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Business group questions hasty passage of GovGuam pay raise bill

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2 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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2 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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5 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...

Navy and Coast Guard begin Oceania maritime security initiative patrol

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4 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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5 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....

Solomons shuns geopolitics, hits US military investments in Pacific region

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Mar 22

Solomons shuns geopolitics, hits US military investments in Pacific region

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Caught in a tug-of-war between the world's superpowers, the Solomon Islands sought to strengthen its...

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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...

JRM: proposed ban on open burning, open detonation exposes Guam to health and safety risks

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Dec 17, 2022
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JRM: proposed ban on open burning, open detonation exposes Guam to health and safety risks

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam senators on Friday passed a bill that would ban open burning and open detonations on island,...

Defense buildup will ensure swift response in the event of China attack

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Nov 24, 2022
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Defense buildup will ensure swift response in the event of China attack

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The Department of Defense is beefing up forces in Guam and other island nations in the region to ensure a prompt...

US, FSM initiate talks on establishing 'defense sites' in Micronesia

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Oct 25, 2022
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US, FSM initiate talks on establishing 'defense sites' in Micronesia

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The U.S. and the Federated States of Micronesia have begun exploring future plans to establish military facilities...

Military size on Guam quietly grows ahead of the Marines’ influx

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Oct 5, 2022
4 min

Military size on Guam quietly grows ahead of the Marines’ influx

DoD sector accounts for 14% of the island’s population By Mar-Vic Cagurangan In 2008, local residents took to the streets when the U.S....

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Oct 2, 2022
4 min

The lingering anxiety

China-Solomons security deal keeps US and Pacific neighbors on deck JRM chief says China has done it before and will do it again By...

JRM chief: Defense department boosting investments in Pacific islands

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Sep 22, 2022
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JRM chief: Defense department boosting investments in Pacific islands

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan While the U.S. military aims to increase its presence in the Pacific islands regions, the strategy involves tapping...

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