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As Guam opens and recovers from a global pandemic and a super typhoon, nonprofit and other organizations are doing their part in giving back to the community with new and annual events – a welcome diversion.

Guam has been an attractive destination for Korean travelers for decades, with increasing demand every year. The Korean market growth, like all others, was interrupted in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the tourism industry came to a halt.

New businesses are taking advantage of Guam’s positive reception of fresh offerings.

The island’s newest projects are a steady sign of planned economic growth, but delays have been forced upon them.

Interns with the Governor’s Summer Youth Employment Program collected 452 bags of trash on Aug. 2, which is called Day of Service cleanup. The prior weekend, interns also planted over 1,400 trees as part of their tree planting mission at the Mannell Watershed Site in Merizo. 
 

While the process of stationing the Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense System in Guam has just begun, officials shared some details on what the island can expect.
 

A $3.6 million effort is being made to stop the spread of the brown treesnake. The species, which was accidentally introduced to Guam, has wreaked havoc on the local bird population and has caused multiple Guam Power Authority outages over the decades.