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.

“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.

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Sen. Jesse A. Lujan has introduced a bill to address the antiquated system at Guam Customs and Quarantine, which is still heavily reliant on paper transactions. Bill 234-38 would mandate the adoption of the Automated System for Customs Data as the official customs management system of the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency, and to authorize formal agreements with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development for its implementation a

The Superior Court of Guam has struck down the administration’s move to condemn properties marked for a hospital project in Mangilao, noting that the proposed plan for the target land does not legally justify an exercise of eminent domain.

It requires more than 30 days to analyze the potential impact of the federal government’s plan to unleash the high seas near the Marianas for deep-sea mining, Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and CNMI Gov. David Apatang said.

By Jayvee Vallejera   Want to see an interactive digital map that shows you military developments and actions in the Western Pacific that could dictate how a possible war between the United States and China could play out? The newly launched Micronesian Security Monitor provides that picture and the increasingly vital role the Micronesian region will play in that scenario. Leland Bettis The Guam-based think tank Pacific Center for Island Security, which runs the Micronesian S

The Department of Public Works will hit pause on the groundbreaking for the Simon Sanchez High School reconstruction, following a bidder’s protest that has put a new stumbling block to the oft-delayed project.

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Wage rates should be determined by economic conditions and competition within the labor market instead of being imposed by government mandates, the Guam Chamber of Commerce said. “This position is rooted in long-standing free-market economic principles that guide our advocacy efforts on behalf of businesses of all sizes,” the chamber said. Joe San Agustin The business group issued the statement in response to Sen. Joe San Agustin’s Bill 4-38

China's DF-26 is an intermediate-range ballistic missile called DF-26 is also nicknamed "Guam Killer" by the Chinese media.  By Jayvee Vallejera   As Taiwan’s closest neighbor to the south, the Philippines would be drawn into any conflict if China invades the island nation, which it considers part of its territory. Guam would not be a spectator, either. As home to military bases, Guam would be in a battlespace as well, said Dr. Jonathan E. Malaya, special adviser to the Natio