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Easy ways to meal prep in Guam
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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If you’re like most of us, you’ve probably set some big health and fitness goals at one time or another. But let’s be honest—sticking to them is often easier said than done, and healthy eating gets pushed to the back burner. Don’t stress—we’ve got...
Guam advances hornet tracking technology to protect regional bee colonies
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Department of Agriculture's biosecurity division has successfully completed its first year of using advanced radio telemetry technology to track greater banded hornets, achieving key insights that could benefit both local beekeepers and...
'Plan B' option for rape survivors among Guam's 24 bills signed into law
The Pacific Island Times
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August 18, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio on Monday signed 24 bills into law, including a measure that standardizes access to emergency contraception for survivors of rape. Bill 24-38, now Public Law 38-38, requires emergency...
New Startup Unveils Autonomous Cargo Drones for Distributed Ops in the Pacific
Air & Space Forces Magazine
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August 18, 2025
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org A new startup has a contract with the Air Force’s innovation arm and a...
Innovate: Why Guam needs a modern government to build a modern economy
Pacific Daily News
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As Guam reaches a pivotal moment in its economic development, the island finds itself caught between the two starkly contrasting realities of immense strategic opportunity and institutional fragility. While the Indo-Pacific region rises in global...
Guam Labor hosting town hall meetings for In-School Youth Program
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Department of Labor will be hosting a series of town hall meetings for its Year-Round In-School Youth Program to inform high school parents and students about enrollment opportunities. During these town hall meetings, GDOL staff will be...
ONOC Executive Board concludes orientation and sets strategic direction for the 2025-2028 Olympic Quadrennium
Pacific News Service
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The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Executive Board successfully concluded its three-day orientation and first in-person meeting at the ONOC Headquarters in Suva, Fiji. The newly elected 14-member Executive Board was confirmed at the...
Mandatory trash service, 23 other new Guam laws; Tenorio vetoes public auditor bill
Pacific Daily News
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Trash service will soon be mandatory for every household on Guam, while the village of Asan is now officially Assan-Ma’ina. They are among 24 bills that Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio signed on Monday. But Tenorio vetoed a bill that would have given...
LETTER: Thank you Tony Roma's for years of business on Guam, budget sessions continue
Pacific Daily News
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The fiscal year 2026 budget sessions continue. While it may not satisfy every lawmaker, I am confident our government will survive and we move forward. As usual, the hearings featured spirited debate on what should or shouldn’t be funded. One...
Molokaʻi Residents Fight To Keep Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Off Their Island
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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August 26, 2025
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...
In perpetual campaign mode: What do Guam politicians actually accomplish?
The Pacific Island Times
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August 18, 2025
The elected officials in the government of Guam are always saying that the children are our future, health care and education are their priorities and that honesty in government is what they believe should be the hallmark of elected and appointed...
Acting Gov. Tenorio to senators: Keep business tax rates for military contractors
Pacific Daily News
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Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio says he prefers relief through rebate over a business privilege tax rate cut, and hopes lawmakers will think about keeping the BPT going on big military contractors, before the fiscal year 2026 budget debate ends, in...
Business community applauds BPT rollback amendment
The Guam Daily Post
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The business community, led by the Guam Chamber of Commerce, is applauding a move Wednesday by Sen. Shawn Gumataotao to implement the full 1-point business privilege tax reduction by the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2026. The substitute...
Start small, start now: A new generation of hope—from office requests to island protection
Pacific Daily News
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Earlier this month, a tiny, feathered drama unfolded in the middle of our office. Not one, but two, baby ko’ko’ or Guam rails were chirping loudly, prompting me to leap from my desk to address their very serious concerns: endless snack requests,...
GMH fiscal problems worsen, Guam Cancer Trust Fund could be fully funded
Pacific Daily News
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Guam Memorial Hospital officials on Sunday night said GMH currently owes its vendors $25.6 million, including outstanding payments to a firm supplying travel nurses, and just recently saw a record number of patients waiting in the emergency room...
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...
Bank of Hawaii all set to open its Tamuning branch on July 14
Pacific Daily News
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Bank of Hawaii will be open for business at its new Tamuning branch on Monday, the bank and government of Guam officials said. At the Special Economic Services meeting last week that brought together finance and policy officials together,...
Camera in a pill: Revolutionary technology for gastrointestinal diagnostics now available on Guam
The Pacific Island Times
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August 17, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff A non-invasive technology for examining the digestive tract without needing sedation or a traditional endoscope is now available on Guam. Guam Regional Medical City has introduced a new procedure known as...
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...
He Was a Kind Soul, a Beloved Leader, and a Cool Guy
Kandit News Group
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August 26, 2025
Paul McDonald was the kind of guy you wanted to have a beer with, but only after you amened him and made sure you did whatever it was he asked you to do. It took me a while to figure out whether he was a Republican or Democrat, because he got...