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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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6 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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10 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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16 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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1 day ago

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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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20 hours 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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1 day 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

Navy officials' outrage over run-down barracks prompts housing facelift at Air Force base on Guam

The Palau Dorm repair is part of AAFB’s major rehabilitation of its housing facilities, following a Navy inspection prompted by a report from the watchdog Project on Government Oversight, revealing the troops’ run-down resident facilities.

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Jul 29, 20252 min read