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First, American Samoa: Territorial advocates warn Guam, CNMI can be the next target for deep-sea mining
The Pacific Island Times
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August 17, 2025
With the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management poised to decide soon on an application for deep-sea mining in the waters off American Samoa, advocates opposing the initiative hope to build a tidal wave of resistance not just in American Samoa but...
“The ultimate meddling”: What is assisted migration – and why is it so controversial among scientists?
Discover Wildlife
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August 17, 2025
The guam kingfisher – also known as the sihek – has been extinct in the wild since 1988 but was successfully introduced to Palmyra Atoll last year. However, they aren’t native to the island (which is roughly one-third of the way between Hawaii and...
Learn to make value-added dragon fruit products at upcoming UOG workshop
Marianas Variety
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Sophie Santos, an extension associate with UOG Land Grant, pours fresh dragon fruit nectar during a value-added foods workshop held in Sept. 2024. UOG will be offering this workshop again on Sept. 6. Photos courtesy of the University of Guam...
Tiyan graduate charts course from Guam to global maritime career
The Guam Daily Post
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Jinae Bernadette Yatar Teria knew she wanted to make an impact and bring it back to Guam, but she wasn't sure exactly how until a soccer recruiting website connected her to an opportunity that would take her across the world and back. The...
King-Hinds presses for clarification on mail delivery halt
Marianas Variety
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U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds has issued the following statement regarding concerning reports that certain package deliveries to the CNMI and Guam are currently suspended: “On Friday I was informed that air mail package deliveries to...
Guam Regional Medical City introduces Advanced Capsule Camera Technology for easier GI exams
KUAM
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August 8, 2025
"This technology is a sophisticated, sedation-free modality now available on Guam, enhancing our ability to evaluate complex gastrointestinal disease in high-risk patients with greater safety and efficiency,” Dr. Muna Aguon added.
Guam Academy Charter Schools Council sets deadline for SIFA to secure school site
KUAM
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August 8, 2025
Meanwhile, fellow charter school Business Technology Academy is pushing to expand into middle school grades, offering to take in up to 125 students, as it actively works to convert newly renovated classrooms across its main building should the...
Researcher warns federal shift to minerals may impact waters
The Guam Daily Post
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The federal government's changing priorities from offshore renewable energy toward critical mineral extraction could bring deep seabed mining to Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, according to a researcher leading maritime...
Guam's ocean advocate alarmed by Trump's move to reopen marine monument
The Pacific Island Times
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August 7, 2025
Amanda Dedicatoria aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus in March 2025. Photo courtesy of Ocean Exploration Trust Amanda Dedicatoria remembers the moment vividly. Aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus, she watched a camera descend into the...
Guam Customs 16th Cycle forges ahead with 11 Trainees
KUAM
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August 7, 2025
As CQA’s 16th Cycle, these 10 men and one woman, bring a variety of competencies, including the handling of hazardous materials, information technology, basic life support, water safety andmadministrative work.
US military readiness in the Pacific requires strengthening Guam’s power grid
Atlantic Council
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August 14, 2025
Guam is a key logistics hub for US military posture in the Pacific. Located 4,000 miles west of Hawaii, Guam is twice as close to Beijing as Honolulu. As a US territory, Guam provides forward positioning from which the military can organize and...
Innovate: Why Guam needs a modern government to build a modern economy
Pacific Daily News
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As Guam reaches a pivotal moment in its economic development, the island finds itself caught between the two starkly contrasting realities of immense strategic opportunity and institutional fragility. While the Indo-Pacific region rises in global...
'Sustainability is the new Wi-Fi': Experts hone in on Guam's tourism recovery plan
Pacific Daily News
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Sustainable tourism is key to Guam visitor industry’s recovery plan, according to guest speakers for the Guam Visitors Bureau’s quarterly membership meeting on Thursday. Jason Lin, co-founder and CEO of Hotel Zero, and Naomi Oiwa, Japan market...
Guam among priority areas for NOAA's submerged wreckage removal program
The Pacific Island Times
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August 6, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Salvage crews will be mobilized in Guam later this year to retrieve abandoned and derelict vessels left to disintegrate in the waters. Guam is among the eight U.S. jurisdictions prioritized by the National...
Guam deserves a future beyond the uniform
The Guam Daily Post
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The truth is hard to ignore: Guam’s value to the United States and its allies lies mainly in our geography. We are “the tip of the spear” in the Pacific, a frontline asset in growing regional tensions. And because of that, our role as a military...
Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency's 16th cycle begins with 11 trainees
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency on Wednesday said its newest trainees have begun their journey toward becoming sworn law enforcement officers responsible for stopping threats at local borders and ports of entry. The 11 members of the...
Trench Tech wins big in Guam tournament
Marianas Variety
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NORTHERN Marianas athletes returned home with a record haul as 13 young members of Trench Tech Purebred Saipan notched 17 medals from the 2025 Påtgon Jiu Jitsu Tournament held Saturday at UOG Field House in Mangilao, Guam. Medalists included: •...
UOG: Peralta appointed Vice Provost of Research and Sponsored Programs
The Guam Daily Post
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The University of Guam has appointed a new Vice Provost of Research and Sponsored Programs, who has a proven record of success in advancing the university's role as an educational institution. On Wednesday, the university announced the appointment...
Facing persistent challenges: GHRA seeks solutions to advance Guam’s tourism
Marianas Business Journal
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“I don't want to keep dealing with the same problems year after year. I want to find solutions,” said Mary Rhodes, president of the Guam Hotel & Restaurant Association. Rhodes spoke to the Journal following an Aug. 8 meeting at Nikko Hotel Guam...
LETTER: Still no cannabis dispensary on Guam
Pacific Daily News
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Cannabis on Guam has been legal for medical use since 2015 and legal for recreational use since April 2019. Guam was the first United States territory to legalize medical marijuana, passing via a ballot referendum in 2014. Fast forward August...