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Navigating unchartered territory at REFORPAC 2025 : Climate and distance pose a challenge to military drill

Navigating unchartered territory at REFORPAC 2025 : Climate and distance pose a challenge to military drill

Navigating unchartered territory at REFORPAC 2025 : Climate and distance pose a challenge to military drill

REFORPAC is part of the department-level exercise series, deploying 400 U.S. and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 participants at over 50 locations spanning 3,000 miles.

2 days ago

America in Asia: Guam envisioned as a free trade zone

America in Asia: Guam envisioned as a free trade zone

America in Asia: Guam envisioned as a free trade zone

Guam lies within direct proximity to major Indo-Pacific markets, including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines, and is outside the U.S. Customs Zone, making it an ideal jurisdiction for an export zone.

4 days ago

Governor drums up regional support for her Guam hospital project

Governor drums up regional support for her Guam hospital project

Governor drums up regional support for her Guam hospital project

Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero with Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor of Guam By Ron...

6 days ago

THE PACIFIC

The Polynesian connection: Love, war and trade linked Samoa, Tonga and Fiji before the Europeans' arrival

The Polynesian connection: Love, war and trade linked Samoa, Tonga and Fiji before the Europeans' arrival

The Polynesian connection: Love, war and trade linked Samoa, Tonga and Fiji before the Europeans' arrival

Our Islands Our People By Raquel Bagnol The three islands of West Polynesia—Samoa, Tonga and Fiji—already had close interactions...

21 hours ago

Putin’s Pacific invite shakes Indo-Pacific prospects

Putin’s Pacific invite shakes Indo-Pacific prospects

Putin’s Pacific invite shakes Indo-Pacific prospects

Vladimir Putin By Tevita Motulalo Nukualofa —In a stunning diplomatic oddity, Tonga’s former Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni secretly...

2 days ago

Court's forthcoming opinion on states' obligations will define climate justice movement, Vanuatu PM says

Court's forthcoming opinion on states' obligations will define climate justice movement, Vanuatu PM says

Court's forthcoming opinion on states' obligations will define climate justice movement, Vanuatu PM says

Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat said the forthcoming court opinion, though nonbinding, “could set the world on a meaningful path to accountability and action.”

5 days ago

INSIGHTS

LIFE & ARTS

Examine your candidates: Are they real leaders or just plain tea bags?

Examine your candidates: Are they real leaders or just plain tea bags?

Examine your candidates: Are they real leaders or just plain tea bags?

Are popular people who are elected or appointed to office actually leaders, or are they simply well-known people who fit into your familial chart?

2 days ago

American Samoa voter prosecution attracts Washington lobbyists

American Samoa voter prosecution attracts Washington lobbyists

American Samoa voter prosecution attracts Washington lobbyists

Because U.S. “nationals” and “citizens” have the same legal duty of “allegiance” to America, some American Samoans may have thought there was no need to pay fees for reclassification as both nationals and citizens in order to vote.

2 days ago

75 Years of the Organic Act: a call to reclaim Guam’s story and spirit

75 Years of the Organic Act: a call to reclaim Guam’s story and spirit

75 Years of the Organic Act: a call to reclaim Guam’s story and spirit

As Guam marks the 75th anniversary of the Organic Act, we are called to more than remembrance—we are called to revival.

3 days ago

Community Events: Liberation Day parade, Tumon Night Market, UOG bootcamp

Community Events: Liberation Day parade, Tumon Night Market, UOG bootcamp

Community Events: Liberation Day parade, Tumon Night Market, UOG bootcamp

Honoring war survivors and liberators The 81st Guam Liberation Day Parade begins at 8 a.m. on July 21, along Marine Corps Drive, starting...

21 hours ago

Community Events: Fena Cave visit

Community Events: Fena Cave visit

Community Events: Fena Cave visit

As part of Liberation Day events, a memorial Mass and site visit will be held on U.S. Naval Base Guam. A Mass is scheduled for 11 a.m.,...

6 days ago

CHamoru weavers keep tradition alive one leaf at a time

CHamoru weavers keep tradition alive one leaf at a time

CHamoru weavers keep tradition alive one leaf at a time

By Ron Rocky Coloma Nate Manibusan sat with a strip of åkgak leaf in his hands, folding it slowly, intentionally. Around him, the air...

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With San Nicolas' announcement, the shape of Guam election becomes clear

With San Nicolas' announcement, the shape of Guam election becomes clear

With San Nicolas' announcement, the shape of Guam election becomes clear

By Aurora Kohn Congressman Michael San Nicolas ended speculation about his next political step when he filed his certificate of candidacy...

Apr 21, 20223 min read

DPHSS: Delta is gone, but omicron is still around and pandemic is not over

DPHSS: Delta is gone, but omicron is still around and pandemic is not over

DPHSS: Delta is gone, but omicron is still around and pandemic is not over

By Aurora Kohn The deadly delta variant is gone, leaving the less-lethal omicron as the dominant strain on Guam, but public health...

Apr 21, 20223 min read

US-FSM Compact talks forge ahead with proposed package ready for submission

US-FSM Compact talks forge ahead with proposed package ready for submission

US-FSM Compact talks forge ahead with proposed package ready for submission

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan With a few months left before the expiration of the economic components of the Compact of Free Association,...

Apr 21, 20223 min read

13-year solid waste receivership cost GovGuam $22.1 million in receiver fees

13-year solid waste receivership cost GovGuam $22.1 million in receiver fees

13-year solid waste receivership cost GovGuam $22.1 million in receiver fees

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The government of Guam has incurred a total of $22.1 million in fees paid to the receiver Gershman...

Apr 21, 20223 min read

Washington nervous about China's 'shadowy deal' with Solomon Islands

Washington nervous about China's 'shadowy deal' with Solomon Islands

Washington nervous about China's 'shadowy deal' with Solomon Islands

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan In an announcement that took Washington aback, the Solomon Islands has confirmed that its security pact with China...

Apr 20, 20223 min read

Republicans back Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022."

Republicans back Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022."

Republicans back Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022."

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Republican Party of Guam issued the following statement in support of Sen. Telena Nelson's Bill...

Apr 20, 20222 min read

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