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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.

The Cannabis Control Board approved the first permit for a cannabis cultivation facility to operate on Wednesday, June 24.

The Port Authority of Guam concluded fiscal year 2025 with an unmodified clean financial audit and a net position of $40.9 million, but faces narrowing operating margins that have prompted a proposed 17% multi-year tariff increase beginning in fiscal year 2026.

The Guam Hybrid Land Use Commission approved a request for a conditional use permit for the Pacific Energy Corporation to begin construction of photovoltaic facilities in the municipality of Yona.

A Guam delegation led by Jesse A. Lujan, majority leader of the 38th Guam Legislature and chairman of the Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Customs, Utilities, and Federal & Foreign Affairs, met with Philippine immigration officials to advance efforts to include the Philippines in the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program.

A ribbon cutting was held for the Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Forward - Guam facility at Building 4175 on Naval Base Guam on June 22.

The Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport saw its revenues increase by $11 million for fiscal year 2025, according to a recent clean audit report, even as officials warn of near-term revenue strains.