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Summer interns leave their mark at Guam Airport with symbolic latte art
Summer interns leave their mark at Guam Airport with symbolic latte art

It’s a bold burst of color and culture greeting travelers at the Guam Airport — and it’s the handiwork of our island’s future leaders. The 2025 Guam Summer Youth Employment Program interns with the A.B. Won Pat International Airpor

Plea deal in the works for accused child molester facing deportation
Plea deal in the works for accused child molester facing deportation

A man charged with molesting a 9-year-old girl could be deported under a plea deal currently being prepared. Prosecutors revealed that Red Rino Chutaro - also known as Redley Puas and Redley Rino - is expected to enter a deportation plea in connection to

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Three with decades of service promoted to GFD battalion chief
Three with decades of service promoted to GFD battalion chief

Three veteran firefighters, each with decades of service and sacrifice, were officially promoted to battalion chief, marking a proud milestone for the Guam Fire Department. On Tuesday, in front of family, friends, island leaders, and brothers and sisters

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Boil water advisory issued for Yigo & Mangilao: GWA Well Y-3 tests positive for fecal indicator
Boil water advisory issued for Yigo & Mangilao: GWA Well Y-3 tests positive for fecal indicator

The Guam Waterworks Authority has issued an urgent boil water notice for residents in Yigo and Mangilao after Well Y-03 tested positive for E. coli, a fecal indicator organism, in raw water samples collected on July 17. While disinfected water in the dist

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81st Liberation Day: Five chosen as Grand Marshals
81st Liberation Day: Five chosen as Grand Marshals

They are among our island’s greatest generation, our war survivors who carry the stories of Guam’s pain, courage, and unbreakable spirit. Today, five of them, retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Joaquin “Danny” Santos, Teresita Sabla

Destiny Cruz-Langas
A sneak peek of 81st Liberation Day Parade floats preparations
A sneak peek of 81st Liberation Day Parade floats preparations

It’s all hands on deck as Liberation Day is just around the corner. With every sawdust, soapsud, and brushstroke, parade floats are coming together piece by piece, each a tribute to Guam's culture, resiliency and legacy. Here at the Mangilao Mayor&r

Matsuki Hirayama
Sen. Joe San Agustin announces run for Governor during radio interview
Sen. Joe San Agustin announces run for Governor during radio interview

A familiar name will face off for the top seat in Adelup. Senator Joe S. San Agustin has officially thrown his hat in the ring for Governor, confirming his candidacy during a live interview on “The Point” with Ray Gibson. “I did mention

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Guam Customs musters partners in vessel outreach & entry operations
Guam Customs musters partners in vessel outreach & entry operations

They came by sea from Saipan and Rota, 31 vessels in total, arriving at the Hagåtña Boat Basin over a 48-hour span. And according to Guam Customs and Quarantine, every one of them was screened. “It was a multi-agency approach, we had th

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Melanie Mendiola nominated to Guam Memorial Hospital Authority Board
Melanie Mendiola nominated to Guam Memorial Hospital Authority Board

The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority Board of Trustees could be welcoming a new member to their ranks very soon. Melanie Mendiola, former Guam Economic Development Authority CEO/Administrator, has been nominated to the board, bringing with her an extensiv

Nevaeh Anderson
July session heats up with several bills packing agenda
July session heats up with several bills packing agenda

A full plate for Guam lawmakers this July as 31 bills head to the session floor, including a sweeping proposal to mandate trash service for every home, a bill to let GDOE lease out old campuses, and a move to officially change Asan’s name to Assan-M

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Public Health gives “C” ratings to Upi and Price elementary
Public Health gives “C” ratings to Upi and Price elementary

Two Guam Department of Education schools have passed Public Health inspections: Upi Elementary School and H.B. Price Elementary School. While both Upi and Price maintain “C” ratings from Public Health, GDOE noted improvements in the amount of

KUAM News
Guam Chamber seeks Applications for Business Scholarship
Guam Chamber seeks Applications for Business Scholarship

Juniors and Seniors enrolled in the University of Guam School of Business and Public Administration are invited to apply for the Guam Chamber of Commerce Dave J. Santos Scholarship. This scholarship is made available to outstanding business majors of the

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Guam Department of Labor seeks manamko’ for last year of SCSEP job training program
Guam Department of Labor seeks manamko’ for last year of SCSEP job training program

Guam’s Department of Labor is making a final push to support the island’s manamko’. The Senior Community Service Employment Program, or SCSEP, is now accepting up to 30 new participants, but this could be the last year the program is off

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Camp Blaz welcomes new Commanding Officer as Col. Govea passes the torch
Camp Blaz welcomes new Commanding Officer as Col. Govea passes the torch

A leadership transition at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz marks a new chapter for the island’s newest military installation. In a formal change of command ceremony, Col. Ernest Govea officially handed over leadership of Camp Blaz to Col. Richard D. Mar

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University of Guam to distribute free can bins and support recycling at 81st Guam Liberation Day Parade
University of Guam to distribute free can bins and support recycling at 81st Guam Liberation Day Parade

The University of Guam’s Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps announced its plans to promote environmental stewardship and enhance recycling efforts at the upcoming 81st Guam Liberation Day Parade by distributing free can bins to parade attendees an

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Guam Regional Medical City marks 10 years of healing, innovation, and community care
Guam Regional Medical City marks 10 years of healing, innovation, and community care

Guam Regional Medical City is celebrating 10 years of caring for our island with a heartfelt theme: “Our Island. Our Hospital. 10 Years of Caring.” Since opening its doors in July 2015, GRMC has grown into a pillar of health and hope for the i

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Legacy of the Chagui'an 45 continues to inspire Guam's commitment to peace
Legacy of the Chagui'an 45 continues to inspire Guam's commitment to peace

Down winding roads and behind lush green jungle is a clearing. Though usually empty and quiet, on Thursday it was brimming with people gathered to honor and remember what took place on these grounds. At the tail end of World War II, 45 CHamoru men were ta

Nevaeh Anderson
Chamber of Commerce warns amendment will derail tax relief for local business
Chamber of Commerce warns amendment will derail tax relief for local business

With the same goal of easing economic pressure on island businesses, Senator Telo Taitague and the Guam Chamber of Commerce have different ideas on how to do carry it out Taitague’s proposed amendment to Bill 11 would keep the 5% business privilege

Nevaeh Anderson
Guam Education Board to hear proposal as SIFA seeks Chief Brodie site for temporary school
Guam Education Board to hear proposal as SIFA seeks Chief Brodie site for temporary school

Just two months after Chief Brodie Elementary officially closed, one local charter school is hoping to make it its new home. Science is Fun and Awesome Learning Academy Charter School, or SIFA, is eyeing the Tamuning campus after recently vacating its Tiy

Destiny Cruz-Langas
Matson suspends Electric Vehicle transport, a 'headwind' for Guam's sluggish industry
Matson suspends Electric Vehicle transport, a 'headwind' for Guam's sluggish industry

In an abrupt announcement, Matson told customers on Tuesday that they will be stopping transport of electric and hybrid plug-in vehicles on their vessels, effective immediately. The company cites increasing fire risk at sea linked to transporting large li

Matsuki Hirayama
Guam man sentenced in major federal drug case
Guam man sentenced in major federal drug case

A Guam man described by federal authorities as a “prolific drug dealer” will now spend over 11 years behind bars. Twenty-seven--year-old Gavin Domingo Alimurong was sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison for conspiring to dis

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Guam Police Department Highway Patrol will be a conducting DUI checkpoint near Father Duenas Memorial School
Guam Police Department Highway Patrol will be a conducting DUI checkpoint near Father Duenas Memorial School

Heads up, Guam drivers! This Friday, July 18, from 6 p.m. to midnight, the Guam Highway Patrol Division will be out in full force, conducting a dwi sobriety checkpoint along Route 10 in Mangilao, right by Father Duenas Memorial School. It’s all part

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Soroptimist “Live Your Dream” grant aims to empower women pursuing education and jobs
Soroptimist “Live Your Dream” grant aims to empower women pursuing education and jobs

Women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families and seek financial assistance to continue their education or receive training can now apply for the Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women. Applications are avail

KUAM News
Guam Fit Expo returns with two-day celebration of strength, wellness, and community
Guam Fit Expo returns with two-day celebration of strength, wellness, and community

Mark your calendars! The Guam Fit Expo is back for a massive two-day event at Leopalace Resort this July 26 and 27! This year’s expo brings the island’s fitness community together like never before, with the classic muscle showdown, the first-

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New coastal sign installed at Salaglula (Inalåhan) Pools to highlight Guam’s largest seagrass habitat
New coastal sign installed at Salaglula (Inalåhan) Pools to highlight Guam’s largest seagrass habitat

The Bureau of Statistics and Plans has unveiled its ninth coastal sign, this time at the Salaglula (Inalåhan) Pools, with support from the U.S. Treasury's local fiscal recovery funds. The new sign promotes coastal education, safety, and ecotourism,

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Asan Landing Memorial Ceremony reflects on spirit of 'Fanohge CHamoru'
Asan Landing Memorial Ceremony reflects on spirit of 'Fanohge CHamoru'

As we continue to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Guam’s liberation, island leaders, veterans and war survivors gathered to remember and honor those who sacrificed their lives to liberate the island at the Asan Landing Memorial Ceremony. The wei

Matsuki Hirayama