Databank — October 2023 Department: Data Bank Posted on: Oct 23, 2023 Share this News Databank — October 2023 Guam Auto Dealers Association 2023 Market Share Guam Building Permits June-August 2023 CNMI Vehicle Sales and Market Share July-August 2023
. Federated States of Micronesia Labor ban lifted Posted on: Oct 20, 2023 Share this News Federated States of Micronesia Labor ban lifted President Wesley W. Simina met President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. at the Malacañang Palace in Manila. The Oct. 13 meeting resulted in a 2018 labor ban on citizens of the Philippines working in the Federated States of Micronesia being lifted.
. Multi-million dollar MilCon contract protested News: Guam Posted on: Oct 20, 2023 Share this News Multi-million dollar MilCon contract protested A protest has been filed for a multi-million Small Business Design-Build Multiple Award Construction Contract, military officials confirmed.
. Saipan welcomes Saipan Marriott Resort & Spa News: Northern Mariana Islands Posted on: Oct 19, 2023 Share this News Saipan welcomes Saipan Marriott Resort & Spa After years of effort to bring major hotel brands to the Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan has cause to celebrate.
. Fruit bat, Bridled white eye bird likely extinct News: Guam Posted on: Oct 19, 2023 Share this News Fruit bat, Bridled white eye bird likely extinct The Mariana fruit bat and the Bridled white eye bird of Guam were among 21 species removed from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, according to an Oct. 17 press release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
. Blankets are back on United Airlines News: Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Japan, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau Posted on: Oct 17, 2023 Share this News Blankets are back on United Airlines According to various media reports, United Airlines is bringing back blankets to “domestic … and all red-eye flights” from Nov. 1. Whether this will include flights departing Guam early morning is uncertain. The Journal has reached out to United to verify.
. Social Security benefits to increase by 3.2% News: Guam Posted on: Oct 17, 2023 Share this News Social Security benefits to increase by 3.2% U. S. Social Security Administration Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as a cost-of-living adjustment, the U.S. SSA announced Oct. 12, adding about $50 monthly to the average retirement benefit from January.
. U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam delegation visits Marshall Islands News: Marshall Islands Posted on: Oct 16, 2023 Share this News U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam delegation visits Marshall Islands Capt. Nicholas Simmons, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam (CGFM/SG), led a delegation to the Marshall Islands on Sept. 18. The visit underscores Coast Guard Sector Guam’s strengthened role as the primary facilitator of the cooperative relationship between the U.S. Coast Guard and the RMI, reinforcing longstanding ties.
. DOL bars subcontractor for failure to pay proper wages News: Guam Posted on: Oct 12, 2023 Share this News DOL bars subcontractor for failure to pay proper wages The U.S. Department of Labor has debarred a Guam federal subcontractor from seeking federally funded contracts after the department’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer shortchanged 29 construction workers at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz and gave investigators falsified records.
. Military increases contract values News: Guam Posted on: Oct 12, 2023 Share this News Military increases contract values Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific has increased the value of a worldwide contract for work on U.S. bases, according to an Oct. 11 release from the U.S. Department of Defense.