional development

Skål Club of Guam awards scholarships to support Hotel Nikko employees’ professional development

The Skål Club of Guam has awarded two $500 scholarships to Hotel Nikko Guam employees, reinforcing its commitment to the growth and professional development of Guam’s tourism and hospitality workforce. According to its website, Skål International...

Politician profile: Lou Leon Guerrero

Politician profile: Lou Leon Guerrero

Lou Leon Guerrero has been the governor of Guam since January 2019. Before assuming office, she worked in the healthcare industry as a nurse. Her time in the industry has led her to be an advocate for healthcare through her actions as senator and...

GPA: Drone inspections in Hagåtña starting Friday

GPA: Drone inspections in Hagåtña starting Friday

The Guam Power Authority advises the public they will be operating an unmanned aerial vehicle drone in the village of Hagåtña from Friday, Aug. 22 to Tuesday, Aug. 26. Crews will be conducting aerial operations to capture imagery of the 115kV...

Sen. Lujan requests federal funding for PBS Guam

Sen. Lujan requests federal funding for PBS Guam

Sen. Jesse Lujan has formally appealed to federal leaders for urgent funding to sustain the operations of PBS Guam (KGTF), the island’s sole public television station. He sent separate letters to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chair of the Senate...

‘Change the governor’ to resolve meth epidemic, says Guam AG

‘Change the governor’ to resolve meth epidemic, says Guam AG

Guam Attorney General Douglas Moylan gave a presentation on castle doctrine to members of the Guam Contractors Association on Wednesday at the Westin Resort Guam in Tumon. Photo by David Castro/The Guam Daily Post HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) —...

Guam Brewery Tumon Taphouse to celebrate 3 years on Aug. 22 with launch of new beer, live music, more

Guam Brewery Tumon Taphouse to celebrate 3 years on Aug. 22 with launch of new beer, live music, more

The Guam Brewery Tumon Taphouse is marking three years of bringing good vibes, great beer, and unforgettable experiences, and invites the public to celebrate with them on Friday, Aug. 22, with the launch of a new beer, live music, and more....

Business Briefs: Fish Eye renovates; Bank of Guam's HerPitch returns

Business Briefs: Fish Eye renovates; Bank of Guam's HerPitch returns

Fish Eye Marine Park invests in renovations Fish Eye Marine Park is preparing for a significant milestone: the replacement of the eight viewing windows of the Underwater Observatory, marking the first refurbishment of its kind since the park’s...

Guam magicians to headline at Magic Castle in Hollywood

Guam magicians to headline at Magic Castle in Hollywood

Magicians Nabil Murday and Meesha Wong, the duo from Guam’s Biba Magic Theater, have been invited to perform on the main stage at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, a coveted honor in the global magic community. Their weeklong run at the...

Section 35 of the budget bill is bad for Guam

Section 35 of the budget bill is bad for Guam

Guam’s Budget Bill contains several provisions that violate that Organic Act and attempt to place the Guam Attorney General above the law. Sections 35, 41, and 21(d) of the Budget Bill seek to strip public servants of their civil service...

CNMI lieutenant governor was a Guam basketball star

CNMI lieutenant governor was a Guam basketball star

Guam basketball history now sits in the second highest political position in our neighboring Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Former Guam national player Dennis Mendiola was recently elevated to the position of lieutenant governor...

Fire at Guam hospital fans the flames of budget debate and buck-passing

Fire at Guam hospital fans the flames of budget debate and buck-passing

Fire broke out at Guam Memorial Hospital on Aug. 19. Contributed photo As Guam Memorial Hospital resumed normal operations on Wednesday following power fluctuations that led to an electrical fire, government leaders pointed their fingers at one...

Molokaʻi Residents Fight To Keep Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Off Their Island

Molokaʻi Residents Fight To Keep Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Off Their Island

As the invasive pest shows up on all the other Main Hawaiian Islands, residents of Molokaʻi say the state is not doing enough to ensure they don’t meet the same fate. With the recent discovery of the coconut rhinoceros beetle on Lānaʻi, residents...

Letter to the Editor: Section 35 of the Budget Bill is Bad for Guam

Letter to the Editor: Section 35 of the Budget Bill is Bad for Guam

BY ANDREA JOHNSON Editor, Guam’s Budget Bill contains several provisions that violate that Organic Act and attempt to place the Guam Attorney General above the law. Sections 35, 41, and 21(d) of the Budget Bill seek to strip public servants of...

University of Guam extends fall registration deadline to August 29

University of Guam extends fall registration deadline to August 29

“One good thing about this event–everything is in one centralized location and it's for all new or continuing students. The services we have are advisment, registration, financial aid, bursars, and even our nurses' office is located there,” said...

We’ve Become Business Partners in the Apocalypse

We’ve Become Business Partners in the Apocalypse

Image by Jr Korpa. In 1948, George Kennan, then State Department Director of Policy Planning and one of the most influential men in the United States government, wrote in an internal memo: “[The U.S. has] about 50 percent of the world’s wealth but...

Brockbank: Federal CZM appropriations flat for FY26, Guam urged to stretch dollars

Brockbank: Federal CZM appropriations flat for FY26, Guam urged to stretch dollars

BY SKYLER OBISPO Journal Staff Dereck Brockbank, executive director of the Coastal States Organization said that annual congressional appropriations for coastal zone management remained level for fiscal year 2025 from last year, and will likely...

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