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US firm completes first step in licensing process for seabed mining near Guam

Deep Sea Rare Minerals Inc., an American company, has cleared the first step in its bid to explore a portion of the seabed off Guam for polymetallic nodules.

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9 hours ago

2028 plebscite? Bill to seek voters' nod to set Guam's decolonization process in motion

Sen. William A. Parkinson today introduced a bill that would get the ball rolling on Guam's long-stalled political status plebiscite by seeking voters' approval to put it on the ballot in 2028.

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15 hours ago

Blas, Okada to launch gubernatorial ticket; Cruz steps back to focus on health care

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Gubernatorial candidate Speaker Frank Blas Jr. and his running mate, Mary Okada, the retiring president of Guam Community College, will officially kick off their campaign on Tuesday to seek the Guam Republicans' nomination to be the party's standard bearer in this year's race. Their announcement capped months of speculation about the Republican Party's second team set to face Vice Speaker Tony Ada and EJ Calvo's ticket in the Aug. 1 primary.

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3 days ago

THE PACIFIC

One year on, toward public accountability: Vanuatu’s legislature

By the end of 2025, Napat’s government defeated one motion of no confidence, earned global accolades for the historic ICJ advisory opinion on climate justice and struck a VT4.25 billion (A$58 million) collective bargaining agreement that resolved longstanding grievances over teacher pay.

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7 hours ago

FSM aims for a self-reliant future with growing Compact Trust Fund

The Federated States of Micronesia’s Compact Trust Fund reached a $2 billion mark at the end of fiscal 2025, prefiguring further growth to a level that would secure the Pacific nation’s future, officials said.

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14 hours ago

FSM president facing investigation over unreleased funds allocated for prosecutor's office

It has been more than two years since the Federated States of Micronesia created the Office of the Independent Prosecutor through a constitutional amendment, but the agency has not been formally established because the funds required to get started are in limbo, according to FSM Independent Prosecutor Lucas M. Cupps.

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3 days ago

INSIGHTS

LIFE & ARTS

Comfortable being uncomfortable

In 2026, GovGuam is spending $2.8 million to provide public bus transport around our tiny, 30-mile-long tropical island. Unfortunately, GovGuam is spending most of that money on employee salaries and million-dollar Christmas vacations. Therefore, very little money is left to actually transport anybody around.

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3 days ago

The Americans prosecuted for voting

The terms “nationality” and “citizenship” are generally used interchangeably. For example, the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause is codified in the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act as the status of “national and citizen.”

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Jan 13

Letter to the Editor: Disciplined execution consistent with the One Guam framework

By Rory Respicio As the Port of Guam enters 2026, the focus is on continuity through execution. This will not be a year of reset or redirection. It will be a year centered on delivering commitments already made, protecting the systems built over time and ensuring the port continues to perform reliably as modernization advances. This message is a clear case for continuity of management and leadership principles under shared governance. The progress outlined here did not occur

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Jan 8

Bookshelf: Guam writer draws on island life for debut graphic novel

Jerome Guzman By Ron Rocky Coloma “Murder Academy Annihilation” grew out of a long detour for Jerome Guzman, who did not fall into reading early and instead spent his childhood immersed in games and anime. “I’m sort of a late bloomer when it comes to reading,” said Guzman, 34, from Dededo. He said his gateway arrived on his 20th birthday, when his wife gifted him the full “Harry Potter” and "A Series of Unfortunate Events" collections. “I was more of an artist working on my f

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3 days ago

Jayson Sablan reflects on coastal change in ‘Ta Na’i Ånimu II: Sacred Waters’

By Ron Rocky Coloma On Saipan’s coastlines, change often arrives quietly. It shows up in familiar fishing spots, gathering places and shorelines that feel unchanged until they are not. That slow realization sits at the center of photographer Jayson Sablan’s work, now on view at the Guam Museum as part of an exhibition that blends art, memory and environmental concern. More than 35 artists from across the Mariana Islands are participating in “Ta Na’i Ånimu II: Sacred Waters,”

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Jan 14

Time is what matters most

Bridgman, MI-- When I was a kid growing up in Holly, Michigan, the greatest luxury for me was my dad taking me to see the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium in downtown Detroit.

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Jan 11

Sweet serendipity: Lifelong friendships built in unexpected places

Herta grew up in Romania during that time of limited freedoms, and so we had an instant connection. During our conversation, Hans asked me if I had been in Lansing, Michigan, years earlier. It turns out that I had worked in the same office as his mother when I was fresh out of school.

By Theodore Lewis

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