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Medicare Portability Act promises lifeline for Fil-Am retirees in PH
Inquirer
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June 28, 2025
US Medicare PH leaders visit Guam US Delegate James Moylan in his Capitol Hill office in May 2024. From left: organizer Eric Lachica, Board Chair Apollo Inserto, Del. James Moylan and Director Capt. Jun Tucay. CONTRIBUTED LOS ANGELES – In a move...
LEAC adjustment approved by PUC
The Guam Daily Post
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At the recommendation of its consultant, the Public Utilities Commission has approved a Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause rate decrease that will bring savings to Guam Power Authority ratepayers starting on Aug. 1. The current LEAC rate is...
King-Hinds proposes new labor program to replace CW-1
Marianas Variety
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U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds smiles during a meeting with reporters at her office in Susupe. Photo by Bryan Manabat U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds has proposed replacing the CW-1 transitional worker program with a new “CNMI...
LETTER: Port readiness is real. So is the data
Pacific Daily News
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Charlie Hermosa is pushing to sell the Port. Now he calls the Port inefficient, without offering a single solution. Let’s focus on facts. The Port’s Public Utilities Commission petition seeks a focused correction to labor charge-out and equipment...
Obituaries for July 10, 2025; James Bramlett, Diane Craig, Kenneth Dickson, Eddie Duncan, Kenneth Grewe Jr., Virgil Grimes Jr., James Hickeba, Thelma McTaggert, Mary Jane Niblett, Tim O’Brien, Lillie Mae Pendley, Alice Qualls, Lois Ridings, Annie…
Pickens Progress - Georgia
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July 9, 2025
Wendy Stanfield Ms. Wendy Lea Stanfield, 62, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away on July 7, 2025. She was born on February 3, 1963, to the late Bobby Jordan and Lorine Poole Jordan. Wendy lived a life defined by love, purpose, and generosity. As a...
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is renewed
KSUT - Colorado
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July 10, 2025
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which provides compensation for people harmed by exposure to nuclear testing and mining has been revived and expanded to cover additional states in the Mountain West region. The federal program, known as...
Korean air seat capacity climbs as GVB reports tourism recovery momentum
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Visitors Bureau is experiencing a significant rebound in Korean airline capacity with potentially 1,000 additional seats per day expected within a month, GVB Board Chairman George Chiu reported during Thursday's board meeting. The...
Pacific Islands Forum head: Island region ‘must remain a beacon of…
Pacific News Service
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The Pacific Islands Forum’s secretary general has reaffirmed the region’s commitment to a united, resilient and inclusive Blue Pacific Continent. “In a world increasingly marked by turbulence, the Pacific must remain a beacon of hope and unity,”...
Micronesian Island Forum or Second Island Chain Alliance?
The Pacific Island Times
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July 9, 2025
These Islands By Robert Underwood Pacific island nations and territories like to discuss the Blue Continent and give dramatic visions about a Pacific future based on island wisdom, traditions and connections. Despite the diversity of island forms,...
Core Tech argues land dispute invites US to take ancestral lands back
Pacific Daily News
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Core Tech International argues that the land dispute over the site of the Northern District Wastewater Treatment Plant could invite the U.S. to take back ancestral lands. This is a key part in Core Tech’s response to the appeal filed by the Guam...
StayWell and carrier achieve reaccreditation from AAAHC
The Guam Daily Post
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StayWell Guam, Inc. and its insurance carrier, Island Home Insurance Company, are proud to announce their successful reaccreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). This prestigious recognition reaffirms both...
Medical association opposing malpractice measure, alleging ‘political manipulation’
The Guam Daily Post
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On Monday, the Legislature's Committee on Economic Investment, Military Buildup, Regional Relations, Regulatory Affairs, Technology, Justice, Elections and Retirement will hold a public hearing on Bill 82-38, known as the Do No Harm: The...
Tourism recovery moves forward while the Pacific islands fall behind
The Pacific Island Times
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June 27, 2025
Under a clear sky in tropical Micronesia, tourism in Guam and the nearby Northern Mariana Islands is in the midst of a cautious revival. But progress remains uneven, and experts say strategic moves could make the difference between stagnation and...
What sharks are worth—and why that matters
Mongabay
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June 25, 2025
Stefanie Brendl, founder of Shark Allies, transitioned from shark tourism to advocacy after a pivotal free-diving encounter with a tiger shark, leading her to champion the world’s first shark fin trade ban in Hawaii. Her legislative work has since...
Fashion powerhouse Nora Swann set to ignite the stage at Inaugural Pacific Fashion Summit in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 10, 2025
The Pacific is buzzing with excitement as one of the most influential voices in Pasifika fashion, Nora Swann, is heading to Papua New Guinea to take part in the inaugural Pacific Fashion Summit, a groundbreaking event hosted by PNG Fashion Week...
ESGR Announces 2025 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award Recipients
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES 07.07.2025 WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense is pleased to announce the 15 recipients of the 2025 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award--the highest U.S. government honor to...
VOX POPULI: U.S. Deports 158 Vietnamese and Laotian Refugees
Rafu Shimpo - California
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July 9, 2025
On Sunday, May 25, Immigra-tion Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported 158 Southeast Asian refugees — 93 Vietnamese and 65 Laotian nationals. This chartered flight is the first mass deportation flight to South-east Asia since 2020 under the first...
Alleged $1.9M PUA fraud ring implicates lieutenant governor's family, GovGuam workers
Pacific Daily News
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A federal indictment unsealed Friday charges seven alleged co-conspirators, including three members of Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio's immediate family and two former Guam Department of Labor employees in a Pandemic Unemployment fraud scheme. "I had no...
Trump budget renews Radiation Exposure Compensation Act through 2028
Utah Public Radio
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July 9, 2025
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which provides compensation for people harmed by exposure to nuclear testing and mining has been revived and expanded to cover additional states in the Mountain West region. The federal program, known as...
Core Tech affirms respect for public use of plant, warns of danger to all returned federal lands
The Guam Daily Post
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In a pivotal appeal currently before the Supreme Court of Guam, Core Tech International Corporation submitted its response Friday, June 27, confirming it has never disrupted or impeded the operations of the government’s utility services at the...