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Guam to celebrate 81 years since liberation
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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(Image courtesy of Guam Governor’s Office, Mayor Council of Guam) Guam Liberation Day, July 21, is the Guam’s most important holiday aside from Discovery Day (the first Monday in March). The holiday commemorates the U.S. military liberating the...
Guam kicks off celebrations for 75th anniversary of Organic Act, which granted US citizenship to island residents
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s history changed with the signing of the Organic Act of Guam on Aug. 1, 1950, granting U.S. citizenship to residents of Guam at the time and their descendants, and its 75th anniversary will be celebrated in various ways on the island. On...
Business Briefs: AK, UOG team up to build local workforce; Women business summit set for Sept. 26
The Pacific Island Times
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July 1, 2025
From left, Ryan Garduno, Inchcape South Asia & Pacific talent acquisition manager; Trina Cruz, Atkins Kroll marketing & customer engagement director; Sharlene Santos Bamba, University of Guam Senior vice president and provost accreditation liaison...
LETTER: The hero who stood alone, and stood for Guam
Pacific Daily News
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Most people in Guam have probably never heard of John Marshall Harlan. He never set foot on our island. He didn’t speak our language or share our culture. But over a century ago, standing in the highest court in America, Harlan raised his voice to...
OPINION Merrill: Reviving Guam’s tourism—community-driven path to economic renewal
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s visitor industry has long been a cornerstone of the island’s economy and cultural exchange. Over the past 50 years, tourism has generated more employment and contributed more tax revenue than any other industry in Guam. Our airport, the...
LETTER: Before creating the 'Guam Experience', decide the target tourist market
Pacific Daily News
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In the last month, many people have given suggestions about how to attract tourists to our island and how to enhance their experience when they visit Guam. These ideas promote important discourse and should continue. However, before we talk about...
Guam attorney says medical malpractice bill favorable only to lawyers
The Pacific Island Times
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July 1, 2025
Only lawyers would come out ahead under a bill that would facilitate litigation for medical malpractice claims, a local attorney said, questioning the need to fix a system that is not broken. “I'm telling you from my own personal experience—I am...
Guam Election Commission restarts college poll worker program July 4
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Election Commission will recommence its College Poll Worker Program on July 4, offering a two-credit course that contributes to the commission's nationally recognized excellence in election administration. According to a press release...
Guam Apex Accelerator offers free webinars in July
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam APEX Accelerator is offering free webinars for July. Webinars are held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom. The Zoom link is emailed to registrants 30 minutes before the webinar. • July 3, mentor-protégé programs: Small Business Administration...
Day 1, 0 medal: Guam swimmers, paddlers, softball players push through at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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Tahiti claimed 21 medals, including 12 gold, on Day 1 of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games on Monday in Palau. Guam was ranked 16 of 24 participating island nations on Day 1, which saw water sports, softball and others kicking things off. These are...
Family who fled Vietnam started U.S. journey in Tahlequah
Enid News & Eagle - Oklahoma
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A family who fled Vietnam 50 years ago, landed in Guam, then went to Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center in Arkansas, and a month later wound up in Tahlequah, returned here June 27 for a reunion. Brian Moore, son of the eldest surviving...
New commanding officer at helm of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 1, 2025
SANTA RITA, Guam — Cmdr. Abigail Clark assumed command of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam from Cmdr. Dana Hiatt in a change of command ceremony at the Naval Base Guam theater in Santa Rita, Guam, on June 26. Capt. Todd Wimmer, U.S. Coast Guard Base...
Guam: Forever a Colony?
The Guam Daily Post
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What’s taking so long? It’s been close to 500 years that Guam has been flying a foreign flag, and still there’s been no serious effort to shake loose and walk its own path. Decolonization peaked years ago - soon after World War II when long-time...
LETTER: Thank you to Guam Museum Foundation
Pacific Daily News
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Please allow me this opportunity to give a word of thanks to the Guam Museum Foundation. My deepest gratitude to David Tydingco, chairman of the Guam Museum Foundation board, for inviting me to speak at the 4th storytelling event at the Museum...
Here’s how deportations could affect California’s economy
The Mercury News - California
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June 30, 2025
The Trump administration’s push to deport millions of people living in the country illegally could seriously disrupt key sectors of California’s economy. A recent report from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute estimates that mass deportations...
Paying Tribute To Guam’s World War II Survivors And Liberators
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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June 30, 2025
A new book, co-authored by a Honolulu journalist, and museum exhibit will be unveiled July 12. Army photographer Frank Buchman was sent to Guam in 1944 to document military activities just after the United States defeated Japan’s occupying troops...
$8.8M contract awarded to renovate Hagåtña Pool over 5 years after closure, groundbreaking this Thursday
Pacific Daily News
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An $8.844 million contract to renovate Hagåtña Pool has been awarded, five years after it was forced to shut down over health law violations related to its water quality. Families, athletes and other swimmers could be back into the water at the...
Open letter to the senators of the 38th Guam Legislature
The Guam Daily Post
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Bill 32-38 is special interest legislation that ignores the facts and history of Oka Point and instead relies on arguments that are just urban legend like Serana from Hagåtña that would not withstand legal muster in a court of law. Bill 32-38...
LETTER: What AG Moylan can do to protect birthright citizenship on Guam
Pacific Daily News
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If you are a person born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction, you are a United States citizen. Full stop. The Fourteenth Amendment states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction...
OPINION Lotz: From Tumon Bay to Pati Point, Guam's marine preserves beckon
Pacific Daily News
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In my series of advocacy articles of what we should be offering as truly Guam sites for tourists to visit and enjoy, the final and perhaps most apparent are the ocean, reefs, and beaches of the island. Certainly, what is most obvious to tourists...