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How the military housing allowance structure warps Guam's rental market

Resolution 117-38 urges the U.S. Congress and the Department of War to transition Guam from OHA to the basic housing allowance system, which applies in all 50 states.

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7 hours ago

Guam, CNMI delegates warn feds of the risks of hasty plan to raid Marianas subsea

“Current deep-sea mining technologies pose tremendous risks of disrupting fisheries and marine ecosystems, which could endanger Guam and the CNMI's interconnected economies,” Guam Del. James Moylan and CNMI Del. Kimberly King-Hinds said in a letter to Matthew Giacona, the bureau’s director.

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17 hours ago

Starfish set to build Guam portion of Bulikula subsea cable in December

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Starfish Infrastructure Inc., a Google subsidiary, is seeking the Federal Communications Commission’s approval to build and test the Guam portion of the Bulikula submarine fiber ring, pending issuance of the company’s cable landing license. Starfish said the Bulikula system is currently set to be installed on Dec. 16, hence its request for special temporary authority "to ensure that cable-laying activities in U.S. territory may proceed on schedule." Goog

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1 day ago

THE PACIFIC

Climate aid moving in the slow lane; FSM, Tonga call for prompt support

Climate financing should be readily available to tap for urgent responses to weather events affecting vulnerable islands, according to Pacific island delegates to the 30th UN Climate Change Conference.

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6 days ago

Tiny plastics can kill marine wildlife: Study raises alarms for Pacific islands

By Ron Rocky Coloma The case that stayed with Dr. Erin Murphy involved a sea turtle with eight plastic bags in its stomach. Another autopsy uncovered a plastic water bottle inside an albatross. A sperm whale died with a stomach packed with dozens of bags, rope and fishing nets. Each death became a data point in a global analysis of how plastic ingestion kills marine wildlife, but for Murphy, they were also reminders of how close the problem sits to coastal communities, includ

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6 days ago

Pacific Freedom Forum: Samoa ban on newspaper undermines the constitution

The Pacific Freedom Forum issued the following statement in response to Samoan Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt's ban on the Samoa Observer. The decision by Samoa's Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt to ban Samoa’s only daily newspaper from all government and ministerial press conferences undermines constitutional rights on media freedom and people’s right to seek and share information, says regional Article 19 watchd

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7 days ago

INSIGHTS

LIFE & ARTS

The healing we still need: Covid's lingering shadow

Five years after the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and the world first locked down, America’s healthcare professionals are still recovering.

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16 hours ago

US forgotten promises: the struggle of Pacific Islanders

Our islands are sinking. The ocean creeps closer each year, swallowing beaches where children once played, contaminating wells where families drank, and destroying the gardens that feed us.

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Nov 12

US deep-sea mining policy: A dual provocation against ecology of Pacific island countries and international law

For the ocean-dependent island countries, Trump's executive order is undoubtedly a disaster. The ocean is our home, and engaging in deep-sea mining operations without mature technology is dangerous.

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Nov 11

'God gave us the plants': University of Guam Press to launch new book on traditional CHamoru healing

By Pacific Island Times News Staff There may be a pretty flower plant in your garden, a dull-looking weed on the ground or a bush with funny leaves in the boonie area behind your house. One might be surprised to learn that several local plants may seem ordinary, but actually offer extraordinary health benefits. Lourdes Toves Manglona's soon-to-be-released book, "Tinanom Åmot Siha: Plants Used in Traditional CHamoru Healing," catalogs more than 70 medicinal plants and guides

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Nov 13

A new look at aid’s 'great game'

A new book, "China, the West, and the Global Development Finance Regime: Competitive Convergence," written by David Skidmore, professor of Political Science at Drake University, is a welcome addition to a small but important body of literature.

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Nov 12

A modern-day Gideon from Maine

Bridgman, Mi—The success of any organization or business is almost always a result of choosing the right people. One of the earliest examples of this is found in the Old Testament Book of Judges.

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Nov 9