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Innovate: Fix the foundation—procurement reform is Guam’s gateway to innovation
Pacific Daily News
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If Guam is serious about becoming a 21st century technology and innovation hub, we first need to get our government house in order. Before we talk about artificial intelligence, green energy, or a high tech-driven future, we must confront an...
LETTER: The Port is our economic heartbeat
Pacific Daily News
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The Port is Guam’s economic heartbeat. Before we consider handing the keys to private operators, we must ask a more fundamental question: Is it in the best interest of the people of Guam and the security interests of the United States? We need to...
The Business Policy Review Commission: A promise in action
The Pacific Island Times
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June 19, 2025
In today’s evolving business landscape, policy cannot be crafted in isolation. For legislation to truly address the challenges faced by our local businesses and consumers, it must be informed by those who live and breathe the realities of Guam’s...
LETTER: The Business Policy Review Commission, a promise in action
Pacific Daily News
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In today’s evolving business landscape, policy cannot be crafted in isolation. For legislation to truly address the challenges faced by our local businesses and consumers, it must be informed by those who live and breathe the realities of Guam’s...
The Business Policy Review Commission – A Promise in Action
Kandit News Group
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June 19, 2025
In today’s evolving business landscape, policy cannot be crafted in isolation. For legislation to truly address the challenges faced by our local businesses and consumers, it must be informed by those who live and breathe the realities of Guam’s...
DOA expected to take over GDOE accounting, financial management
The Guam Daily Post
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The financial management of the Guam Department of Education may fall back onto the Department of Administration. The expected move was confirmed during DOA's budget hearing Thursday, and comes following GDOE's missed deadlines for millions of...
Pentagon Solicits Battle Management Prototypes to Bolster Integrated Defense in Guam
The Defense Post
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June 19, 2025
The US Department of Defense has issued a request to industry partners to build prototypes to streamline American defense capabilities in Guam. The project aims to develop the Joint Integrated Battle Manager (JIBM), a command and control system...
Democratic Party struggles with infighting and financial woes amid leadership changes
DeKalb GA News - Georgia
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June 19, 2025
The New York Times has reported significant challenges within the Democratic Party, highlighting issues of internal conflict and financial instability. According to the report, the party is experiencing considerable infighting among its members...
A CT couple grew a booming landscaping business. Their local store is still called a 'hidden gem'
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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June 19, 2025
As the summer season sets in, JohnBela Gift, Garden and Landscape Supply is brimming with flowering plants, trees, shrubs and indoor plants. The water fountains are trickling; wind chimes tinkle and shimmer in the breeze, and the store’s seemingly...
$20M FEMA funding for Guam schools delayed over paused paperwork
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Department of Education has so far not signed the documents needed to unlock some $20 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief funds for Typhoon Mawar recovery, delaying the construction of a temporary campus for...
OPINION A connected Guam: Transportation is key to tourism recovery
Pacific Daily News
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As Guam rebuilds its visitor economy, one truth is becoming increasingly clear: our island’s long-term tourism recovery will depend not just on bringing in more flights—but on how easily visitors can move once they land. Transportation is the...
A letter to Congressman Moylan and the people of Guam on the inclusion of RECA expansion
The Guam Daily Post
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As a proud siting Senator of Guam, I write to you today to shed light on an urgent issue that has long been overlooked: the inclusion of Guam in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). For decades, our island has been affected by the...
Democrats Tank Economy, Can’t Even Keep Their Own Party Piggy Bank Afloat Under New Leadership
Twitchy
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June 18, 2025
The economy always goes down the toilet when a Democrat is in charge and apparently they can't manage money within their own party apparatus either. NEW: inside Ken Martin’s rocky start. Top DNC officials have discussed whether they might need to...
LETTER: A call for Guam's inclusion in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expansion
Pacific Daily News
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(This is the text of an open letter to Del. James Moylan and the people of Guam.) As a proud sitting senator of Guam, I write to you today to shed light on an urgent issue that has long been overlooked: the inclusion of Guam in the Radiation...
Greater Bay Airlines eyes US Pacific market with Saipan, Guam flights
Marianas Variety
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GREATER Bay Airlines has applied for a U.S. foreign air carrier permit from the Department of Transportation to operate flights to Saipan and Guam. In its application, Greater Bay stated that it intends to commence a Hong Kong–Saipan route by the...
LETTER Ship happens: Maybe it’s time to privatize Port of Guam
Pacific Daily News
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For those that remember, “ship my pants” was a creative, humorous way Kmart tackled online free shipping. In all seriousness, the Port Authority of Guam has long stood as the gateway to our island’s economy, handling over 90% of incoming goods and...
Ship Happens: Maybe It’s Time to Privatize the Port of Guam
Kandit News Group
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June 18, 2025
Charlie Hermosa By Charlie Hermosa for Kandit News & Views For those that remember, “ship my pants” was a creative and humorous way Kmart tackled online free shipping. In all seriousness, the Port Authority of Guam has long stood as the gateway to...
Over 1,300 US personnel to receive combined $450,000 for Guam cell provider’s illegal charges
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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GTA Teleguam Holdings, a cellphone service provider on Guam, will pay $450,000 to over 1,300 U.S. military personnel as part of a settlement over unlawful bill charges it assessed, the Justice Department said in a statement June 17, 2025. (Enrique...
Bryan, Plaskett Defend Federal Tax Exemption for EDC Companies
St. Thomas Source
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June 18, 2025
A provision included in the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” would exempt some Virgin Islands companies owned by U.S. businesses from paying a tax typically applied to American companies operating in foreign countries. (Source file...
Exercise games out response if Guam is caught in missile strike
Pacific Daily News
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After weeks of tensions between the United States and an “adversarial nation state,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command detects multiple potential missile launches around 10 a.m., Guam time. Exactly how many missiles are launched and what they are carrying...