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'Where America’s victory at sea begins:' Navy officials highlight Guam's undersea power amid China's renewed threat

“Guam is not only where America’s day begins; it is where America’s undersea dominance begins, where warfighting readiness is generated and where victory at sea begins,” said Rear Adm. Lincoln Reifsteck, commander of Submarine Group 7.

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11 hours ago

Federal public health emergency declared for Guam, CNMI

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has declared a public health emergency for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, unlocking federal support and allowing flexibility in implementing medical programs as they recover from Typhoon Bavi.

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15 hours ago

THE PACIFIC

US proposes first deep-sea mining leases for American Samoa's seafloor

The bureau has marked 33 million acres of seabed near the eastern edge of American Samoa’s exclusive economic zone for the mining of polymetallic nodules, which are critical to the production of clean energy and military technologies.

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21 hours ago

Report: Pacific island countries struggle to meet vaccination targets

Despite their smaller populations, most Pacific countries are struggling to meet the 90-percent goal of vaccinating their children against deadly but preventable diseases, according to a joint World Health Organization-UNICEF report released Wednesday.

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2 days ago

INSIGHTS

LIFE & ARTS

Reducing Guam’s business privilege tax

In sum, the difficulty of reducing the BPT is not accidental. It is the predictable outcome of deliberate administrative choices that expanded spending to consume temporary increases, ensuring that returning to 4 percent would be politically costly and structurally disruptive.

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1 day ago

What my father's clock remembers

For those of us who have never lived under occupation, it is difficult to imagine how quickly freedom can be taken away. My father’s story reminds me that freedom is never guaranteed.

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2 days ago

Community Events: Lib Day fireworks; Meet the candidates; Art sale at ArtSpace

Guam to mark 82nd Liberation Day Guam Visitors Bureau will lead the celebration of Guam's 82nd Liberation during two special Tumon Night Market events featuring outstanding local and international entertainment, community activities, and Liberation Day fireworks. The festivities begin at the regularly scheduled Tumon Night Market on July 19 at Tumon Sands Plaza from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring live performances by The Corporation, Prominence, Guma' Taotao Kinahulo' Atdao Na

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2 days ago

Bookshelf: Son of foreign worker tells the story the CNMI tried to forget

Kelvin Rodeo grew up in the aisles of a small neighborhood store in Dan Dan, Saipan, surrounded by the hum of different languages, the rhythm of island life and the quiet contradictions of being an American citizen born to Filipino parents on Saipan.

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Jun 13

Papua New Guinea plans largest marine sanctuary in Melanesia

Papua New Guinea plans to establish the largest no-take marine protected area in Melanesia, creating a vast ocean sanctuary that officials say will protect globally significant marine biodiversity while supporting the long-term sustainability of the country's fisheries.

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Jun 43 min read

A practical island solution to an island problem

In Micronesia, the debate over the workweek is no longer just about productivity or employee morale. It is now directly tied to our survival costs, fuel imports, electricity prices and the daily realities of island economies that depend heavily on imported energy.

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Jun 45 min read

Law and politics: Does Chuuk have a governor yet?

The new swearing-in brought with it a competing slate of people calling themselves governor and lieutenant-governor, but did not bring violence, to everyone’s relief.

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Jun 44 min read

Attorney general seeks to reopen settled case against former CNMI governor

Saipan--The Office of the Attorney General is asking the CNMI Superior Court to throw out the settlement that cleared former governor Ralph Torres, arguing the deal was unauthorized and illegally granted him broad immunity.

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Jun 23 min read

Serendipity

Lessons from Everyday Life By Theodore Lewis Bridgman, MI—My first CEO appointment was at Riverside Medical Center in Franklinton, LA, when I was 49. The prestigious East Jefferson Medical Center in Metairie, LA, had a management contract to operate Riverside, and Peter Betts, East Jefferson's CEO, hired me as Riverside's CEO. Franklinton is the Parish Seat in Washington Parish and is about 65 miles north of Metairie. Metairie is on the south side of Lake Pontchartrain and is

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Jun 24 min read

Government can’t spend money the economy doesn’t have

Saipan — The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands governor has submitted a fiscal year 2027 budget that includes a report from his Revenue Council. The council consists of 10 government officials and one businessman.

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Jun 24 min read

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