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GVB asking tourism businesses to renew, join membership
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Visitors Bureau is asking local tourism businesses, especially optional tour operators, to become GVB members or renew their membership ahead of a major promotional push in Korea set to launch in the coming weeks. With Korean independent...
U.S. Small Business Administration Opens Nominations For 2026 National Small Business Week Awards
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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August 19, 2025
SBA News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tuesday, Aug. 19, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) opened nominations for the 2026 National Small Business Week Awards. National Small Business Week recognizes the contributions of America’s 36 million...
UPDATED GVB board picks Brian Artero to become 12th director
Pacific Daily News
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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...
Guam senators narrowly pass amendment to cut business privilege tax
The Pacific Island Times
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August 15, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Guam Chamber of Commerce welcomed the senators’ vote in favor of Sen. Shawn Gumataotao’s amendment to cut the business privilege tax from 5 percent to 4 percent, effective Oct. 1, 2026. The amendment, which...
Trash bills to go up by $5 in October, $3 more next year
Pacific Daily News
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Residential trash rates will go from $30 to $35 per month starting Oct. 1, and up again to $38 on Oct. 1, 2026, following a vote from the Public Utilities Commission on Thursday night. PUC commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the rate...
Community invited to help prepare for Fall Farmers Market
The Guam Daily Post
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Guåhan Sustainable Culture and Fam Farms are calling on volunteers to help prepare for this year's Fall Farmers Market during a community workday scheduled for Aug. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon. According to a release from the nonprofit, the volunteer...
Business community applauds BPT rollback amendment
The Guam Daily Post
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The business community, led by the Guam Chamber of Commerce, is applauding a move Wednesday by Sen. Shawn Gumataotao to implement the full 1-point business privilege tax reduction by the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2026. The substitute...
Easy ways to meal prep in Guam
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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If you’re like most of us, you’ve probably set some big health and fitness goals at one time or another. But let’s be honest—sticking to them is often easier said than done, and healthy eating gets pushed to the back burner. Don’t stress—we’ve got...
'Plan B' option for rape survivors among Guam's 24 bills signed into law
The Pacific Island Times
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August 18, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio on Monday signed 24 bills into law, including a measure that standardizes access to emergency contraception for survivors of rape. Bill 24-38, now Public Law 38-38, requires emergency...
Mandatory trash service, 23 other new Guam laws; Tenorio vetoes public auditor bill
Pacific Daily News
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Trash service will soon be mandatory for every household on Guam, while the village of Asan is now officially Assan-Ma’ina. They are among 24 bills that Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio signed on Monday. But Tenorio vetoed a bill that would have given...
Bank of Hawaii all set to open its Tamuning branch on July 14
Pacific Daily News
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Bank of Hawaii will be open for business at its new Tamuning branch on Monday, the bank and government of Guam officials said. At the Special Economic Services meeting last week that brought together finance and policy officials together,...
Several Contracts at Multiple GovGuam Agencies to Tenorio Businesses
Kandit News Group
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August 18, 2025
It pays to be the lieutenant governor of Guam. More specifically – the public has been paying Lt. Governor Joshua Tenorio’s family businesses hundreds of thousands in government contracts, public records being revealed to Kandit in an ongoing...
Slots open for soccer's Sept. 13 charity golf tournament
The Guam Daily Post
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As part of the Guam Football Association’s 50th anniversary celebration, the GFA Marketing Committee will present the Golden Drive Charity Golf Classic, set for Sept. 13, at LeoPalace Resort Guam. Slots to compete in the charity tournament remain...
LETTER: Thank you Tony Roma's for years of business on Guam, budget sessions continue
Pacific Daily News
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The fiscal year 2026 budget sessions continue. While it may not satisfy every lawmaker, I am confident our government will survive and we move forward. As usual, the hearings featured spirited debate on what should or shouldn’t be funded. One...
Acting Gov. Tenorio to senators: Keep business tax rates for military contractors
Pacific Daily News
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Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio says he prefers relief through rebate over a business privilege tax rate cut, and hopes lawmakers will think about keeping the BPT going on big military contractors, before the fiscal year 2026 budget debate ends, in...
In perpetual campaign mode: What do Guam politicians actually accomplish?
The Pacific Island Times
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August 18, 2025
The elected officials in the government of Guam are always saying that the children are our future, health care and education are their priorities and that honesty in government is what they believe should be the hallmark of elected and appointed...
Guam politicians can’t do math
The Guam Daily Post
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How can we justify a 300% increase in the cost of operations of a government during a time of economic slowdown? Over the past 10 years, the economy of Guam has been in a slow decline, during which the budget for government and Guam has increased...
Senator proposes lifeline for PBS Guam
The Guam Daily Post
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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS Guam) plays a key role in preserving local and Pacific culture, and Congress and the Department of Interior should provide immediate and continuing funding to support it, according to a letter sent Monday by...
Teams set for Mall Ball 3x3 tournament
The Guam Daily Post
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Micronesia Mall, in partnership with Clutch Guam, announced the final tournament of the Mall Ball ’25: 3x3 Summer Circuit - the Open/Adult Tournament - set for Aug. 29-31 at the Micronesia Mall Center Court. The final leg of the summer circuit...
GMH fiscal problems worsen, Guam Cancer Trust Fund could be fully funded
Pacific Daily News
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Guam Memorial Hospital officials on Sunday night said GMH currently owes its vendors $25.6 million, including outstanding payments to a firm supplying travel nurses, and just recently saw a record number of patients waiting in the emergency room...