Guam delegate responds on House Speaker Mike Johnson’s election

The Republican Conference, where votes for key leadership roles like the Speaker of the House occur, allows for open debates, campaign presentations, and confidential decision-making among party members. This ensures that nominees are selected with unified …

Guam Department of Education releases elementary Parent-Teacher Conference and Head Start program schedule

Amid recruitment crisis nationwide, Guam remains a recruiter’s paradise

Thanks to a community with a high propensity to serve in the U.S. military, the Guam Army National Guard is “doing pretty well” in recruiting new soldiers, according to its commander, Lt. Col. John A. Guerrero. This contrasts with the larger U.S. Army, …

Guam Visitors Bureau Elects Four Directors

Four Incumbent Directors Re-elected to GVB Board by Membership . < The Guam Visitors Bureau held the 2025 GVB Membership Elections for Board of Directors on the morning of Tuesday, January 6, 2025, at the Rihga Royal Laguna Guam Resort.  Four nominees, …

BOEM takes a step forward on Guam offshore wind

Written by Nick Blenkey Guam offshore wind call area The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for possible wind energy leasing off the coast of the U.S. Pacific Territory of Guam. The Call …

Guam Baseball Academy to hold in-school sports, life skills training

The Guam Baseball Academy will be conducting in-school life skills training that includes sports activities for young students, thanks to a community care support grant that the Guam Amateur Baseball Association received. GBA, the youth sports training arm …

The Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce announces its 2025 Executives

“The 2025 Executive Committee embodies the resilience, creativity, and dedication that define our members and the women of Guam. Together, we will continue to break barriers and shape an economy where women have equal participation in the community and …

Delegate: New Social Security law will benefit Guam retirees

President Joe Biden has signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, a measure that would benefit many Guam retirees who are penalized with reduced Social Security Administration, or SSA, benefits due to receiving other pension income, …

Jan. 7, 1901: Gen. MacArthur lists revolutionaries to be deported to Guam

On March 6, 1521, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his Spanish crew landed in Guam in the Marianna chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean. The crew was starving and suffering from malnutrition and tropical diseases. The crew bartered with the …

Social Security benefits for certain retirees on Guam to go up by average of $360 a month

Certain retirees on Guam would not only see their average Social Security benefits increase by an average of $360 a month but could also receive "lump sum payment of thousands of dollars" as a result of a newly signed law repealing provisions …