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By Mar-Vic Cagurangan
- May 19, 2018
- 2 min
2 sites permanently designated for underwater detonation
The U.S Coast Guard has designated two locations as permanent sites for the Navy’s underwater detonation exercises, which will be conducted at least 10 times a year. The designated areas will cover all navigable waters within a 700-yard radius above and below the surface for the Apra Outer Harbor and a 700-yard radius above and below the surface for the Piti site, the USCG states in the final rule posted May 19 on the Federal Register. The USCG said the safety zones will impa
PBS Guam
- May 17, 2018
- 1 min
PBS Guam to broadcast the Royal Wedding
PBS Guam KGTF Channel 12 (PBS Guam) announces the live broadcast of the royal wedding of Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle on Saturday, May 19 at 6 p.m. (Guam time.) Meredith Vieira and British television presenter Matt Baker will host the live broadcast. This five-part series (PBS national only) is produced by BBC Studios, which highlights the history, ceremony and traditions shaping the royal wedding. Experts, commentators and guests join Vieira and Baker, while BBC pr
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan
- May 16, 2018
- 5 min
392 private properties granted questionable tax exemptions
The government of Guam had missed out on $40 million in property tax revenue due to leakages and foregone revenues resulting from unexplained credits and questionable exemptions granted to private entities from 2012 to 2016. According to the Office of Public Accountability, there were 1,176 properties granted exemptions as “government properties.” Of the total, 392 were private properties owned by individuals, businesses and financial institutions with total tax exemptions o
By Gina T Reilly
- May 16, 2018
- 3 min
More fish imports from Chuuk on Guam’s SNAP days
A research that looked at 12 years of commercial reef-fish trade data between Chuuk and Guam revealed a relation between increased exportation of fish products to government Supplemental Nutrition Program disbursement trends on Guam. The SNAP disbursement factor is just one findings in a University of Guam Marine Laboratory research called, “Disentangling Economic, Social, and Environmental Drivers of Coral-Reef Fish Trade in Micronesia” by Javier Cuetos-Bueno and Peter Houk.
By Zaldy Dandan
- May 16, 2018
- 3 min
An honest profession
Saipan— In the early and pre-boom days of the Commonwealth of the NMI, Marianas Variety reported that there were “at least five women on Saipan engaged in prostitution, all of whom have a lucrative business operation.” One of them was a statesider, Cherry, “who looks nearer 27 than 21.” “After one rapid drink and some price negotiations,” MV reported, Cherry and a client “were headed toward her [hotel] room. A short time later, she returned to the bar $100 richer.” According
By Pacific Island Times Staff
- May 16, 2018
- 2 min
Republican governors back Trump's Nobel nomination
Seven Republican governors have signed onto a letter supporting President Trump’s nomination for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for “his transformative efforts to bring peace to the Korean peninsula after more than 60 years of conflict and division.” “Though he has only been in office one year, President Trump has achieved an unprecedented victory for global peace and security,” reads the May 14 letter to Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Trump, who is
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