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Hagåtña, GUAM — Twenty one people have now died from Covid-19 in Guam.
The latest death was a 74-year-old woman who had underlying health conditions that were compounded by the coronavirus.
She was admitted to Guam Memorial Hospital on 25 August and died on Thursday morning.
There have been six...
Guam's Governor has extended her lock-down order for another week and cancelled primary elections as the US territory continues to see a spike in Covid-19 cases.
Hagåtña, GUAM — A record number of cases have been recorded over the past two days with the total count now at 1,232, including 10...
Magua, GUAM — A legal instrument has been invoked in Guam that could lead to the US military delaying the creation of a firing range and financing an archaeological survey.
It follows the discovery of an ancient burial ground last month on land being developed for a new base for Marines transferred...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new Amici Curiae” brief in the citizenship case claims that while they are respectful of American Samoa’s leaders, granting US citizenship to persons born in American Samoa — who are currently considered US nationals — will not imperil the Samoan culture nor will it...
Hagåtña, GUAM — The Guam Chamber of Commerce has pleaded with the government to delay its minimum wage increase.
The chamber sent a letter to the governor, in response to her statements that she would not support legislation to delay the hike.
The Pacific Daily News reports the minimum wage is due...
Hagåtña, GUAM — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs, the National Park Service, and the Guam Preservation Trust hosted a World Heritage Opportunities Workshop and Insular Areas State Historic Preservation Officers training from December 3–6 on Guam.
Over 75 insular...
(l-r) Lydia Faleafine Nomura, Flo Aetonu, Minnie Tuia, and Letitia Peau, representing American Samoa at the “World Heritage: Opportunities in the Pacific and Insular Areas SHPO Training”, being hosted at the Senator Antonio M. Palomo Guam Museum and Educational Facility from Dec. 3-6. It is a joint...
HONOLULU (AP) — President Donald Trump is raising a large chunk of the money for his border wall with Mexico by deferring several military construction projects slated for Guam, a strategic hub for U.S. forces in the Pacific.
This may disrupt plans to move Marines to Guam from Japan and to...
Hagåtña, GUAM — A case of dengue fever in Guam is believed to be the first to be contracted locally in the last 75 years.
Pacific Daily News reports the sick person has no travel history outside of Guam, with all previous dengue cases imported from off-island.
The Department of Public Health is...
Hagåtña, GUAM — Distinguished experts from around the Pacific and Caribbean will be on Guam next month for a conference that will focus on decolonization and human rights.
The special international conference, “Fanhita: Our Continuing Quests for Decolonization,” will bring together a wide array of...