Just breathe... the American president says this country is at war with the virus. Historic wartime measures, including a worldwide travel ban, have crushed the economy and have ostensibly put more lives in danger. In the face of an invisible enemy, President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, a Korean War-era law that empowers the federal government to exert control over the private sector to meet national defense needs and ensure that emergency medical supplie

Artifacts removed from historic sites taken by the Office of Sen. Therese Terlaje during a May 23,2019 visit to Finegayan / NCTS area. Photo courtesy of guam Legislature. (Updated) Guam State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) Patrick Lujan has asked the Navy to suspend clearing work at the project site for the fifth firing range in Northwest Field, pending full archeological study in the area where ancient human remains have been discovered. Lujan noted that unlike the pre

The Democratic National Convention’s Platform Committee has listed advocating for full voting rights and health care expansion for U.S. territories among its priorities. "We support establishing a congressional task force to gather findings on voting rights in the territories, and recommend changes to Congress to allow for the full and equal voting rights of U.S. citizens who are residents of the territories in federal elections, and for full and equal voting representation i

The William "Mac" Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, which passed the House of Representatives by a 295-125 vote, appropriates more than $662 million in military buildup spending for Guam, according to Guam Delegate Michael San Nicolas. H.R. 6395 also offers a long-awaited solution to Guam's need for H-2B construction labor to be available for civilian projects on Guam, passing the House of Representatives with bi-partisan support." "This brings our to

Bill proposes process automation to streamline GovGuam In response to the Republic Party of Guam's call for bureaucratic downsizing, Speaker Tina Muna Barnes has introduced a bill that would expand the automation of some functions of the government of Guam. The government of Guam has a compelling need to explore technologies that can automate what are currently manual human computer processes, Muna Barnes said in introducing Bill 385-35. "Automatic process automation is the n

Two cases tested positive for Covid-19 at the Department of Public Health and Social Services. One case reported travel to the Philippines and was identified in a quarantine facility. One case is currently under investigation. To date, there have been a total of 351 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with five deaths, 297 released from isolation, and 49 active cases. Of those cases, 302 are classified as civilians and 49 are military service members. The largest group that tested po