Top 10 Stories of 2019

The #1 story in our countdown of the biggest moments in Guam news in 2019 is the inauguration of Guam's first female governor, Lou Leon Guerrero, and the country's first openly-gay lieutenant governor Josh Tenorio. After an unprecedented amount of candida

The #4 story in our countdown of the biggest moments in Guam news in 2019 is Congressman Michael San Nicolas becoming the focus of an investigation by the Guam Election Commission and the House Ethics Committee. It was in September that San Nicolas' forme

The #5 story in our countdown of the biggest moments in Guam news in 2019 is the Mangilao machete attack. In June 2019, former senator Judi Guthertz was driving one of several cars that were attacked by what she says was a group of four to five young men

The #6 story on our countdown of the Top Stories of 2019 marks the first time in 75 years that Guam recorded its first locally-acquired case of dangerous Dengue Fever. In September, the Department of Public Health went into full attack mode, activating th

The #7 story on our countdown of the Top Stories of 2019 deals with the fact that it's been a tumultuous year for the Department of Corrections. From intense oversight hearings into multiple issues plaguing the agency such as a critical shortage in manpow

The #8 story on our countdown of the Top Stories of 2019 is the july decision issue by the Supreme Court of Guam to vacate the conviction of former police officer Mark Torre, Jr. for the 2015 shooting death of fellow police officer Elbert Piolo. "I still

The #9 story on our countdown of the Top Stories of 2019 deals with the concerns about the pending federal ban on cockfighting began in January. "I truly believe that raising game fowl is a family event," said a resident named Vince. "Also, it's cultural.

The #10 story in our countdown of the Top Stories of 2019 is the fight to pay out war claims - Congressman Michael San Nicolas' HR-1365 verses local war claims Bill 181. The congressman has continued to warn Guam leaders that Bill 181 would have an impact