By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has agreed to stretch the comment period for the proposed deep-sea mining off the shore of the Northern Marianas for another month, falling short of the 120-day extension sought by CNMI and Guam leaders. The closing date for the comment period was initially set for Dec. 12. John Romero, public affairs officer for the Department of the Interior, said stakeholders were notified today that the bureau will c

GPA is optimistic that the reliability testing phase, which will run for seven days, ushers Guam into the last stop before implementing its centerpiece strategy to modernize the island’s energy generation and reduce dependence on imported fuel.

Seeking to pave the way for Guam’s long-postponed political status plebiscite, Sen. William Parkinson has introduced a bill that would remove ancestry-based voter restrictions, which the court has ruled unconstitutional under the Fifteenth Amendment.