Learning from the massive system failures that followed Typhoon Mawar in 2023, officials said Guam’s utility providers may be better equipped this time to face the threats of Typhoon Sinlaku. However, they gave no assurance that the post-storm situation would be problem-free.

Sinkalu has been upgraded to a super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and maximum gusts of 184 mph, according to the latest update from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Typhoon Sinlaku’s worst threat of a Category 4 typhoon condition is now centered on Rota, without reducing the possible impact on Guam, according to Brandon Aydlett, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Guam. “The outlook is still for continued intensification. Track shifts are still anticipated as we go through the next 36 hours,” Aydlett said at a virtual briefing at noon today.   “But ultimately, for Rota, the threat has now be

“I anticipate that this situation will be of such severity and magnitude that an effective response will be beyond the capability of the government of Guam, and supplementary federal assistance will be necessary to save lives and protect property, public health and safety,” the governor said in a report to Trump.

David Apatang By Pacific Island Times News Staff Northern Marianas Gov. David Apatang today declared the commonwealth under a state of significant emergency in anticipation of Tropical Storm Sinlaku, which is predicted to develop into a Category 3 or 4 typhoon before landfall. "Based on its current track, all populated islands within the CNMI, including Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, are under threat," the governor said in an executive order declaring an emergency. The CNMI antici

The National Weather Service today issued a typhoon watch for Guam and the Northern Marianas as it continued to track the slow-moving Tropical Storm Sinlaku, which was still hovering over Chuuk, packing winds of 70 mph as of 7 a.m.

Public agencies, private businesses issue advisories Motorists fill up their gas tanks on April 10, 2026, in preparation for Tropical Storm Sinlaku. Photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan/Pacific Island Times By Pacific Island Times News Staff Attorney General Douglas Moylan warned local businesses against exploiting Guam consumers by jacking up prices in anticipation of a typhoon, which weather specialists say may leave a devastating impact on island. “No price gouging will be tolerate

Ryan Jimenez By Pacific Island Times News Staff Archbishop Ryan P. Jimenez will serve in the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, joining other church leaders chosen by Pope Leo XIV for digital evangelization. According to The Holy See's April 9 announcement, Jimenez will join 11 distinguished clergymen and one lay person, including Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Church

Damaging winds of 39 mph from Tropical Storm Sinlaku are expected within 48 hours.