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'Stronger today than seven years ago:' Guam governor says she kept her promises and stabilized government finances

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero delivered her last state of the island address on Wednesday, claiming that Guam is unquestionably “stronger today than seven years ago” and touting what she called a fulfilled promise to put government finances in order. “Our annual debt service is down from $92 million to $65 million. We turned an $83 million deficit into a cumulative $297 million surplus without borrowing from the bond market, and we have a Rainy Day Fund backed

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US territories are a cautionary tale for Greenland, according to decolonization advocates

President Donald Trump’s desire to annex Greenland as a U.S. territory is drawing comparisons between the United States' treatment of its territories and Greenland's benefits under Denmark's rule.

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3 days ago

THE PACIFIC

New Zealand's Sunergise acquires Todd’s Pacific Solar operations

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Sunergize, New Zealand’s leading commercial rooftop solar provider, has acquired Todd’s Pacific operations, making it the largest privately-owned commercial and industrial solar company in the Pacific. The acquisition completes Sunergise’s buyback of the solar companies it sold to Todd in 2018 and reinforces the company’s long-term vision, according to Paul Makumbe, the company's founder and CEO. Last year, Sunergise acquired Vector’s PowerS

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US tags Palau Senate president, former Marshall Islands mayor for corruption

The U.S. Department of State has designated two officials from Pacific island nations for corruption, banning their entry into the United States.

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2 days ago

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LIFE & ARTS

The quiet exodus: Brain drain in Guam and the compensation crisis that is driving talent away

When traditional employment disappoints, entrepreneurship is the classic American alternative. On Guam, that path is significantly harder to walk. Guam’s business privilege tax is levied on gross receipts—not profits—at rates of 3 to 5 percent. A business pays tax before it knows whether it has turned a profit.

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11 hours ago

Letter to the Editor: Have any of the promises been fulfilled?

By Sen. Shawn Gumataotao Soon, the executive will present her State of the Island Address. It will be the last presented by this governor to the legislative branch of government and the people of Guam. We are reviewing her plan for the new fiscal year and will hear about what the next 10 months and beyond will bring for all of us. We all know where it started. “To provide leadership based on honesty, transparency, inclusion and fairness to provide our people with a government

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3 days ago

Read any good books lately? Biba Book Club seeks to bring reading back to the center of community life on Guam

At a time when reading often competes with screens, scrolling and short attention spans, the owners of Biba are bringing people together over books again through the revival of the Biba Book Club.

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Feb 1

Bookshelf: Guam writer draws on island life for debut graphic novel

Jerome Guzman By Ron Rocky Coloma “Murder Academy Annihilation” grew out of a long detour for Jerome Guzman, who did not fall into reading early and instead spent his childhood immersed in games and anime. “I’m sort of a late bloomer when it comes to reading,” said Guzman, 34, from Dededo. He said his gateway arrived on his 20th birthday, when his wife gifted him the full “Harry Potter” and "A Series of Unfortunate Events" collections. “I was more of an artist working on my f

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Jan 18

The quiet exodus: Brain drain in Guam and the compensation crisis that is driving talent away

When traditional employment disappoints, entrepreneurship is the classic American alternative. On Guam, that path is significantly harder to walk. Guam’s business privilege tax is levied on gross receipts—not profits—at rates of 3 to 5 percent. A business pays tax before it knows whether it has turned a profit.

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11 hours ago6 min read

Stronger? Republicans don't think so

The governor’s election-year state of the island address is a self-assessment of her performance in office and a pitch for the retention of the Democratic Party’s rule. For the Republican Party, the governor’s report card is a comparative reference for its own campaign.

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New Zealand's Sunergise acquires Todd’s Pacific Solar operations

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Sunergize, New Zealand’s leading commercial rooftop solar provider, has acquired Todd’s Pacific operations, making it the largest privately-owned commercial and industrial solar company in the Pacific. The acquisition completes Sunergise’s buyback of the solar companies it sold to Todd in 2018 and reinforces the company’s long-term vision, according to Paul Makumbe, the company's founder and CEO. Last year, Sunergise acquired Vector’s PowerS

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'Stronger today than seven years ago:' Guam governor says she kept her promises and stabilized government finances

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero delivered her last state of the island address on Wednesday, claiming that Guam is unquestionably “stronger today than seven years ago” and touting what she called a fulfilled promise to put government finances in order. “Our annual debt service is down from $92 million to $65 million. We turned an $83 million deficit into a cumulative $297 million surplus without borrowing from the bond market, and we have a Rainy Day Fund backed

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