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Guam senators mulling over abortion bill

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Guam senators mulling over abortion bill

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Speaker Therese Terlaje issued the following statement following the release of the committee report...

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Guam reports three Covid deaths

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Joint Information Center today reported three Covid-19-related fatalities, raising Guam's death...

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6 days ago

Omicron surge subsides on Guam

By Aurora Kohn Guam is firmly out of the omicron surge, Dr. Ann Pobutsky, Guam's territorial epidemiologist, said during Thursday's...

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36 years after People Power revolt, the Philippines is returning to the past

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May 10

36 years after People Power revolt, the Philippines is returning to the past

Diana G. Mendoza Manila– “Good luck to the Philippines.” Political science Professor Jean Encinas-Franco of the University of the...

US, Palau team up for Indo-Pacific Marine Protected Area

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May 10

US, Palau team up for Indo-Pacific Marine Protected Area

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The United States has signed a memorandum of understanding with Palau to strengthen the conservation...

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May 10

Samoa government to buy out cable firm

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Apia-- Samoa’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has confirmed it is moving to buy...

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Taiwan’s Covid containment strategy utilizing innovative technology and universal health coverage

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Taiwan’s Covid containment strategy utilizing innovative technology and universal health coverage

Two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 510 million confirmed cases and more than 6.25 million deaths have been reported around...

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May 7

Life stories

We are getting there, step by step. A sense of normalcy as we once knew is smiling upon us. People are out. People are talking with each...

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May 6

Does size matter? The ‘smallness trap’

When larger powers attempt to control 'small islands' Let’s be honest. “Does size matter?” is a question that preoccupies many. There are...

LIFE & ARTS

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May 7

Breaking a leg

Portland, Maine—Recently, after reconnecting with the good folks at Dockerty Health Care in Michigan, I decided to give them "a leg up"...

Island life in vivid colors: The legacy of Adriano B. Pangelinan

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May 5

Island life in vivid colors: The legacy of Adriano B. Pangelinan

By Pacific Island Times News Staff We are all familiar with his distinctive work. Adriano Baza Pangelinan painted Guam's life in...

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Apr 29

Elections and the sound of my childhood

Manila – A certain tune stopped me dead in my tracks one day while waiting for a jeepney ride. I figured it out from the cacophony of...

Operational buildup: Guam is at the center of US military’s Indo-Pacific Strategy amid Beijing's

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan and Alex Rhowuniong

Aug 8, 2020
6 min

Operational buildup: Guam is at the center of US military’s Indo-Pacific Strategy amid Beijing's

USS Theodore Roosevelt The U.S. military is accelerating its operational tempo in the Indo-Pacific region — with Guam as its showcase— to...

Back to the basics: Covid-19 pushes Pacific islands to take a harder look at sustainability developm

By Louella Losinio

Jul 10, 2020
6 min

Back to the basics: Covid-19 pushes Pacific islands to take a harder look at sustainability developm

Small island developing nations continue to find ways to navigate toward long-term sustainability. Many small islands, whether located in...

Reopening has begun: What happens next is anyone’s guess

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan and Phillip V. Cruz, Jr.

Jun 10, 2020
6 min

Reopening has begun: What happens next is anyone’s guess

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust the global economy into full-stop mode overnight. It definitely won’t restart that way. Guam has cracked...

Pacific Island governments stepping up preparedness against COVID-19

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan

Mar 3, 2020
8 min

Pacific Island governments stepping up preparedness against COVID-19

Death toll: 3,131 as of March 2. Number of confirmed cases: 92,182. Affected countries and territories: 77. The numbers keep spiraling,...

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan

Nov 4, 2019
9 min

Retracing Agent Orange

After serving the nation, Guam veterans have found themselves in another battlefield where the truth is at stake, with the burden of...

COFA talks: Getting ready for renegotiation

By Alex J. Rhowuniong

Oct 13, 2019
8 min

COFA talks: Getting ready for renegotiation

The economic provisions of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia will expire...

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THE PACIFIC

36 years after People Power revolt, the Philippines is returning to the past

US, Palau team up for Indo-Pacific Marine Protected Area

Samoa government to buy out cable firm

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Taiwan’s Covid containment strategy utilizing innovative technology and universal health coverage

Life stories

Does size matter? The ‘smallness trap’

LIFE & ARTS

Breaking a leg

Island life in vivid colors: The legacy of Adriano B. Pangelinan

Elections and the sound of my childhood

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Operational buildup: Guam is at the center of US military’s Indo-Pacific Strategy amid Beijing's

Back to the basics: Covid-19 pushes Pacific islands to take a harder look at sustainability developm

Reopening has begun: What happens next is anyone’s guess

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