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Guam's economy in transformative period led by the military buildup
The Guam Daily Post
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Guam is in the midst of its most significant economic transformation since World War II, according to an economist at Thursday's meeting of the government's Special Economic Services. The SES is a working group of mostly government finance...
Who will — and won’t — benefit from the bigger SALT deduction
CNN
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July 11, 2025
CNN — For the next five years, there will be a much more generous state and local tax deduction available to federal income tax filers, thanks to the recently enacted mega tax-and-spending-cuts law. The new law lifts what had been a $10,000 cap to...
Old-School Military Foods We Still Eat Today
Mashed
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July 6, 2025
Did you know that some of your favorite foods might have come from the military? Feeding soldiers is tough work, especially when those soldiers are in the field far from supply lines and bases. The military has always been on the cutting edge of...
Guam nuclear radiation survivors ‘heartbroken’ over exclusion from compensation bill
Asia Pacific Report
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July 4, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist People on Guam are “disappointed” and “heartbroken” that radiation exposure compensation is not being extended to them, says the president of the Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors (PARS),...
Guam nuclear radiation survivors 'heartbroken' after being excluded from compensation bill
RNZ
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July 4, 2025
Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors (PARS) members at a gathering. Robert Celestial, second left (holding book), says people on Guam are "heartbroken" that radiation exposure compensation is not being extended to them. Photo: RNZ Pacific /...
DoD awards $295M contract for Guam missile defense command center
Pacific Daily News
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The Pentagon announced on July 3 that a $295 million firm-fixed-price contract was awarded to Core Tech-HDCC-Kajima LLC for the construction of a defense system command center on Guam, as part of the 360-degree missile defense system on the...
US Allies in Europe Project Aircraft Carrier Power Near China
Newsweek
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July 11, 2025
European NATO members have projected naval power into the Indo-Pacific through aircraft carrier deployments in recent years, as China—a European Union trading partner and U.S. rival—undergoes a military buildup, challenging Washington and its...
CNMI, Guam firms face uphill battle for military contracts as residents demand transparency, opportunities
Pacific Daily News
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TINIAN, CNMI -- Local businesses across the Marianas, including Guam and the CNMI, will have to compete with U.S. mainland companies for lucrative military contracts as the Indo-Pacific buildup accelerates, according to the U.S. Marine Corps...
Guam leaders mark Organic Act’s 75th anniversary, stress unfinished business
The Guam Daily Post
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Government of Guam officials on Tuesday announced a series of events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Organic Act of Guam, launching the “Lumåla’ I Estoria-ta – History Comes Alive" celebration. The events will run through August, with...
Hagåtña Pool expected to reopen July 2026 after $8.8M renovations, DPR vows more repairs
Pacific Daily News
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Barring major delays, the Olympic-sized Hagåtña Pool is expected to reopen around July 2, 2026 after an $8.8 million worth of renovations that officially started during Thursday's groundbreaking. "This pool's been down for quite some time, but...
GPD: Quitugua self-surrenders after feeling pressure from extensive search
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Police Department said wanted man Gavin Joshua Quitugua self-surrendered after three days of extensive search on July 10 claiming "he felt the pressure of the law enforcement search." Police said Quitugua, who was wanted in connection to...
Guam to get $260 million for Marine Corps Drive upgrades
The Guam Daily Post
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Two road projects tied to the military buildup and worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars were announced Tuesday by Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio. "Together, these projects represent Guam’s largest coordinated road infrastructure undertaking...
US, Japan, France, UK practice amphibious landings on Guam
Samoa Observer
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HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The U.S., the U.K. and Japan are joining a French-led amphibious exercise at remote U.S. islands in the Pacific over the next week. Participants say they are showing support for the free passage of vessels in international...
$295M contract awarded for Guam Defense command center
The Guam Daily Post
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The Department of Defense announced that Core Tech-HDCC-Kajima LLC, of Tamuning, Guam, was awarded a $295,019,906 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a defense system command center in Guam. The Guam Daily Post is an affiliate of...
UPDATED: SIFA vacates Tiyan campus under legal settlement, future campus still unconfirmed
Pacific Daily News
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After facing a multimillion-dollar eviction lawsuit and with still no confirmed location for the upcoming school year, the Science Is Fun and Awesome, SIFA, Learning Academy Charter School vacated the Tiyan campus under a legal settlement with its...
81st Guam Liberation memorials: From retracing wartime march route to visiting massacre sites
Pacific Daily News
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Guam has scheduled memorials and celebratory events this month to mark the 81st anniversary of the island’s liberation by U.S. military forces from Japanese occupation during World War II. As time goes on, the number of remaining CHamorus who...
Guam kicks off celebrations for 75th anniversary of Organic Act, which granted US citizenship to island residents
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s history changed with the signing of the Organic Act of Guam on Aug. 1, 1950, granting U.S. citizenship to residents of Guam at the time and their descendants, and its 75th anniversary will be celebrated in various ways on the island. On...
Feds reinstate Guam access to $108.8M for school repairs but GDOE has to front costs before seeking reimbursement
Pacific Daily News
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Guam has regained the ability to access some $108.8 million in American Rescue Plan funds for public school repairs, ending months of uncertainty, but the caveat is that the Guam Department of Education has to front the costs and then apply for...
RECA becomes law as part of 'big, beautiful bill'
KOAT 7 - New Mexico
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July 5, 2025
CRITICAL CONDITION. IT’S THE BIGGEST BILL OF ITS TYPE IN HISTORY. A MAJOR MOMENT IN WASHINGTON TODAY. PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNING THE ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL INTO LAW, SURROUNDED BY REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET. THE NEARLY...
Guam to celebrate 81 years since liberation
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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(Image courtesy of Guam Governor’s Office, Mayor Council of Guam) Guam Liberation Day, July 21, is the Guam’s most important holiday aside from Discovery Day (the first Monday in March). The holiday commemorates the U.S. military liberating the...