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Guam Customs seizures raise questions about drug interdiction at ports
Guam Customs seizures raise questions about drug interdiction at ports

As drug-related arrests rise and community safety concerns grow, lawmakers are pressing for answers about how illegal drugs are entering Guam. That scrutiny turned to the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency during a legislative oversight hearing focused on

Stability over spectacle: Adelup lays out final vision for Guam's finances
Stability over spectacle: Adelup lays out final vision for Guam's finances

The Leon Guerrero administration has submitted its final executive budget request, marking the close of its two-term tenure and setting the stage for a broader debate over Guam’s fiscal future. The FY 2027 proposal emphasizes long-term stability, fi

Nevaeh Anderson
PUA fraud case prosecutors complete hard drive reviews
PUA fraud case prosecutors complete hard drive reviews

More evidence in the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud case has now been handed over to defense attorneys. According to a Jan. 30 status report filed in the District Court of Guam, assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Petersburg says prosecutors

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Junior Achievement Guam announces Company of Year winners
Junior Achievement Guam announces Company of Year winners

Junior Achievement Guam announced the winners of its 2025–2026 Company of the Year competition during an awards ceremony. The event concluded a 20-week program in which high school students created, launched, and operated real businesses while devel

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Guam Regional Medical City names Bllyas Otiwii Employee of the Year 2025
Guam Regional Medical City names Bllyas Otiwii Employee of the Year 2025

GRMC has named Emergency Department Technician Bllyas Otiwii as its Employee of the Year for 2025. Otiwii has served the hospital for more than ten years and has been a constant presence in the emergency department since GRMC’s early years. Known fo

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Tsubaki Journey of Flavors at Casa Oceano returns in 2026 with expanded year-long culinary festival
Tsubaki Journey of Flavors at Casa Oceano returns in 2026 with expanded year-long culinary festival

A signature culinary experience at the Tsubaki Tower’s Casa Oceano is making a grand return with a new approach to Tsubaki’s Journey of Flavors, bringing global cuisines to guests across multiple months of the year. Following the positive resp

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Adelup monitoring partial federal shutdown as Guam services continue
Adelup monitoring partial federal shutdown as Guam services continue

The partial federal government shutdown that began over the weekend is still underway. Lawmakers in Washington missed the deadline to pass a full funding plan following an impasse over Department of Homeland Security funding. As Congress works to end the

Matsuki Hirayama
Team Ada-Calvo hold kickoff rally at campaign HQ
Team Ada-Calvo hold kickoff rally at campaign HQ

Sunday night in Hagatna, the campaign of Vice Speaker Tony Ada and businessman E.J. Calvo officially launched their run for governor and lieutenant governor. More than 1,000 supporters packed the team’s campaign headquarters for the kickoff rally, a

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Fisherman found unresponsive at Pago Bay beach
Fisherman found unresponsive at Pago Bay beach

Emergency responders were dispatched after a 911 call reported a distressed fisherman at Pago Bay Beach at 8:16 p.m. Sunday. Units arrived on scene at 8:28 p.m. and immediately began search efforts. According to acting GFD spokesperson Cherika Mateo, an a

Joan Aguon Charfauros
DPHSS alerts parents to Gerber Arrowroot Biscuit recall
DPHSS alerts parents to Gerber Arrowroot Biscuit recall

The Department of Public Health and Social Services is alerting the public to a voluntary recall of limited batches of Gerber Arrowroot Biscuits due to the potential presence of foreign material, including soft plastic or paper. These materials may pose a

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Nominations open for 2027 Guam Teacher of the Year
Nominations open for 2027 Guam Teacher of the Year

The Guam Department of Education is now accepting nominations for the 2027 Guam Teacher of the Year. This prestigious program recognizes outstanding educators who demonstrate excellence in teaching, leadership, and service to their school communities. Stu

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Newly-renovated Refectory opens for FD Friars
Newly-renovated Refectory opens for FD Friars

The famous saying "if you build it, they will come" certainly applies these days to the Friars of Father Duenas, and it's clear the newly-renovated student center won't ever be empty. The "Refectory" is the brainchild of Class of 1988 Carlo Leon Guerrero

Jason Salas
National Weather Service: Increased showers expected, locally heavy rainfall possible
National Weather Service: Increased showers expected, locally heavy rainfall possible

The National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office Guam is currently monitoring a shear line over the CNMI and a weak tropical disturbance located south of Guam in eastern Yap state. Models suggest the disturbance will move west-northwestward, taking it

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University of Guam Accounting graduate Frances Pakingan passes CPA exam
University of Guam Accounting graduate Frances Pakingan passes CPA exam

Even before walking across the commencement stage last December, University of Guam graduate Frances Pakingan had already reached a major milestone. Pakingan passed the uniform certified public accountant examination, the professional licensing test requi

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Firefighters conduct confidence exercise on water cannon
Firefighters conduct confidence exercise on water cannon

Firefighting is a very dangerous job, but you also get to have some fun while serving your community. If you've been making your way around the island lately, you may have seen a curious sight: Guam Fire Department trucks blasting large volumes of water i

Jason Salas
A story of inspiration: Dr. Jalkennen Joseph's journey
A story of inspiration: Dr. Jalkennen Joseph's journey

A doctor originally from Pohnpei with strong ties to Guam is sharing his story in hopes of inspiring future generations to pursue careers in medicine. Through a newly released memoir, he’s shining a light on perseverance, representation, and possibi

90 MPH chase, theft charges
90 MPH chase, theft charges

A woman accused of leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase along Route 15 is now also tied to a separate car theft case from last year. 42-year-old Carina Lyn Cruz Barnes was charged wednesday with second-degree felony theft of a motor vehicle, alo

Joan Aguon Charfauros
GVB selects Ina Carillo as director of destination development
GVB selects Ina Carillo as director of destination development

The Guam Visitors Bureau has selected Ina Carillo as its new director of destination development following a competitive, multi-stage recruitment process. The position became vacant on December 27, 2025, after the retirement of former director Dina Rose H

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Annual Cannabis Summit outlines licensing process & Mertc system
Annual Cannabis Summit outlines licensing process & Mertc system

Guam’s cannabis industry is still evolving, and on Thursday the Department of Public Health and Social Services held their annual Cannabis Industry Regulation Summit -- bringing together current and prospective cannabis operators, ancillary business

Nevaeh Anderson
Volunteers survey Guam's homeless for 2026 Point In Time Count
Volunteers survey Guam's homeless for 2026 Point In Time Count

Volunteers across Guam took part in this year’s Point-In-Time Count today, a critical effort to measure homelessness and determine future resources. Catholic Social Services in Barrigada Heights was the command center for the Guam Homeless Coalition

Matsuki Hirayama
Guam Department of Education kicks off virtual reality professional development for High School educators
Guam Department of Education kicks off virtual reality professional development for High School educators

The Guam Department of Education Division of Curriculum & Instruction held the first session of the Adult Preparation Subject Educational Virtual Reality in the Classroom professional development series. Eight high school educators representing Health, Sc

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Bella Wings Aviation and Champ-Ray Industrial sign MOU to evaluate drone motor manufacturing on Guam
Bella Wings Aviation and Champ-Ray Industrial sign MOU to evaluate drone motor manufacturing on Guam

Bella Wings Aviation LLC announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Champ-Ray Industrial Co., Ltd., a Taiwan-based manufacturer of electric motors and power systems, to evaluate potential light manufacturing and assembly operations

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Rudy Quinata's retrial delayed again
Rudy Quinata's retrial delayed again

The second trial for Rudy Fegurgur Quinata has been pushed back once more. Superior Court of Guam Judge Vern Perez set a new trial date of Feb. 26 during a pretrial conference Tuesday. A final pretrial conference is scheduled for Feb. 10, with jury select

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Votes that shape your everyday: senators wrap January session
Votes that shape your everyday: senators wrap January session

Guam lawmakers have wrapped-up their first session of the year – passing measures that touch our everyday lives from accessible housing and healthcare to worker’s rights. Here's a breakdown of the bills that have cleared the legislature and no

Nevaeh Anderson
Sanchez financing bill passes amid GPS appeal to OPA
Sanchez financing bill passes amid GPS appeal to OPA

A bill authorizing the use of $16.4 million for financing and predevelopment stage expenses of the Simon Sanchez High School project also headed for a vote Thursday. Bill 235 receiving the green light—coming as a competing bidder, General Pacific Se

Destiny Cruz-Langas
Lawmakers consider GEB audit findings as Bill 201 term extensions debated
Lawmakers consider GEB audit findings as Bill 201 term extensions debated

An independent audit bringing renewed scrutiny to the Guam Education Board, just as lawmakers take up a bill that would extend board member terms. Oversight chair on education, Senator Vince Borja’s Bill 201 was supposed to go up for a vote Thursday

Destiny Cruz-Langas