OPINION: A new hospital won’t fix Guam’s health care—rethinking the model will

Once again, the Guam Memorial Hospital is making headlines—and not for positive reasons. The latest developments underscore what health care professionals have known for decades: Guam’s health care crisis is rooted not in buildings or equipment,...

A New Hospital Won’t Fix Guam’s Healthcare — Rethinking the Model Will

By Michael W. Cruz, M.D. for Kandit News & Views Once again, the Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH) is making headlines—and not for positive reasons. The latest developments underscore what healthcare professionals have known for decades: Guam’s...

Guam Community College to serve as SIFA charter school's temporary home

By Pacific Island Times News Staff SIFA Learning Academy Charter School will officially open the new school year on Sept. 2 at the Guam Community College campus, which will serve as the students’ temporary home while the academy continues its...

Guam's delegate tackles multiple priorities as US Congress is preparing to reconvene

Guam Del. James Moylan is preparing to push several economic development initiatives when Congress reconvenes, from breaking up airline monopolies to attracting advanced manufacturing to Guam. Moylan, who has been on Guam since early August and...

Guam Environmental Protection Agency reports 18 polluted beaches ahead of Labor Day

Fejeran to Guam Chamber of Commerce: Guam's housing market faces rising prices

BY PAULY SUBA Journal Staff The Guam housing market continues to see rising home prices, legal shifts, and growing affordability pressures, according to Guam Association of Realtors CEO Sheri Fejeran, who addressed business leaders Tuesday at the...

Talks on regional security, island role at Guam Defense Forum on Sept. 17–18

A forum on Sept. 17 and 18 will convene key defense leaders, policymakers, and community stakeholders to engage in dialogue on regional security, civil-military collaboration, and Guam's role in the Indo-Pacific. The upcoming Guam Defense Forum,...

Anonymous Was a Woman Awards Over $500,000 in Environmental Grants

Anonymous Was a Woman (AWAW) in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has named the 2025 recipients of funds from AWAW’s Environmental Art Grants (EAG) program, Artnews reports. Twenty-nine projects led by...

What’s Behind the Cancellation of Singapore’s Fighter Jet Basing in Guam?

Despite its small size and non-allied status, Singapore is one of the few countries in the world with a long-term military presence on U.S. soil. Since the 1990s, Singapore has deployed fighter jets and helicopters to the United States for...

Anonymous Was A Woman and the New York Foundation for the Arts Award Over $500,000 in Environmental Art Grants

Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) have named this year’s recipients of the AWAW Environmental Art Grants program. Together, the arts organizations awarded $521,125 to 29 projects. The program awards...

Heading out to the beach? Guam EPA warns of 18 polluted beaches

The Guam Environmental Protection Agency warned that 18 beaches on the island were polluted this week. Based on the results of 42 samples taken by Guam EPA on Aug. 26, the following recreational waters were identified to be polluted above the...

Beyond incentives: Next steps for Guam tourism

In a recent op-ed, Jerry Roberts rightly asks, “After airline incentives, what next?” and “Who are we?” He also raises whether Guam has become too expensive, whether it is safe and clean enough, and where we go from here. These are exactly the...

The Home Depot Announces Receipt of Clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau for Acquisition of GMS Inc.

ATLANTA, Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Home Depot® announced today that it has received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau, in the form of a no action letter, in connection with The Home Depot's previously...

Guam names tentative awardees for BEAD program

By Pacific Island Times News Staff GTA TeleGuam, IT&E and Starlink are the provisional awardees of subgrants under the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment, or BEAD, program, the Office of Infrastructure Policy and Development announced today....

Governor calls special session for emergency powers, GMH, new hospital

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has called lawmakers into a Saturday morning session to weigh bills that would broaden her emergency powers in response to conditions at Guam Memorial Hospital and side-step review by the attorney general for the Mangilao...

Air Force Working on Major Renovations to Run-Down Dorms on Guam

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org Andersen Air Force Base on Guam will make major renovations to some of its...

Right to Democracy launches first cohort of environmental and democracy fellows

Right to Democracy has launched its first Environment and Democracy Fellowship Program, highlighting how climate and environmental justice in the United States territories are inseparable from questions of democracy, colonial legacies, and...

Final environmental assessment issued for Līloa Drive extension

An aerial photo taken from a Hawaiian Airlines flight shows the South Maui coast, including Central Kīhei (below) and Wailea (top). Piʻilani Highway can be seen at left, along with parallel streets Līloa Drive (center) and South Kīhei Road...

LETTER: 'Food forest' in Dededo a good example of sustainability effort

“Sustainability” is the current buzzword or catch phrase to gain interest in Guam’s future. But to the director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, Mr. Angel Sablan, sustainability is an actionable quest. Many months ago, he authorized a...

GCC campus growth progressing despite environmental challenges

The Guam Community College has made a lot of progress modernizing its Mangilao campus, but the campus' growth is faced with environmental challenges. During the GCC Board of Trustees meeting last week, GCC President Mary Okada told members that...