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

By Ron Rocky Coloma On Saipan’s coastlines, change often arrives quietly. It shows up in familiar fishing spots, gathering places and shorelines that feel unchanged until they are not. That slow realization sits at the center of photographer Jayson Sablan’s work, now on view at the Guam Museum as part of an exhibition that blends art, memory and environmental concern. More than 35 artists from across the Mariana Islands are participating in “Ta Na’i Ånimu II: Sacred Waters,”

Bridgman, MI-- When I was a kid growing up in Holly, Michigan, the greatest luxury for me was my dad taking me to see the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium in downtown Detroit.

Growing up, Carmen G. Cantor imagined herself in a spacesuit. She wanted to become an astronaut at NASA. Being a diplomat never crossed the mind of this self-confessed sci-fi nerd. She was a fan of “Star Trek,” “Star Wars,” “Space 1999,” “Battlestar Galactica” and “Superman.”

Visitors entering the Guam Museum Café Gallery are greeted by an exhibit that feels quietly experimental. “I Tutuhon,” which translates to the beginning, brings together artists reflecting on fresh starts, long paths and the small shifts that happen when creative work meets a new year.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the University of Papua New Guinea and the University of the South Pacific redesigned and decolonized their curriculum. They replaced the established British colonial model with Pacific oratory and a growing body of Oceanian writing at the center of the syllabus.

Litekyan, an archeological site at the northern point of Guam, is the birthplace of pre-Spanish CHamoru civilization before it later became a front of the natives’ resistance against the European colonizers. These days, the ancient CHamoru village site embodies the conflict between the growing military presence on Guam and the effort to preserve the island’s culture.

Led by the organization’s original MALI’E’ cohort, participants will explore ancestral spirituality through tending to sacred sites, movement, chant and material cultural practices from Dec. 29 to Jan. 4. 

I am writing to register a formal complaint regarding your schedule of three NFL Games this Christmas, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025:

By Jayvee Vallejera   You’d think that going from Point A to Point B is as straightforward as what mapmakers would have you believe, but as any traveler can tell you, the actual act of traveling is so much more complex. Transporting dogs or cats adds even more layers of intricacy to the task, making the idea not only overwhelming but also super expensive.   Bringing my three cats from Saipan to Leyte Island in the Philippines in 2023 took several months of planning and coordi

By Pacific Island Times News Staff There may be a pretty flower plant in your garden, a dull-looking weed on the ground or a bush with funny leaves in the boonie area behind your house. One might be surprised to learn that several local plants may seem ordinary, but actually offer extraordinary health benefits. Lourdes Toves Manglona's soon-to-be-released book, "Tinanom Åmot Siha: Plants Used in Traditional CHamoru Healing," catalogs more than 70 medicinal plants and guides

A new book, "China, the West, and the Global Development Finance Regime: Competitive Convergence," written by David Skidmore, professor of Political Science at Drake University, is a welcome addition to a small but important body of literature.