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Sinlaku downs power, water, telecom in Guam; 1,800 tourists stranded

An aerial view of Guam shows flooding in Hagatna. Contributed photo By Jayvee Vallejera Except for power engines that supply electricity to the hospital, hotel row and military installations, Guam Power Authority's power plant units were knocked out by Super Typhoon Sinlaku late Tuesday night. Guam remains on Condition of Readiness 1, with damaging winds and gusts of up to 75 mph still occurring throughout Wednesday morning. Typhoon watch is also still in effect. About 1,8

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12 hours ago

Sinkalu continues to pack destructive winds over Marianas region; Guam faces power and water outages amid prolonged peak storm conditions

(NWS)-- At 7:16 a.m., the satellite shows the center of Typhoon Sinlaku moving slowly north-northwest, just northwest of Tinian and Saipan.

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21 hours ago

CNMI braces for 'extremely dangerous and life-threatening' situation: Sinlaku predicted to be as destructive as Yutu

More than 300 individuals are sheltering across the Northern Marianas as of Monday, seeking safety and protection as the commonwealth braces for Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which is projected to be as devastating as Super Typhoon Yutu.

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2 days ago

THE PACIFIC

Sinlaku leaves one dead, one missing and trails of destruction in Chuuk

Chuuk Gov. Alexander Narruhn said the government will prioritize restoring essential services, assist families affected by the storm and begin recovery efforts.

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2 days ago

Military buildup in Palau faces growing dissatisfaction, report says

Palauans initially welcomed military traffic, but the accelerated influx of troops quickly stretched domestic resources and degraded roads, causing anxiety among residents.

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3 days ago

Hidden stories in Fiji’s ancient clay pots

In his study, “Post-Lapita Ceramic Change in Fiji,” archaeologist Geoffrey Clark explains that pottery in ancient Fiji served purposes beyond mere cooking tools. These clay artifacts provide insights into the lifestyle, trade practices and creativity of the people.

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5 days ago

INSIGHTS

LIFE & ARTS

Governing in the dark: Guam keeps spending money it cannot account for

The fix isn’t more money; it’s a flashlight By Samuel S. Kim There is a file somewhere in the Department of Public Health and Social Services. Or there was. When auditors went looking for it—hunting for documentation behind hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid payments—they found boxes that had been “relocated to storage,” databases nobody had updated in years, signatures that simply were not there. No drama. No villain. Just a government that had stopped keeping track

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4 days ago

Jones Act and the Pacific: Lessons from the wave

I’m not going to tiptoe around semantics. America is at war. When missiles fly and civilians die, it’s a war.

By Gabriel McCoard

4 days ago

Busting government monopolies of professionals

As a lawyer and a physician, we have publicly and privately sparred over the best way to advance healthcare on this island. Our disagreements have even been documented in the halls of the legislature. However, we agree on one thing. Guam is suffering a shortage of essential professionals, and a portion of this problem is self-inflicted. The government of Guam sidelines the private sector, treating it as inferior.

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Apr 6

Divine protection over a foggy highway

As I was nodding off a bit to catch a few shut eyes before my turn at the wheel, I could see that we were approaching a truck traveling in our right lane a couple of hundred feet in front of us.

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4 days ago

Guam welcomes ancestral skulls' return

By Johanna Salinas Guam has welcomed home four ancestral skulls, which had been stolen from the island and sold to a German collector in 1878. For more than a century, the skulls of ancient CHamorus were almost forgotten, if not for the hard work of Fran Lujan, director of the Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum. “With the work of repatriation, rematriation, it’s a sacred responsibility, an obligation we owe to our ancestors,” Melvin Won Pat-Borja, president of the Department o

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Mar 29

‘Pressure Points’ exhibit on Guam highlights printmakers, global collaboration

What began as a shared conversation among printmakers from different parts of the world has taken shape on Guam through “Pressure Points,” an international exhibition that explores how art can carry the weight of lived experience.

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Mar 24

From Tumon to Tamuning: As luxury shopping falls out of fashion, Guam eyes the 'premium outlets' model

Workers paint over the sign on what was once the DKSH headquarters in Harmon, a poignant sight signaling the end of an era for the Switzerland-based company that served the Guam and Micronesia markets, distributing Rolex and other luxury brand watches and accessories for more than 50 years.

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Apr 64 min read