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Guam is particularly surprised to find out that debloating bureaucracy is possible. At the local level, “modernizing the government” and “ma

Federal spending had been the life vest for Guam’s economy until Trump came back to the Oval Office to puncture it.

   Clearing the homeless out of public sight will not eliminate homelessness.

The CHamoru term “inafa’ maolek” refers to a concept of restoring harmony or order, a hallmark of Guam’s values and a gift from CHamoru ance

   Historically, Guam voters have preferred the incumbent staying in Congress for many years. Madeleine Bordallo served from 2003 to 2019. R

Guam governor recognizes Taiwan as a country “Taiwan is a great ‘country,’” Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero said during the Taiwan National Day...

In July, we were notified by the U.S. Library of Congress that it has selected our website, pacificislandtimes.com , for inclusion in the...

Guam’s public schools didn’t open on time. It was absurdly predictable— a ready-made, recyclable headline from years past. Only this...

Any attack on Guam or other territories in the Pacific, “even if outside of the geographic scope of Article V, would almost certainly...

In 2012, Kathleen Clark, a law professor at Washington School of Law, discussed the apparently unresolved issue of attorney-client...

Governor of Guam Lourdes Leon Guerrero and Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Commander Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman exchange ideas during the...

Pending in the Supreme Court of Guam is a request for declaratory judgment filed by Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, who is seeking clarification...

When people with fancy titles gather in summits and conferences, they coin technocratic phrases that are repeated in subsequent summits...

When I came to visit Peter Sgro at Guam Regional Medical City after his back surgery a couple of months ago, I found papers stacked up on...

In August, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources conducted a field congressional hearing on Guam to "examine the importance of...

In the midst of a recent oversight hearing at the Guam legislature, Lilian Perez-Posadas, administrator of Guam Memorial Hospital,...

A cloud of trepidation hovers over the Pacific island states and territories in the face of Japan’s move to go ahead with the disposal of...

China is a relentless leviathan and there are governments that would embrace it— if the price is right Pacific island leaders came with...

“So let me get this straight: I go to the grocery store and buy a pound of sliced ham in a plastic bag, a loaf of bread in a plastic bag,...

How did Guam fare after Mawar? It depends on whom you ask. The answer depends on one’s temperament and previous disaster experience. It...

On the gloomy morning of May 26, we woke to an apocalyptic-like life, disconnected from the rest of the world— no power, no internet, no...

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero dreaded Bill 12-37, a straightforward measure with a clear end: just show us the lease and tell us what you’re...

Do you know how the soon-to-be built Guam missile defense architecture will function to protect the island from any potential missile...

The mending of Pacific unity restores regionalism, but Guam remains excluded Regional leaders settled their differences in Nadi at last...

First, there was Covid. Then, a war in Ukraine. And now, eggs? How did the breakfast staple suddenly find itself sharing the world...

There’s no returning to the “dark days” of the “back-alley” procedures, Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero said when she vetoed the Guam Heartbeat...

The November elections are over. Call it banal, but there is no easier way to cap the election season than this hackneyed opening line....

The University of Guam’s Great Debate is the Super Bowl of Guam politics— a primetime pre-election event that typically sees hundreds of...

Picked apart by China and heavily courted by the United States, the Pacific island region has become the superpowers' battleground for...

Incumbent governors rarely lose party renomination. They have built-in political machinery that includes people who are currently holding...

People who are “pro-life” are “anti-abortion.” But “pro-choice” advocates are not necessarily “pro-abortion” or “anti-life.” Several...

Gone are the days when the traditional media was the gatekeeper of information and the exclusive distributor of news. Social media tore...

It happened again. Shots rang out. Children ran for their lives. Bodies fell. The horrific school shooting that killed 19 children and...

Life is pretty much back to normal. With Covid-19 infections consistently dwindling and yielding statistics that bring a certain level of...

I remember that day— Feb. 25, 1986. I was then a teenager. My family stood outside the iron gates of Malacañang Palace among a massive...

Public health has often been the staple of politics and our government— regardless of the political party and no matter who is running...

America loves to talk about “equality,” a subject that is ironically difficult to talk about in America. Last month, Reps. Carolyn...

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. I have...

We thought 2020 was the worst year ever. We heard it from friends and commentators. We read it on social media. We even said it...

Dr. Anthony Fauci said we are likely to return to normalcy by May 2022. We are not holding our breath. When we’ve lost confidence even in...

The late Abed Younis, my former boss and founder of Marianas Variety, never caved in to intimidation. In his typically deadpan tone, Mr....

No one trooped into the streets when the government dangled $10,000 in cash and brand-new cars to lure the vax stragglers to come out,...

The world of ideas and beliefs is like a flea market, where hawkers and barkers try to out-scream one another, each trying to pull the...

Headed to recovery, Guam is submerged in an unexpected tsunami of resources it has never seen in history The Covid era is a perplexing...

(Following is an old column originally published May 22, 2014 in Marianas Variety News and Views. ) WARNING: This column can be offensive...

In March 2015, an episode of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” perfectly captured the comedic essence of the Insular Cases...

I worked with Arnold Moss at Today (one of the Philippines' major broadsheets before it was acquired by another company), where I was a...

It took them three months to apologize, but for the “Fiji faction” of the cleaved Pacific Islands Forum, it’s probably better late than...

In 2019, the University of Guam’s Regional Center for Public Policy released the results of a survey indicating that two-thirds of...

Running a small business isn’t a walk in the park. Small scale entrepreneurs have to confront high rents, taxes, other collateral...