June - 2025

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Guam hospital CEO retires this month

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam Memorial Hospital continues its search for a new administrator/chief executive officer to...

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Guam senators race the governor for the remainder of Covid recovery funds

In a bipartisan move, the 38th Guam Legislature has introduced a resolution urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Trump administration to authorize the reallocation of existing American Rescue Plan Act funds toward urgent infrastructure repairs at Guam Memorial Hospital.

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THE PACIFIC

Palau president urges continued dialogue with US despite parliament and council's rejection of asylum proposal

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Koror (Island Times/PacNews) - - President Surangel Whipps Jr said that Palau should maintain dialogue...

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Nauru leader says nation's future insured with growing trust fund

Nauru President David Adeang said the tiny Pacific island nation’s future is secured with the Nauru Intergenerational Trust Fund, which is currently inching toward a net value of close to half a billion dollars.

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LIFE & ARTS

Who says we have no say?

Signs of the Times By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Gov. Leon Guerrero, in a tyrannical fashion, explained what the community could expect after she...

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'Guam needs both: A new hospital and a strong private partnership'

By Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero Dr. Mike Cruz and I agree on more than many might expect. Like him, I believe a strong public-private...

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21 hours ago

Community Events: Filipino outreach program opens registration for September classes

Eskwelahang Munti program participants pose for a graduation photo. Registration is now open for Eskwelahang Munti ng Guam, a Filipino...

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Guam's language commission launches new cultural program

The Kumisión i Fino’ CHamoru yan Fina’nå’guen i Historia yan Lina’la’ i Taotao Tåno’ (Commission on CHamoru Language and the Teaching of the History & Culture of the Indigenous People of Guam) has premiered "I Historia put i Hinanao i Taotao Tåno’," a new program inspired by a presentation delivered by Laura M. Torres Souder at the International Indigenous Youth Forum in 2023.

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6 days ago

‘Sari Sari’ exhibit explores the layers of Filipino-Guamanian identity through art

By Ron Rocky Coloma Geraldine Datuin stood over her painting of a boy mid-transformation into a fruit bat. In his mouth, a fruit...

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Jun 303 min read

'Do No Harm' bill could do more harm than good, Guam doctors warn

Guam's health care leaders discuss Bill 82-38 at a press conference held June 27, 2025, at Hyatt Regency Guam. Photo by Jann...

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Jun 294 min read

Business Brief: Meet Guam's young entrepreneurs at Bonita Baby

The Nenpire and Bonita Baby have launched The Nenpire Launch Pad Corner, a dedicated space at Bonita Baby located in Hagåtña, that shines...

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Jun 281 min read

Community Events: GRMC to host diabetic foot awareness event

Guam Regional Medical City will host its next outreach event, Healing Starts Here: Foot Health and Wound Care for Diabetes, on June 28...

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Jun 282 min read

Tourism recovery moves forward while the Pacific islands fall behind

Back on Guam, the scene is familiar—but evolving. Where resorts once brimmed with Japanese and Korean tourists, numbers now skew heavily toward U.S. military and domestic leisure travelers.

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Jun 273 min read

Fuel surcharge cut approved but Guam utility officials expect erratic oil prices amid Middle East crisis

With the escalating Middle East crisis predicted to cause volatility in the fuel prices, the Public Utilities Commission has approved a flat rate of 15 cents per kWh for the levelized energy adjustment clause, or LEAC, which is higher than the rate proposed by the Guam Power Authority.

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Jun 272 min read