. Building blocks: Guam projects delayed News: Guam Posted on: Aug 07, 2023 Share this News Building blocks: Guam projects delayed The island’s newest projects are a steady sign of planned economic growth, but delays have been forced upon them.
. Summer Youth program employees pick up 452 bags of trash, plant 1,400 trees News: Guam Posted on: Aug 07, 2023 Share this News Summer Youth program employees pick up 452 bags of trash, plant 1,400 trees 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.
. Hundreds of personnel will be stationed in Guam with new missile system News: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau Posted on: Aug 04, 2023 Share this News Hundreds of personnel will be stationed in Guam with new missile system 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.
. DOI grant aims to control, prevent spread of brown treesnake News: Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau Posted on: Aug 04, 2023 Share this News DOI grant aims to control, prevent spread of brown treesnake 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.
. FSM relations with PRC warm up News: Federated States of Micronesia Posted on: Jul 31, 2023 Share this News FSM relations with PRC warm up On July 25, President Wesley W. Simina received President Xi Jinping’s special envoy to the FSM’s Joint inauguration celebration – Tang Renjian, minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
. U.S. SecDef confirms additional Coast Guard cutter News: Federated States of Micronesia, Guam Posted on: Jul 31, 2023 Share this News U.S. SecDef confirms additional Coast Guard cutter In a July 29 release from the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin confirmed a further Coast Guard cutter for the Pacific region in 2024, after traveling to the Indo-Pacific region.
. NAFVACMAR awards $89.1M cost-plus-award-fee for BOS services contract to DZSP 21 News: Guam Posted on: Jul 27, 2023 Share this News NAFVACMAR awards $89.1M cost-plus-award-fee for BOS services contract to DZSP 21 DZSP 21 LLC was awarded by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Marianas an $89.1 million cost-plus-award-fee modification, which provides for the exercise of Option Period Three for base operating support services in Joint Region Marianas.
. Airlines announce new flights; a new airline to look out for News: Guam Posted on: Jul 24, 2023 Share this News Airlines announce new flights; a new airline to look out for Among other flights announced by United Airlines on July 18 is a new daily connection to San Francisco from Manila from Oct. 29 on a Boeing 777-300 ER and the resumption of non-stop flights between Tokyo/Narita and Los Angeles on a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. United already flies between Tokyo/Haneda and Los Angeles.
. UOG program aims to fight brain drain and bring grads back home News: Guam Posted on: Jul 21, 2023 Share this News UOG program aims to fight brain drain and bring grads back home In an effort to attract college students earning their degrees off island back home, the University of Guam has launched a program that offers new graduates a $45,000 a year job along with airfare.
. Blessing ceremony held for APL Oceania News: Guam Posted on: Jul 19, 2023 Share this News Blessing ceremony held for APL Oceania American President Lines Ltd. held a blessing ceremony of it's new vessel the APL Oceania, which made its inaugural port call of the APL Oceania to Guam at the Port of Guam terminal.