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Guam governor vetoes 2026 budget bill

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero today vetoed Bill 44-38, the spending measure for 2026, which she said has misguided priorities and failed to fund health care adequately.

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6 hours ago

Guam hospital CEO retires this month

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam Memorial Hospital continues its search for a new administrator/chief executive officer to...

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2 days ago

Guam senators race the governor for the remainder of Covid recovery funds

In a bipartisan move, the 38th Guam Legislature has introduced a resolution urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Trump administration to authorize the reallocation of existing American Rescue Plan Act funds toward urgent infrastructure repairs at Guam Memorial Hospital.

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3 days ago

THE PACIFIC

House OKs bill extending diplomatic privileges to Pacific Islands Forum

Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Democrat from Texas, said the legislation, titled “Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment to Enhance Relations Act” or PARTNER Act, is a concrete step to deepen U.S. alliances and keep America at the center of global diplomacy.

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12 hours ago

Palau president urges continued dialogue with US despite parliament and council's rejection of asylum proposal

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Koror (Island Times/PacNews) - - President Surangel Whipps Jr said that Palau should maintain dialogue...

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4 days ago

Nauru leader says nation's future insured with growing trust fund

Nauru President David Adeang said the tiny Pacific island nation’s future is secured with the Nauru Intergenerational Trust Fund, which is currently inching toward a net value of close to half a billion dollars.

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Aug 28

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LIFE & ARTS

Who says we have no say?

Signs of the Times By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Gov. Leon Guerrero, in a tyrannical fashion, explained what the community could expect after she...

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2 days ago

'Guam needs both: A new hospital and a strong private partnership'

By Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero Dr. Mike Cruz and I agree on more than many might expect. Like him, I believe a strong public-private...

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2 days ago

Don’t skirt the women who championed the Organic Act of Guam

More than a few women—educators, community and church organizers, business owners and political pioneers—played a significant role in advancing the drive for some semblance of self-government for the people of Guam after liberation from wartime occupation.

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Aug 29

Community Events: Filipino outreach program opens registration for September classes

Eskwelahang Munti program participants pose for a graduation photo. Registration is now open for Eskwelahang Munti ng Guam, a Filipino...

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6 days ago

Guam's language commission launches new cultural program

The Kumisión i Fino’ CHamoru yan Fina’nå’guen i Historia yan Lina’la’ i Taotao Tåno’ (Commission on CHamoru Language and the Teaching of the History & Culture of the Indigenous People of Guam) has premiered "I Historia put i Hinanao i Taotao Tåno’," a new program inspired by a presentation delivered by Laura M. Torres Souder at the International Indigenous Youth Forum in 2023.

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Aug 29

Jesus Christ Superstar on stage Aug. 29-31 at UOG Calvo Field House

World Theater Productions, in association with the Guam Philharmonic Foundation Inc. , presents the award-winning, critically acclaimed rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar," which opens today and will run until Aug. 31 at the University of Guam Calvo Field House.

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Aug 29