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By Jayvee Vallejera   Private employers on Guam reported 800 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024, with companies in the leisure and hospitality industry posting the highest number, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday. This resulted in a “total recordable cases” incidence rate of 1.9 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers in Guam, according to a BLS news release. The national case rate in 2024 was 2.3. The findings from the 2024 Survey of...

The urge to survive is a powerful one, for both an individual and a country. Nauru, whose population was decimated by infectious disease as a result of colonialism, still celebrates Angam Day on Oct. 26 every year. This was the day in 1932 when the birth of a baby brought Nauru's population up to 1,500, a minimum number thought necessary at the time to guarantee the future survival of the Nauruan people.

When traditional employment disappoints, entrepreneurship is the classic American alternative. On Guam, that path is significantly harder to walk. Guam’s business privilege tax is levied on gross receipts—not profits—at rates of 3 to 5 percent. A business pays tax before it knows whether it has turned a profit.