News - Guam

The Guam Energy Office turned over eight plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to Guam Department of Health and Social Services, Department of Youth Affairs, Department of Public Works, alongside GEO on June 30.

The Public Utilities Commission approved a petition from the Guam Power Authority to adjust its Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause, also known as the LEAC, effective Wednesday, July 1, driving up the average monthly residential power bill by approximately $58.

Businesses in Guam are either new to the commercial market or have new products and services to offer the community. 

Guam’s local bar and entertainment sector is experiencing a severe commercial contraction, driven by compounding inflationary pressures, severe labor shortages, and inconsistent military foot traffic. 

The Guam Land Use Commission approved a zone variance in April to allow Guam Evergreen Corp. to place and manage a space rocket tracking station on a 1.2-acre plot in Alageta Street in Barrigada, now zoned A for agricultural use, according to the GLUC. 

Veena Sachdev, owner and chief designer of Veeline Concepts, has clearly found her place in the market after eight years in business. 

The Ocean Exploration Trust’s exploration vessel, Nautilus, departed Monday, June 29, to begin two back-to-back deep-sea research expeditions targeting unsurveyed waters east of the Mariana Trench.

Willenda Billimon, social worker at the Guam Regional Medical City, has been nominated for the Social Worker of the Year Award by the National Association of Social Workers Guam Chapter as part of its 2026 Social Work Month honors.

The Guam Visitors Bureau reported stronger-than-expected tourism tax collections and unanimously approved infrastructure developments on Thursday, despite a 24% decline in overall visitor arrivals for the month of May.

Nearly 14,000 joint service members are participants in Valiant Shield 2026 after the United States Pacific Command joint forces commenced the exercise in Guam, Japan, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and the surrounding Mariana Islands Range complex from June 22 to July 1.