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Clock ticking on Guam's Covid funds

With the plan to build a new hospital in Mangilao at a stalemate, Guam Gov. Lou Leon-Guerrero wants the 38th Guam Legislature to put that aside for now and instead pass the bill to jumpstart the construction of utilities infrastructure for the village using over $100 million in unspent federal funds.

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7 hours ago

New H-1B visa fee to deal yet another blow to Guam's health care manpower, senator says

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The new presidential directive establishing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions would add a new...

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2 days ago

Is the clock ticking on ‘2027’? Guam in the center of deterrence as propaganda war heats up

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the Indo-Pacific Command, keynotes the Guam Defense Forum at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Tumon, Sept. 17, ...

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6 days ago

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US announces $60M payment to Pacific Islands Forum for fishing treaty

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The U.S. government has promised to remit $60 million to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency,...

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17 hours ago

PIFLM54: Slow but steady amid geostrategic hoopla in Hapi Isles

Police motorcades, close personal protection for VIPs and the Solomon Islands police with assault rifles in military uniform cosplay milling around venues spoke of a very un-“Pacific way” at this year’s Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Honiara. Every Forum is different and most noticeable this year was the high level of security around leaders in contrast to the limited police presence on the streets of the capital.

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3 days ago

US pledges $13M for reconstruction of Marshall Islands' burned parliament

The U.S. Department of State has pledged $13 million to the Marshall Islands for the reconstruction of the Nitijela parliament building, which was gutted by fire last month.

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3 days ago

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Letter to the Editor: Guam Memorial Hospital needs structural reform

I write to the people of Guam in an earnest appeal to urge your senators to place Bill 13-38, an act relative to establishing a public-private partnership for Guam’s public hospital, onto the September session agenda for discussion and reconsideration by the body.

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7 days ago

'It’s time to come to the table for GMH'

By Sen. Jesse Lujan The crisis facing Guam Memorial Hospital has been debated in hearings, dissected in reports and litigated in the...

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Sep 14

Critical deadline: GMH electrical system is only the beginning of the emergency

There must be something terrible, some horrible monster that exists in the dark grotto of the Guam Memorial Hospital electrical room.

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Sep 14

Yumiko Furukawa’s ‘Prismatic Existences’ illuminates Guam’s cultural memory

When Yumiko Furukawa describes her new exhibition, she reaches for light. She compares existence to a prism in the dark, scattering color in every direction. That image became the foundation of “Prismatic Existences,” her latest show on Guam.

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2 days ago

Artists offer new perspectives of Guam’s ocean at ‘Gineftao' exhibit at Guam Museum

By Ron Rocky Coloma When drone pilot and freediver Mike Quitugua pieced together more than 1,600 photographs into a single image, he saw...

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2 days ago

Community Events: Tower for Humanity to break ground; PayLess' grant writing workshop

Aydlett Brothers' tower project nearing completion Landon and Brandon Aydlett will begin construction on the toy timber version...

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3 days ago

Guam has thousands of jobs and a shortage of applicants

‘Now Hiring’ signs are everywhere, but where are the job seekers? By Naina Rao and Mar-Vic Cagurangan No one can say there’s a dearth of...

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Clock ticking on Guam's Covid funds

New H-1B visa fee to deal yet another blow to Guam's health care manpower, senator says

Is the clock ticking on ‘2027’? Guam in the center of deterrence as propaganda war heats up

THE PACIFIC

US announces $60M payment to Pacific Islands Forum for fishing treaty

PIFLM54: Slow but steady amid geostrategic hoopla in Hapi Isles

US pledges $13M for reconstruction of Marshall Islands' burned parliament

INSIGHTS

LIFE & ARTS

Letter to the Editor: Guam Memorial Hospital needs structural reform

'It’s time to come to the table for GMH'

Critical deadline: GMH electrical system is only the beginning of the emergency

Yumiko Furukawa’s ‘Prismatic Existences’ illuminates Guam’s cultural memory

Artists offer new perspectives of Guam’s ocean at ‘Gineftao' exhibit at Guam Museum

Community Events: Tower for Humanity to break ground; PayLess' grant writing workshop

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