Sze Man Inos to plead guilty to wire fraud charges

By Bryan Manabat bryan@mvariety.com Variety News Staff SZE Man Yu Inos, also known as “Yuki,” is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts of wire fraud in federal court. On Oct. 30, Assistant U.S. Attorney Garth Backe requested a change-of-plea...

SHIRLEY SCOTT

Shirley May Scott, 91, of Darwin passed away at home on October 28, 2025. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at Litchfield United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. A visitation was held one hour prior to the service. Shirley was...

US Caribbean troop buildup stirs memories of Spanish-American War

“Remember the Maine!” That was the slogan that served as the drumbeat for war – against the Spanish Empire’s rule over Cuba – after an explosion sunk the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor in February 1898. It is worth remembering this week, as...

Daylight Saving Time Ends On Sunday: Get Ready to Fall Back

While it'll still be light enough for trick-or-treating on Friday, the time change will hit two days after Halloween, when most of the US will move the clocks backward one hour. Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 2, with the time officially...

GMH backs bill to provide $8.1M in extra Pharmaceutical Fund revenue

Guam Memorial Hospital leadership on Monday backed a bill to give GMH about $8.1 million it’s owed from the Department of Administration. The funding comes from revenue in the GMH Pharmaceutical Fund that was never disbursed, hospital oversight...

World’s Heaviest Fighter Moves to New Development Stage as China Unveils Enhanced Second Prototype

Footage released on October 28 has confirmed that a second prototype of the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation’s very heavy ultra long range sixth generation fighter aircraft is now in flight testing stages. This follows the unveiling of the first...

EP-based E.A. Sween recalls pulled pork sandwiches

Eden Prairie-based E.A. Sween Company is recalling about 127,887 pounds of its Deli Express BBQ Pulled Pork on a sesame bun sandwiches due to possible plastic contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and...

Who controls the National Guard: The history and governance of America’s state-based military force

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Close window X by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist's Resource October 29, 2025 Who controls the National Guard: The history and governance of America’s state-based military force by Clark Merrefield, The...

CCU approves GPA's $300M bond borrowing, plan awaits senators' nod

The Guam Power Authority will ask lawmakers for authority to borrow $300 million on the bond market for electrical grid upgrades, after the Consolidated Commission on Utilities gave its approval on Tuesday night. There’s no update yet on a deal to...

California among 25 states suing Trump over halt to food aid

California National Guard troops prepare meals for distribution at a food bank in the City of Industry. | Photo courtesy of Gov. Gavin Newsom's office California, 24 other states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the...

Pentagon Pete Orders Establishment of New Army of Goons

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory in the next several months, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. These forces will be trained and equipped...

Governor says vote on political status change should have 'happened yesterday'

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero on Tuesday said she would have liked the vote for Guam’s political status change to have “happened yesterday,” even as Sen. William Parkinson pushes for a referendum in 2026. Parkinson is drafting a bill seeking political...

Young plaintiffs take federal climate fight to appeals court

By Jim Robbins for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Big Sky Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collaboration In 2023, a group of 16 young Montanans won a much-heralded climate change case that...

Recall Alert: popular pulled pork pulled for possible plastic presence

Jacksonville, Fla. — The E.A. Sween Company has announced its BBQ Pulled Pork deli sandwiches are being recalled due to the potential presence of plastic inside. The Deli Express® BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich is the only product that seems to be...

United Airlines’ new service between Palau and Tokyo takes off

Moments after landing at the Roman Tmetuchl International Airport in Palau on October 29, 2025, His Excellency The Honorable Surangel Whipps, Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, and Steve Morrissey, Vice President, International Regulatory &...

Cuba: Damage and Response in the Wake of…

The preliminary assessment of the damage caused by devastating Hurricane Melissa as it passed through eastern Cuba and the beginning of recovery efforts are the main focus in Cuba today. CUBA ASSESSES ELECTRICAL GRID DAMAGE Distribution Networks...

GCC celebrates 35 graduates from YouthBuild, workforce boot camps

The Guam Community College recently celebrated 35 graduates from four of its workforce programs during a ceremony. The 35 graduates include the inaugural cohort of the YouthBuild Construction Trades program along with the boot camps of truck...

US railgun revival aims at China’s rising missile, drone threats

The US’s railgun dream is roaring back to life — this time as a last-ditch shield for Guam and the mainland against a new era of missile and drone threats. This month, Naval News reported that General Atomics is reviving its railgun technology for...

Two firms seek approval to ship off-island waste to NMI landfills

BY MARK RABAGO Saipan Correspondent GUALO RAI, Saipan — The NMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality is reviewing two separate requests from private companies seeking to dispose of off-island waste in NMI landfills — one from a Saipan-based...

The Independence circus

I have listened to the different members of the Independence Task Force of the Commission on Decolonization (COD), and they remind me of “Rebels without a clue.” I say this because none of the presentations have offered any practical visions on...