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MATSON TO PARTICIPATE AT JEFFERIES INDUSTRIALS CONFERENCE

MATSON TO PARTICIPATE AT JEFFERIES INDUSTRIALS CONFERENCE

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) HONOLULU, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX ) announced today that Joel Wine, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present an overview of the Company and respond to questions at the...

McDonald’s of Guam to host job fair with support from GDOL

McDonald’s of Guam to host job fair with support from GDOL

Hagåtña, Guam - McDonald’s of Guam, in partnership with the Guam Department of Labor (GDOL), will host a one-day job fair on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the McDonald’s Harmon location (2nd floor) from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. As McDonald’s looks...

GUAM Secretary General addresses congratulatory letter to Azerbaijani President

GUAM Secretary General addresses congratulatory letter to Azerbaijani President

GUAM Secretary General Altai Efendiev has addressed letter of congratulation to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, APA reports. The letter reads: "His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan...

First, American Samoa: Territorial advocates warn Guam, CNMI can be the next target for deep-sea mining

First, American Samoa: Territorial advocates warn Guam, CNMI can be the next target for deep-sea mining

With the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management poised to decide soon on an application for deep-sea mining in the waters off American Samoa, advocates opposing the initiative hope to build a tidal wave of resistance not just in American Samoa but...

Airport reports financial struggles, expects improvement by end of fiscal year

Airport reports financial struggles, expects improvement by end of fiscal year

Guam International Airport Authority executive director John Quinata and comptroller Dafne Shimizu said the airport is struggling financially despite increased traffic but expect improvement by the end of the fiscal year. Shimizu and Quinata spoke...

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office hosting beach cleanup on Aug. 30

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office hosting beach cleanup on Aug. 30

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office on Guam is hosting its 25th annual beach cleanup at Ypao Beach on Aug. 30. The Taiwan Youth Ambassador Group will be joining the event, bringing their energy and enthusiasm to support environmental...

Guam budget debate officially begins Tax Rollback, Federal Funding Risks, and Rainy Day Fund Calculations

Guam budget debate officially begins Tax Rollback, Federal Funding Risks, and Rainy Day Fund Calculations

BY PAULY SUBA Journal Staff The 38th Guam Legislature’s office of Finance and Budget (OFB) and the office of the governor’s Bureau of Budget and Management Research (BBMR) clashed on Aug. 11, over how to calculate the Rainy Day Fund cap, the size...

Page 12 - GVB positions Guam as premier education travel destination in Japan

Page 12 - GVB positions Guam as premier education travel destination in Japan

Seeing an increase in potential for educational tourism growth on Guam, the Guam Visitors Bureau is positioning the island as a premier destination for Japanese tourists specifically student groups through targeted forums and partnerships. GVB...

GVB offers free shuttle service to Tumon Night Market from Ypao Beach

GVB offers free shuttle service to Tumon Night Market from Ypao Beach

The Guam Visitors Bureau is offering free shuttle service to the Tumon Night Market every Sunday offering convenient transportation for both visitors and locals. Shuttle service is available from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every Sunday from Gov....

An open letter to the legislators of Guam

An open letter to the legislators of Guam

Once again the well-being and future of our most vulnerable is being threatened. You are calling to radically slash funding for the Department of Education, an already wildly underfunded organization, which would necessitate the closure of more...

Guam charter school seeks prompt AG review of its plan to lease abandoned campus in Tamuning

Guam charter school seeks prompt AG review of its plan to lease abandoned campus in Tamuning

SIFA students in their old campus in Tiyan. Photo courtesy of SIFA The Science is Fun and Awesome, or SIFA, Learning Academy Charter School, is seeking to lease the abandoned Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School facility in Tamuning, but its...

Wait, that’s a cake? Guam artist Jacqueline Sablan pushes boundaries of dessert

Wait, that’s a cake? Guam artist Jacqueline Sablan pushes boundaries of dessert

Back in the ’90s, Jacqueline Sablan stood in her kitchen squinting at the pages of a worn-out cookbook. She had just purchased every baking title available from Faith Bookstore & Bestseller, frustrated by failed attempts at pretty desserts. Her...

BPM Company Obtains Dual ISO Certificationsfor Safety and Sustainability

BPM Company Obtains Dual ISO Certificationsfor Safety and Sustainability

Teleperformance (TP), a global leader in digital business services, has renewed its ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) and ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management Systems) certifications across 28 sites nationwide....

Navy Orders New Rapid Capabilities Office, Shuts Down Others

Navy Orders New Rapid Capabilities Office, Shuts Down Others

Posted by Java Joe on Thursday, August 28, 2025 · Leave a Comment Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not reflect...

Guam launches 1st criminal justice program for high school students

Guam launches 1st criminal justice program for high school students

Just in time for the new school year, Guam on Wednesday launched its first criminal justice program for high school students. The new law enforcement career pathway for high school students is being piloted at Tiyan High School, starting with 20...

CJ CheilJedang to export all-purpose kimchi cooking sauce for B2B

CJ CheilJedang to export all-purpose kimchi cooking sauce for B2B

Published: 28 Aug. 2025, 12:43 Updated: 28 Aug. 2025, 14:32 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI All-purpose Kimchi Cooking Sauce [CJ CHEILJEDANG] CJ CheilJedang will begin exporting a kimchi-based all-purpose cooking sauce for...

Guam exemption sought from a federal visa bond pilot program

Guam exemption sought from a federal visa bond pilot program

On Aug. 20, the U.S. Department of State is set to launch a pilot program requiring certain B-1 and B-2 visa applicants to post a $15,000 refundable bond. The program according to Sen. Jesse Lujan, could have negative impacts on Guam's efforts to...

Tumon Night Market free shuttle and upcoming entertainment unveiled

Tumon Night Market free shuttle and upcoming entertainment unveiled

Tumon, Guam - Getting to the Tumon Night Market is now easier than ever with the introduction of the free TNM Shuttle Service, offering convenient transportation for both visitors and locals. Shuttle service is available every Sunday from 4:30pm -...

McDonald’s of Guam to host job fair on Aug. 23

McDonald’s of Guam to host job fair on Aug. 23

McDonald’s of Guam, in partnership with the Guam Department of Labor, will host a one-day job fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, on the second floor of McDonald’s Harmon. As McDonald’s looks to expand and grow its operations in Guam,...

UPDATED GVB board picks Brian Artero to become 12th director

UPDATED GVB board picks Brian Artero to become 12th director

The Guam Visitors Bureau board of directors on Thursday nominated and unanimously voted for Brian Artero to become the 12th board member. Artero gladly accepted the nomination, marking the first in a long time that the GVB board had a full...

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