From the Publisher’s Desk 6/18

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Guam governor seeks reinstatement of Covid-era emergency powers to speed up hospital project

Guam governor seeks reinstatement of Covid-era emergency powers to speed up hospital project

Guam governor seeks reinstatement of Covid-era emergency powers to speed up hospital project

Responding to Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero's call for a special session, Speaker Frank F. Blas Jr. summoned the 38th Guam Legislature to deliberate on the chief executive's two proposed bills that would grant her sweeping emergency powers and remove legal hurdles in the use of American Rescue Plan Act funds that she intends to use to build a new hospital in Mangilao.

14 minutes ago

Guam legislature OKs $1.36B budget; spending bill includes $39M in tax cuts

Guam legislature OKs $1.36B budget; spending bill includes $39M in tax cuts

Guam legislature OKs $1.36B budget; spending bill includes $39M in tax cuts

Capping off the grueling two weeks of debates and compromises, the Republican-led 38th Guam Legislature today passed the government of Guam’s $1.36 billion budget for fiscal 2026, with $39 million in tax cuts as its centerpiece.

Aug 22

Fire at Guam hospital fans the flames of budget debate and buck-passing

Fire at Guam hospital fans the flames of budget debate and buck-passing

Fire at Guam hospital fans the flames of budget debate and buck-passing

As Guam Memorial Hospital resumed normal operations on Wednesday following power fluctuations that led to an electrical fire, government leaders pointed their fingers at one another, each calling out the other to aid the public facility in distress.

Aug 21

THE PACIFIC

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

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

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.

1 day ago

Tariff tensions: Pacific islands brace for impacts of Trump policy

Tariff tensions: Pacific islands brace for impacts of Trump policy

Tariff tensions: Pacific islands brace for impacts of Trump policy

While Pacific island nations are not directly tied to high-volume manufacturing exports, economic volatility across the Asia-Pacific region poses indirect threats that are difficult to ignore.

2 days ago

Burned to the ground: Marshall Islands president vows to rebuild the parliament building

Burned to the ground: Marshall Islands president vows to rebuild the parliament building

Burned to the ground: Marshall Islands president vows to rebuild the parliament building

The Marshall Islands' parliament building, known as Nitijela, was burned to the ground on Tuesday morning. Photo courtesy of Chewy Lin By...

3 days ago

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LIFE & ARTS

Don’t skirt the women who championed the Organic Act of Guam

Don’t skirt the women who championed the Organic Act of Guam

Don’t skirt the women who championed the Organic Act of Guam

More than a few women—educators, community and church organizers, business owners and political pioneers—played a significant role in advancing the drive for some semblance of self-government for the people of Guam after liberation from wartime occupation.

3 hours ago

A new hospital won’t fix Guam’s healthcare; rethinking the model will

A new hospital won’t fix Guam’s healthcare; rethinking the model will

A new hospital won’t fix Guam’s healthcare; rethinking the model will

This crisis is largely of the public sector’s own making, centered on GMH and the Department of Public Health and Social Services. Meanwhile, the private sector continues to deliver quality care despite chronic neglect and a lack of meaningful government support.

5 hours ago

'Too white?Too brown?' Stop reducing people to color code

'Too white?Too brown?' Stop reducing people to color code

'Too white?Too brown?' Stop reducing people to color code

Too often on Guam, I’ve heard professionals and policymakers reduced to labels, called “too white” in one room and “too brown” in another. Whether in meetings or over the airwaves, these aren’t descriptions; they’re put-downs.

Aug 20

Guam's language commission launches new cultural program

Guam's language commission launches new cultural program

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.

15 hours ago

Jesus Christ Superstar on stage Aug. 29-31 at UOG Calvo Field House

Jesus Christ Superstar on stage Aug. 29-31 at UOG Calvo Field House

Jesus Christ Superstar on stage Aug. 29-31 at UOG Calvo Field House

World Theater Productions, in association with the Guam Philharmonic Foundation Inc. , presents the award-winning, critically acclaimed rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar," which opens today and will run until Aug. 31 at the University of Guam Calvo Field House.

16 hours ago

Guam's art council opens '26 grant cycle

Guam's art council opens '26 grant cycle

Guam's art council opens '26 grant cycle

The Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency (CAHA) is excited to announce the opening of its Fiscal Year 2026 Grant Cycle,...

5 days ago

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Post-election in the post-Covid season

Post-election in the post-Covid season

Post-election in the post-Covid season

The November elections are over. Call it banal, but there is no easier way to cap the election season than this hackneyed opening line....

Dec 8, 20222 min read

A debate about debates

A debate about debates

A debate about debates

The University of Guam’s Great Debate is the Super Bowl of Guam politics— a primetime pre-election event that typically sees hundreds of...

Nov 2, 20223 min read

Pampered with attention

Pampered with attention

Pampered with attention

Picked apart by China and heavily courted by the United States, the Pacific island region has become the superpowers' battleground for...

Oct 5, 20223 min read

Guam’s political idiosyncrasy

Guam’s political idiosyncrasy

Guam’s political idiosyncrasy

Incumbent governors rarely lose party renomination. They have built-in political machinery that includes people who are currently holding...

Sep 2, 20223 min read

There is no such thing as 'pro-abortion'

There is no such thing as 'pro-abortion'

There is no such thing as 'pro-abortion'

People who are “pro-life” are “anti-abortion.” But “pro-choice” advocates are not necessarily “pro-abortion” or “anti-life.” Several...

Aug 11, 20223 min read

The Fifth Branch: Where citizens are in charge

The Fifth Branch: Where citizens are in charge

The Fifth Branch: Where citizens are in charge

Gone are the days when the traditional media was the gatekeeper of information and the exclusive distributor of news. Social media tore...

Jul 14, 20222 min read

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