News - Guam

Cherokee Nation Government Solutions LLC of Tulsa, Oklahoma; SSE BB&E JV LLC of San Antonio, Texas; and KIRA Services LLC of Juneau, Alaska were awarded a $400 million “multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for civil engineering services [in the] Pacific,” according to a Sept. 2 release CHamoru Standard Time from the U.S. Department of War.

The Guam Visitors Bureau will welcome more than 200 travel trade professionals, media representatives, and digital influencers to the island for the Guam Mega Familiarization Tour, scheduled from Sept. 3 to Sept. 7. The five-day initiative is designed to highlight Guam’s tourism offerings while establishing direct business connections between local commercial operators and international travel distributors.

The Marshall Islands joined with National Guard leaders from Guam and the state of Nebraska in Majuro on Aug. 25 to sign the first State Partnership Program agreement, becoming one of a handful of countries globally to partner with two National Guard units.

In a major shift toward criminal enforcement to address island blight and environmental hazards, the Office of the Attorney General of Guam is launching a new initiative targeting individuals and businesses responsible for discarding abandoned vehicles.

Pacific Vanguard will begin on Aug. 30 bringing naval forces together from the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea.

Speaking with the Journal at the new flagship store in Hagåtña, Kevin Proctor, president of Cost.U.Less and Matthew Johnson, vice president of merchandizing, had a lot to say about what led to the new property and its contents and how the chain operates.

The A.B. Won Pat International Airport board of directors will move forward with facility upgrades and car rental concession agreements as the 2026 fiscal year ends.

Cost.U.Less officially opened its new flagship location in Hagåtña on Aug. 28, marking a major expansion for the retail warehouse chain in central Guam.

A Stinger missile is fired from a U.S. Marine Corps Marine Air Defense Integrated System Tenacious Archer at Airai in Palau on July 30, according to the photo and information released Aug. 24.

South Korea’s budget airlines Air Busan, Jin Air and Air Seoul will merge into single carrier by March 2027. The boards of all three companies approved the merger plan and signed the agreement on Aug 21. The carrier will operate under the Jin Air name.