News - Guam

As Tropical Depression 29W tracks northwest toward the region, local businesses, government agencies, and event organizers across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are bracing for potential typhoon conditions this weekend.

James C. Moylan, Guam’s delegate to Congress, announced the late Sgt. Maj. Juan Ogo Blaz will soon receive a Medal of Honor during a press conference on Oct. 14.

If there was an overarching message from David Kinzelman, chief customer officer and senior vice president for airport operations, during his visit, it was that the region is not only important to the airline, but that its customers receive the same attention as anywhere else in the United network.

The Guam Museum reopened its main exhibit, I Hinanao-ta, after several months of closure for repairs.

The Journal’s occasional culinary review. The Westin Resort Guam has officially re-opened the Prego restaurant's lunch buffet, offering hotel guests, military service members, tourists, and locals a flavorful Italian-inspired dining experience featuring a selection of freshly prepared dishes, classic favorites, and delectable desserts.

The Department of Public Health & Social Services Division of Environmental Health conducted 26 sanitation inspections throughout September.

Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero signed emergency legislation into law on October 9, securing $21 million to fund a modernized electronic health records system for the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority.

The 38th Guam Legislature drastically altered an executive funding proposal on Tuesday, stripping a four million dollar University of Guam initiative to funnel nearly $20 million in excess tax revenues entirely to the island’s only public hospital.

Guam’s travel authorities were keen to play up the importance and potential of the Japanese market during the recent Tourism Expo Japan, but there was clearly concern among many of the companies taking part in the event at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

Guam remains the irreplaceable focal point of U.S. defense strategy in the Pacific, but military authorities are actively coordinating with local and federal partners to manage the strains that defense expansion places on civilian infrastructure, according to defense officials.