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Senators override governor's veto of Guam's 2026 budget bill

Senators override governor's veto of Guam's 2026 budget bill

Senators override governor's veto of Guam's 2026 budget bill

The 38th Guam Legislature on Monday voted 11-4 to override Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero’s veto of the 2026 budget bill, which rolls back the business privilege tax—the main source of disagreement between the Republican-led chamber and the Democratic administration.

9 hours ago

Guam Memorial Hospital could shut down in six months if electrical panel is not promptly replaced

Guam Memorial Hospital could shut down in six months if electrical panel is not promptly replaced

Guam Memorial Hospital could shut down in six months if electrical panel is not promptly replaced

From left, Sens. Sabrina Salas Matanane. Chris Duenas, Therese Terlaje and Vince Borja/ Screengrab By Jayvee Vallejera If the aging...

4 days ago

Emergency declared over water contamination in Guam's northern village

Emergency declared over water contamination in Guam's northern village

Emergency declared over water contamination in Guam's northern village

Acting Gov. Josh Tenorio today declared a state of emergency to address a potential health crisis resulting from a chemical contamination in two water wells in Yigo.

5 days ago

THE PACIFIC

WHO urges action to control hypertension, save millions of lives in Western Pacific

WHO urges action to control hypertension, save millions of lives in Western Pacific

WHO urges action to control hypertension, save millions of lives in Western Pacific

In Palau, a staggering 48 percent of its population aged between 30 and 79 years old have high blood pressure. That is 14 percentage points above the global average of 34 percent.

9 hours ago

State of emergency declared for Chuuk over oil leak from WWII shipwreck

State of emergency declared for Chuuk over oil leak from WWII shipwreck

State of emergency declared for Chuuk over oil leak from WWII shipwreck

A state of emergency has been declared in Chuuk (formerly Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia, after divers discovered oil leaking from a WWII shipwreck on Sept. 11.

2 days ago

Palau, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu step up push for Taiwan's reinstatement to UN

Palau, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu step up push for Taiwan's reinstatement to UN

Palau, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu step up push for Taiwan's reinstatement to UN

Marshall Islands president says China can't invoke UN Resolution 2758 to invade Taiwan By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The Marshall Islands,...

2 days ago

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LIFE & ARTS

The era of tyranny is over: Democracy prevails in the people’s house

The era of tyranny is over: Democracy prevails in the people’s house

The era of tyranny is over: Democracy prevails in the people’s house

By Christopher Duenas The 38 th Guam Legislature has spoken. By overriding the Governor’s veto, we ended the chapter of one-party...

7 hours ago

Restoring the strength of the Fourth Estate and reforming GovGuam

Restoring the strength of the Fourth Estate and reforming GovGuam

Restoring the strength of the Fourth Estate and reforming GovGuam

oliticians make up the vast majority of our political system. But there were aberrations, like the late former Sen. Bob Klitzkie, Joe Ada and others who cared deeply about our island and its people.

3 days ago

Justice for Guam’s radiation survivors: Our fight is far from over

Justice for Guam’s radiation survivors: Our fight is far from over

Justice for Guam’s radiation survivors: Our fight is far from over

Recently, there’s been discussion about the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and whether Guam will ﬁnally be included.

5 days ago

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

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

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.

7 days ago

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

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

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...

Sep 22

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

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

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...

Sep 22

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Asia-Pacific women's group relieved by court's decision to let abortion pills stay on the market

Asia-Pacific women's group relieved by court's decision to let abortion pills stay on the market

Asia-Pacific women's group relieved by court's decision to let abortion pills stay on the market

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision...

Jun 14, 20242 min read

Guam Supreme Court: 1990 abortion ban is dead law

Guam Supreme Court: 1990 abortion ban is dead law

Guam Supreme Court: 1990 abortion ban is dead law

By Pacific Island Times News Staff A 1990 statute that sought to impose a total ban on abortion on Guam is void, the Supreme Court of...

Nov 1, 20232 min read

Ninth Circuit reinstates abortion restriction on Guam

Ninth Circuit reinstates abortion restriction on Guam

Ninth Circuit reinstates abortion restriction on Guam

Senator seeks to repeal the requirement for in-person consultation By Pacific Island Times News Staff A Guam senator today filed a bill...

Aug 3, 20233 min read

Guam senator proposes to put abortion question on the ballot

Guam senator proposes to put abortion question on the ballot

Guam senator proposes to put abortion question on the ballot

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Sen. Thomas Fisher has introduced a bill proposing to put abortion to a vote to allow the people of...

Apr 28, 20232 min read

Federal court preserves abortion access on Guam

Federal court preserves abortion access on Guam

Federal court preserves abortion access on Guam

By Gina Tabonares-Reilly Chief Federal Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood on Friday retained the three-decade-old injunction on a public law...

Mar 25, 20232 min read

The post-Roe debacle

The post-Roe debacle

The post-Roe debacle

US Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling thrust Guam’s abortion laws into legal scrutiny Supreme Court of Guam to hear oral arguments on PL 20-134...

Mar 8, 20235 min read

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