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Business group questions hasty passage of GovGuam pay raise bill

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3 days ago

Business group questions hasty passage of GovGuam pay raise bill

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Guam Chamber of Commerce criticized Democratic senators for voting in favor of a bill raising...

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3 days ago

Who will backpedal on Bill 12-37?

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Speaker Therese Terlaje today sought to clarify the intention of Bill 12-37 amid muddled assumptions...

Guam legislature approves pay raise bill in party-line vote

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7 days ago

Guam legislature approves pay raise bill in party-line vote

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan After three days of marathon special session, Guam senators on Friday night passed an administration-endorsed...

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5 hours ago

US to open embassy in Vanuatu

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan In its latest move to boost its presence and counter China's influence in the Pacific island region, Washington...

Navy and Coast Guard begin Oceania maritime security initiative patrol

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5 days ago

Navy and Coast Guard begin Oceania maritime security initiative patrol

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard have begun their joint patrol in the Western Pacific under the...

A. Samoa delegate nixes expansion plan for Pacific Remote Islands sanctuary

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7 days ago

A. Samoa delegate nixes expansion plan for Pacific Remote Islands sanctuary

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Closing off more areas around the Pacific Remote Islands would only invite foreign vessels to poach into the U.S....

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Mar 12

Heartbreak for Fåhang in Malesso

By Olympia Terral In mid-2021, slowly at first and then in a flood, Fåhang established a breeding colony in the heart of Malesso’...

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Mar 11

All these places had their moments…

I smiled as I read Rita’s email. The February column had her remembering her prom at Panciteria Far East, which was glitz and glamour. It...

Navigating the regional organizations in the Pacific

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Mar 9

Navigating the regional organizations in the Pacific

In today’s Pacific island world, there is no shortage of regional efforts, meetings and organizations. If you have an idea and cannot...

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Mar 11

I am not a robot

Manila – In the world we live in today, checkboxes have become part of our reality. Chances are, if you’re not a human being, you’re...

Serving Mediterranean fare, Anemos restaurant opens in Tumon

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Mar 8

Serving Mediterranean fare, Anemos restaurant opens in Tumon

By Gina Tabonares-Reilly Set out on the front yard of Sand Castle in Tumon, Anemos— which means “wind” in Greek— will offer the island’s...

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Mar 5

Cruising through Bermuda Triangle

Bridgman, MI—When Sharon and I married in 2004, we planned our honeymoon to be on a 13-day Grand Holiday Caribbean Cruise of the Cunard...

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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