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Tastemaker Fashion: Santacruzan brings a vibrant display of pomp, pageantry, traditions
Pacific Daily News
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Women, men and children paraded in royal gowns and traditional Filipino attire, generally referred to as Filipiniana, at the center court of Micronesia Mall on May 24 for the festive Santacruzan. Santacruzan is a Philippine religious and cultural...
Guam's Olivia Camacho signs to play softball in New York
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s two-time ISA Girls Softball champion and 2025 First Team All-Islander Olivia Camacho signed her commitment letter to play softball for the State University of New York’s Morrisville Mustangs. Camacho was instrumental in the last two years...
LETTER: Guam continues to lose in the nation’s capital
Pacific Daily News
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Once again, another major piece of legislation passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, and once again we ask where our congressman, James Moylan, is. We are facing a fiscal crisis, where 900 Guam residents could lose their jobs. The...
Regal Welcomes Millions Of Moviegoers As Theatres Nationwide Enjoy The Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Ever
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Over Three Million Guests Experienced Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Over The Holiday From Thursday, May 22 through Sunday, May 25 KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Moviegoers visited Regal theatres in...
Arts Council conducts workshop for new online application system
Marianas Variety
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The Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture hosted a workshop on May 6 and 7 at the Marianas Alliance of Non-Government Organizations office to help artists and cultural practitioners become a registered artist in the CNMI. Photo contributed by...
Report: Guam wages 30% lower than national average
Pacific Daily News
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Guam workers earned hourly wages that were 30% lower on average than workers in similar occupations across the United States, according to a report from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report, released Friday in the mainland U.S.,...
Congressman Ted Lieu — A veteran supporting veterans plus cybersecurity, environment, mental health, reliable media, anti-Asian crime and more.
ABILITY Magazine
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In one of the most difficult times in modern history, the Covid-19 pandemic caused great inequities and great need to bubble up into the public view. These disparities are not new; they just became more pronounced in a country on pause. Americans...
Why In The World Does United Airlines Fly To Washington National Airport?
Simple Flying
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June 8, 2025
United Airlines has eight hubs - East to west, they are Newark, Washington-Dulles, Chicago O'Hare, Houston Intercontinental, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Guam. It is the dominant airline at most of these airports, many of which are in...
Guam’s law protecting minors and students’ rights creates ‘barrier’ to GDOE’s Universal Screening Program
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Department of Education’s District Psychologist sought the Guam Behavioral Health Planning Committee’s help in finding a solution to a challenge that has come up with GDOE’s Universal Screening Pilot Program. According to Nadine Cepeda,...
Report: Guam among possible relocation sites for 4,500 US troops from South Korea
Pacific Daily News
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Guam could be the new home for even more military troops than anticipated, with Pentagon officials weighing plans to move roughly 4,500 troops out of South Korea and into other areas of the Indo-Pacific, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday,...
Puengen Tåsi Siha: Connect with the deep sea at Guam Museum on Sunday
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Museum is connecting the community to the wonders of the deep sea with its first-ever "Puengen Tåsi Siha" or ocean nights at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 25. During the event, the island community will get to connect with Amanda Dedicatoria, a...
Missile shield for Guam faces organizational gaps, GAO warns in damning report
Inside Defense
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The Pentagon's ambitious plan to ring Guam with a state-of-the-art missile defense system is running into fundamental obstacles that could delay or disrupt the project's completion, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. GAO,...
Art center to participate in Blue Star Museum program
KWQC - Iowa
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May 13, 2025
MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) - The Muscatine Art Center will be participating in the Blue Star Museum program over the summer. The Blue Star Museum programs provides free admission to currently serving U.S. personnel and their families, the City of...
Guam Tourism Month is a Celebration!
eTurboNews
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May 12, 2025
Current premium viewers: 26 Hafa Adai yan Biba Mes Turismo! Guam’s official Tourism Month has gotten off to a rollicking start, and Guam Visitors Bureau is proud to spread the good news as our destination celebrates the occasion in style with a...
We Did Involve the Legislature, But Senator Barnett Didn’t Show Up
Kandit News Group
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June 8, 2025
[Editor’s note: The following is an op-ed responding to one by Chris Barnett’s Bring $500M Proposal Before Legislature for Proper Scrutiny, Input from the People, which we published last week. Today’s response was sent to us by Tyler Matanane,...
Only 183 in Guam, CNMI voted in Philippines' first online-only overseas voting
Pacific Daily News
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Of the 2,179 Filipino voters that registered in Guam and the CNMI's Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, only 183 or 8.4% cast their vote online for the 2025 Philippine midterm elections. The paltry voter turnout was widespread for the first ever online-only...
From FSM to Washington: Corruption crosses oceans
The Pacific Island Times
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June 9, 2025
Inside the Reef By Joyce McClure The Qatari government has finally found a sucker—er, taker—for a $400 million plane it’s been trying to offload for the past five years. But it’s not the gift they’d have us believe. U.S. taxpayers will now be...
Guam artist breaks barriers with international animation debut
The Guam Daily Post
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A Guam-born artist is gaining international recognition through animation, breaking geographical barriers and bringing CHamoru cultural elements to a global audience. Tonya Dee McDaniel, a printmaking and collage artist from Guam, will debut her...
Guam to host 27th Oceania Customs Organization Annual Conference
KUAM
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May 13, 2025
Under the theme “Driving Efficiency, Security and Sustainability,” the conference will focus on modernizing customs practices in the region with topics ranging from digital transformation and artificial intelligence, to green customs initiatives...
'Guam opened its arms': One-time refugee Dr. Hoa Nguyen recalls Operation New Life
Pacific Daily News
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When Dr. Hoa Van Nguyen gets up to drink his coffee each morning, he looks out his window to Asan Beach where, in 1975, he and his family were housed in a Vietnamese refugee camp. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Nguyen and his partners...