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Backlash heightens: US lawmaker asked to ditch proposal to end birthright citizenship in US territories

Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero said H.R. 9724, titled "End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act," would create a scenario in which a child born under the American flag ends up becoming a stateless citizen.

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11 hours ago

'Relief on paper, not relief in reality:' Soon-to-expire Jones Act waiver too short to make a difference for Guam

U.S. Rep. Ed Case is seeking a new extension of the Jones Act waiver, which is set to expire on Aug. 15, citing continued global shipping disruptions, constrained fuel supply chains and rising energy costs due to lingering conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

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16 hours ago

Guam, CNMI nix bill seeking to end birthright citizenship in US territories

Northern Mariana IslaGriffith’s bill comes on the heels of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Trump v. Barbara upholding the constitutional principle of birthright citizenship.nds Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds said that H.R. 9724, the proposed End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act, mistakenly punishes the CNMI and other U.S. territories instead of addressing the abuse of U.S. immigration laws.

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2 days ago

THE PACIFIC

A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by three Pacific nations

Because American Deep Sea Minerals is seeking a U.S. permit and the international rules governing seabed mining are not yet settled, there’s no guarantee that neighboring Pacific nations would see any revenue from seabed mining just beyond their borders.

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4 days ago

The fault line of Pacific security: Climate-driven land loss triggers regional crisis

Inch by inch, year after year, the sea levels across the Pacific are rising, forcing island communities to abandon family homes and move to safer grounds. Lands are being washed away by climate-led change, eroding the very foundations of peace and stability.

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4 days ago

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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6 days ago

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LIFE & ARTS

Guam must climb the accountability ladder

Guam Chamber of Commerce gubernatorial forums, I introduced what is known as the Accountability Ladder. The idea is simple: when faced with a problem, individuals and organizations can move in one of two directions.

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3 days ago

The Pacific pays the price of the US–Iran war

The war has disrupted global supply chains, destabilized international energy markets, threatened critical maritime shipping routes and generated widespread uncertainty across an already fragile global economy.

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3 days ago

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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6 days ago

Bookshelf: The forgotten CHamoru hero

While Cruz later received the Bronze Star as an original member of the Guam Combat Patrol, he had never been awarded the promised Medal of Honor, Quitugua said.

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18 hours 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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7 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