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FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 1, Stop 6: Fiji Finish Top of Both Tables Headed into Semi-Finals

FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 1, Stop 6: Fiji Finish Top of Both Tables Headed into Semi-Finals

KOROR (Palau) - With the semi-finals of the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania just around the corner, every team came out with a point to prove at Stop 6. Teams were particularly hungry in the men’s competition, with the first-place spot...

Hundreds of medical appointments will be canceled on Monday as doctors protest Bill 82-38

Hundreds of medical appointments will be canceled on Monday as doctors protest Bill 82-38

Hundreds of medical appointments will be canceled and clinics across Guam will close or operate with reduced staff on Monday as doctors said they will walk out in protest of Bill 82-38, which they say threatens health care access and could trigger...

Port seeks 17% tariff adjustment for labor rates, separately pursues crane funding

Port seeks 17% tariff adjustment for labor rates, separately pursues crane funding

The Port Authority of Guam is requesting a 17% tariff adjustment from the Public Utilities Commission, marking the first labor rate update since 2020, while separately pursuing multiple funding sources to replace three aging gantry cranes that are...

Ypao Point land return sparks call for broader compensation of former landowners

Ypao Point land return sparks call for broader compensation of former landowners

The proposed return of Ypao Point in Tamuning to descendants of the late Francisco D. Perez drew support and opposition, as well as sparked a broader call for GovGuam’s land return and compensation at a Friday public hearing. Senators heard more...

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

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

(Reuters) -U.S. energy company EQT 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...

You need to make new mistakes

You need to make new mistakes

Raise your hand if you make mistakes. Keep your hand up if you figure you’re going to make a lot more of them. Reach for the sky if you think that’s good. Oops, did I lose you on that one? Let’s see if we can reconnect by the time you finish this...

FD's Ethan Dela Cruz runs into Shieh finals

FD's Ethan Dela Cruz runs into Shieh finals

Editor's note: This article is part of a multipart series by The Guam Daily Post featuring Shieh Su Ying Scholar-Athlete Award finalists. Today’s profile is on Ethan Dela Cruz, a graduate of Father Duenas Memorial School who will attend the...

OPINION Swamy: Red tape, blue skies, purple politics

OPINION Swamy: Red tape, blue skies, purple politics

One piece of trivia I like to share with my students is how the phrase “red tape” came about. Most people know what it means. Lots of bureaucratic paperwork before you can do something. But did you know we call it “red tape” because of the British...

No ‘significant’ mover capacity problems expected for troops, DOD says

No ‘significant’ mover capacity problems expected for troops, DOD says

A moving company had finished packing some of a U.S. Navy senior chief’s household goods June 18, and workers were set to return to finish the packing job for his permanent change-of-station move. Instead, the following day — on the Juneteenth...

Tropical disturbance threat diminishes as system moves away from Marianas

Tropical disturbance threat diminishes as system moves away from Marianas

The tropical disturbance that brought heavy rainfall and gusty winds to Guam over the past two days is moving away from the Marianas, significantly reducing the threat of tropical cyclone development near the islands, according to the National...

22 teens graduate from GPD’s Project U, earning praise for discipline, growth, plans

22 teens graduate from GPD’s Project U, earning praise for discipline, growth, plans

A total of 22 students between the ages of 14 and 17 marched across the stage at Tiyan High School’s gym Thursday, receiving certificates from the Guam Police Department for completing Project U. Project U is a summer program aimed at steering the...

Public Health says delays in issuing SNAP, cash benefits resolved

Public Health says delays in issuing SNAP, cash benefits resolved

The Department of Public Health and Social Services said the delays in issuing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, and cash assistance benefits have been resolved, and advised affected clients to check their EBT card balance after...

AG maintains judge can disqualify self from special prosecutor case

AG maintains judge can disqualify self from special prosecutor case

While the court denied his request to disqualify Superior Court of Guam Judge John Terlaje from hearing the governor's special prosecutor case, Attorney General Douglas Moylan said his office maintains that the judge's impartiality can be...

LETTER Adelup: Tenorio not under investigation, and has not been accused of any wrongdoing

LETTER Adelup: Tenorio not under investigation, and has not been accused of any wrongdoing

The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio administration acknowledges the recent federal charges and understands how deeply unsettling this news may be for our community. We recognize the concerns these developments may raise and want to reassure the people of...

UOG CIS and Sea Grant scientist releases significant book on rabbitfishes

UOG CIS and Sea Grant scientist releases significant book on rabbitfishes

The University of Guam has announced the release of "Biology of Rabbitfishes," a comprehensive volume exploring the evolutionary history, ecological roles and economic importance of rabbitfishes, or the family Siganidae. The book, edited by UOG...

Cough syrup recalled, Public Health advises community not to consume

Cough syrup recalled, Public Health advises community not to consume

A recall of Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after a spore-forming bacteria was found in five lots of the product which were distributed nationwide and in Guam. The Department of Public...

Terlaje denies request for trial judge to consider motions for reconsideration

Terlaje denies request for trial judge to consider motions for reconsideration

The Superior Court of Guam has ruled that Magistrate Judge Jonathan Quan will continue to preside over a sanctions dispute involving CULGuam Inc., doing business as Cost-U-Less, and its legal counsel, the Camacho Calvo Law Group. This decision...

'Greater sense of urgency' needed as island's tourism recovery stalls

'Greater sense of urgency' needed as island's tourism recovery stalls

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part report on the state of the Guam hotel industry With hotel occupancy rates continuing to hover at 60%, Guam's tourism recovery has languished below even the more conservative projections, and Guam...

Out of sight, out of coverage

Out of sight, out of coverage

As a Puerto Rican, when I first began to engage with mainland citizens, I wasn’t old enough to understand that although my birth certificate held the same legal weight as theirs, there was still an invisible border between us. Though I was a US...

Port seeks 17% tariff adjustment as it pushes for crane replacement funding

Port seeks 17% tariff adjustment as it pushes for crane replacement funding

The Port Authority of Guam is requesting a 17% tariff adjustment from the Public Utilities Commission, marking the first labor rate update since 2020, while simultaneously pursuing multiple funding sources to replace three aging gantry cranes that...

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