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Land lease transparency bills vetoed

Governor claims legislature's attempts to obstruct Guam hospital project are driven by 'intense thirst for power' By Mar-Vic Cagurangan...

Guam senators repeatedly shun governor's call for special session

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2 days ago

Guam senators repeatedly shun governor's call for special session

Pay raise bill faces rough sailing at the legislature By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero wouldn't take "no" for an answer. But...

Governor, Chamber see state of Guam's economy from different windows

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3 days ago

Governor, Chamber see state of Guam's economy from different windows

Leon Guerrero endorses pay raises for GovGuam; Business sector nixes Bill 24-37 By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero on Sunday...

Are family protection orders helping to prevent domestic and family violence in the Pacific region?

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22 hours ago

Are family protection orders helping to prevent domestic and family violence in the Pacific region?

By Judy Putt and Lindy Kanan First introduced in high-income countries, restraining or protection orders aim to prevent further domestic...

New challenges require revision of Palau's climate change policy

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2 days ago

New challenges require revision of Palau's climate change policy

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Koror-- Climate change challenges have escalated over the years thus the urgent need to review and...

Island nations commit to a fossil-free Pacific and 100% renewables

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2 days ago

Island nations commit to a fossil-free Pacific and 100% renewables

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Port Villa -- Pacific Island governments have committed to creating a “fossil fuel-free Pacific” and...

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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...

No opposition to the Mariana Trench’s national sanctuary nomination but…

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May 15, 2022
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No opposition to the Mariana Trench’s national sanctuary nomination but…

By Bea Cabrera Saipan— Its mystery is a source of fascination for marine explorers, researchers and oceanographers. Filmmaker James...

Remnants of nuclear bombs in the Marianas Trench?

By Alexi Zotomayor

Sep 3, 2019
3 min

Remnants of nuclear bombs in the Marianas Trench?

Residues from the nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s have been traced in the depths of the Marianas Trench — in the guts and tissues of...

Texas diver sets new record for deepest dive in Challenger Deep

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan

May 17, 2019
3 min

Texas diver sets new record for deepest dive in Challenger Deep

Setting a new deep-diving record, American explorer Victor Vescovo is the first human to make multiple dives to the Challenger Deep...

By Johanna Salinas

Apr 29, 2019
6 min

In the depths of the Marianas Trench

On a sunny day in Apra Harbor, with the port full of shipping containers and cargo vessels, a modest yet mighty ship housing the Five...

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan

Feb 12, 2018
3 min

China intruding into Marianas Trench

In yet another show of expansionism likely to add uncertainties over regional security issues, China is eyeing deep-sea exploration in...

On deck for drilling;
The Marianas Trench is on Trump’s energy exploration list

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan

Aug 3, 2017
2 min

On deck for drilling; The Marianas Trench is on Trump’s energy exploration list

Marianas Trench resident For scientists, the Marianas Trench’s otherworldly ecosystem is a fascinating virgin environment for research....

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