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GDOL doubles its staff of labor law enforcement specialists

GDOL doubles its staff of labor law enforcement specialists

Five new Labor Law enforcement specialists were sworn in Thursday by the Guam Department of Labor, more than doubling the current team which now stands at 9. “The addition of these newly sworn-in specialists shows our commitment to fair employment...

Students walk away from Youth Summit ready for adulthood

Students walk away from Youth Summit ready for adulthood

For two days, island youth participated in the Governor’s Youth Summer Employment Program Service Learning Summit at Okkodo High School, where they engaged in topics ranging from Guam’s economic outlook to work-ready skills and financial literacy....

The All Important Pacific Chessboard As Superpowers Circle The Globe! China’s Moves, America’s Missiles, And Fiji’s Fight For Sovereignty

The All Important Pacific Chessboard As Superpowers Circle The Globe! China’s Moves, America’s Missiles, And Fiji’s Fight For Sovereignty

For military giants like the United States and China, overseas bases are more than just simple outposts, they are instruments of military projection, presence, and persuasion. Thus, the global network of American military installations, stretching...

Lockheed Martin delivers SPY-7 radar to Japan

Lockheed Martin delivers SPY-7 radar to Japan

Lockheed Martin has successfully delivered the first shipset of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas to Japan’s Ministry of Defense. The July 7 delivery, conducted through Mitsubishi Corporation under a Direct Commercial Sale agreement, included four SPY-7...

US energy firm EQT agrees to settle lawsuit for $167.5 million

U.S. energy company EQT (EQT.N), agreed to pay $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed by investors who claimed EQT overstated the benefits of its $6.7 billion merger with Rice Energy in 2017, according to a federal court filing on...

DoDEA Launches Seal of Biliteracy to Prepare Students for a Global World

DoDEA Launches Seal of Biliteracy to Prepare Students for a Global World

PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES 07.10.2025 Knowing multiple languages opens doors in a world where business, travel, and friendships cross borders with ease. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, the Department of Defense Education Activity...

Judge: GovGuam can sue receiver over Ordot dump; GBB to appeal

Judge: GovGuam can sue receiver over Ordot dump; GBB to appeal

The government of Guam can sue the federal receiver running the Ordot dump, District Court of Guam Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood has ruled. Dump receiver Gershman, Brickner, & Bratton Inc., through its attorneys, filed a Friday notice...

Microsoft services down as thousands reportedly locked out of Outlook accounts

Microsoft services down as thousands reportedly locked out of Outlook accounts

Technology giant Microsoft is facing issues this morning, as reports continue to pour in that the vital service is disrupted for many, especially across businesses. Most of the problems are reported across Outlook, Microsoft's email service. One...

CHamoru education fellowship seeks applicants

CHamoru education fellowship seeks applicants

In response to a call to address the need for CHamoru language and cultural education on the island, the Guam Philharmonic Foundation, Inc., has secured enough financial support to open three fellowship opportunities for “dedicated CHamoru...

Former Del. Mike San Nicolas to be released on $1K bond after DUI, reckless driving arrest

Former Del. Mike San Nicolas to be released on $1K bond after DUI, reckless driving arrest

Guam's former delegate to the U.S. Congress, Mike San Nicolas, will be released on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond after Magistrate Judge Jonathan Quan found probable cause to charge him with driving while impaired and reckless driving...

OPINION | Rebranding paradise: Saipan deserves a stronger identity

OPINION | Rebranding paradise: Saipan deserves a stronger identity

Steve Jang SAIPAN is beautiful — no doubt about it. But in today’s cutthroat tourism market, beauty isn’t enough. Visitors from Japan, Korea, China, Guam, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan aren’t just chasing beach photos — they want something real....

LETTER: Federal spending cuts are expected, inevitable

LETTER: Federal spending cuts are expected, inevitable

On July 7, during public hearings on Bill 11-38 at the Guam Legislature, the director of the Office of Finance and Budget predicted that the government of Guam will be laying off thousands of GovGuam employees if the business privilege tax is...

Governor nominates former GEDA administrator Melanie Mendiola to serve on GMH board

Governor nominates former GEDA administrator Melanie Mendiola to serve on GMH board

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero nominated former Guam Economic Development Authority Administrator and Chief Executive Officer Melanie Mendiola to serve on the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority board of trustees. The six-year appointment to the GMH board...

'So We Leapt' photo exhibit to honor CHamorus' WWII resilience

'So We Leapt' photo exhibit to honor CHamorus' WWII resilience

A compelling new photography exhibit, “So We Leapt — Para I Hinanao-ta Mo’na: Guam after Liberation and CHamoru WWII Survivors,” awaits visitors to the Guam Museum in Hagåtña starting this Saturday. The exhibit features many never-before-seen...

CHCC hosts immunization program regional meeting

CHCC hosts immunization program regional meeting

(CHCC) — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, Division of Public Health Services proudly hosted the first in a series of regional meetings for immunization programs across the nation, in collaboration with the Association of Immunization...

Sausage 101: UOG’s next BBQ Bootcamp coming up on Aug. 2

Sausage 101: UOG’s next BBQ Bootcamp coming up on Aug. 2

MANGILAO (UOG) — The University of Guam’s popular BBQ Bootcamp series will return on Saturday, Aug. 2, with a meat processing workshop, “Sausage 101.” The class will teach participants how to prepare and flavor pork for sausages — specifically...

Is TPG Telecom gearing up for a stonking $2.5b capital return?

Is TPG Telecom gearing up for a stonking $2.5b capital return?

A new chapter for TPG Telecom on Monday after the Foreign Investment Review Board approved Vocus’s acquisition of its fixed assets business. Is it time for investors to renew their interest in the $10 billion telco? One broker thinks so, expecting...

Failure notice

Failure notice

In a recent Guam Daily Post news article, the Director of the Office of Finance and Budget in the 38th Guam Legislature, predicted that the Government of Guam will lose "warm bodies" if the Business Privilege Tax (BFT) is reduced from 5% to 4%....

Agency responds to concerns raised over multiple mentally ill patients walking out

Agency responds to concerns raised over multiple mentally ill patients walking out

"Grave concerns" have been raised over seriously mentally ill patients leaving the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, or GBHWC, after still having been determined to be a danger to themselves or others. In a statement released Thursday,...

MATSON PUBLISHES 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

MATSON PUBLISHES 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) About Matson Founded in 1882, Matson (NYSE: MATX ) is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. Matson provides a vital lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous...

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