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  • Regional fighter takes gold in Asian Open

    A regionally recognized Mixed Martial Arts fighter has represented the Marianas well with a gold finish in the Asian Open Jiu Jitsu Championships. Frank “The Crank” Camacho placed best in the absolute division on Sunday at Tokyo’s Budoh...
  • Team Guam largest since EAG began

    WITH 109 local athletes set to compete in the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong in a few days, there is much riding on their success.Beginning tomorrow, the games will feature 22 sports, with Guam competing in 10 of them – the island’s high...
  • GIRMAC TT racers complete ten-round series

    (GRF) – The tenth and final round of the Guam International Raceway Motorcycle and ATV Club’s 2009 Tight and Technical Race Series was held this past Saturday afternoon on a flat dirt course within the raceway. The series, which began back o...
  • Abandoned baby

    Newborn left alone on a benchA NEWBORN baby girl, completely naked with her crudely cut umbilical cord still hanging from her belly, was found abandoned on a bench outside of a condo unit at the Dai Ichi complex on Ypao Road in Tamuning yesterday morning....
  • The matter with Rector

    WARY lawmakers await action from the Guam Election Commission on the matter of Sen. Matt Rector's recent disclosure of a misdemeanor conviction more than a quarter-century ago and his failure to attest to that fact when submitting documents to the commiss...
  • DMHSA acquires new home

    THE Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse took another step toward meeting the conditions outlined in an Oct. 23 federal court order as it begins the transition of additional clients into its Guma’ Institute for Independent Living Program...
  • Speaker shelves stop-gap bill for GDOE

    SPEAKER Judi Won Pat has abandoned her plan to introduce a bill that would exempt the Guam Department of Education from the 2010 budget act and give the department a $5 million advanced appropriation to cover its shortfall up to April next year....
  • Procurement process now involves AGO

    THE Attorney General’s Office is now required to get involved in any government agency’s procurement transactions for contracts amounting to $500,000....
  • Judge stops DHS interim regulations for CNMI

    SAIPAN—Federal judge Paul Friedman has stopped the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from implementing its interim regulations on transitional worker program under the federal immigration system that took effect in the CNMI on Saturday....
  • ‘Mama Shirley’ passes in peace

    THERE are always those places that remind you of home, no matter where you live. On Guam, one of those things that say “home” like nothing else is Shirley’s....
  • Alien labor fee up $91

    AMID protest from contractors and employers who hire foreign workers, Gov. Felix P. Camacho has signed into law Sen. Tom Ada’s bill that raises the alien registration fee by $91 per worker....
  • Full time jobs await technicians

    TWENTY-ONE solid waste technicians who were hired under the Department of Public Works Solid Waste Management Division as unclassified employees will have the opportunity to become permanent full-time classified government of Guam employees if a bill intr...
  • GPA, GWA may now sign long-term deals

    GOVERNOR Felix Camacho has signed a bill allowing the Guam Power Authority and Guam Waterworks Authority to enter into long-term agreements with private vendors and service providers. ...
  • Amendment kills bill

    THE right-of-way bill in its final version would have had major consequences with a federal agency if it was signed into law, according to Gov. Felix Camacho who vetoed the legislation Friday....
  • Panel to hear war claims bill

    SENATORS Frank Blas Jr., and Ben Pangelinan will testify before Rep. Ike Skelton’s House Armed Services Committee in Washington D.C today on the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act....
  • Youths sing to raise suicide awareness

    "MUSIC can inspire and express your situations in life. It’s a healthy form of expression,” said Josh Catahay, who was on hand along with a “core group of friends” this past Sunday at the Hotel Santa Fe in Tamuning for a music fil...
  • Alee Shelter seeks a bigger place for clients

    THE Alee Shelter is in the process of looking for a bigger home to accommodate more clients, according to Sr. Brigid Perez, Alee Shelter program director.Perez was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Northern Guam’s meeting yesterday at the Hya...
  • Merizo park stays under DPR

    MERIZO mayor Ernest Chargualaf is disappointed that Gov. Felix P. Camacho vetoed Speaker Judi Won Pat’s bill that would have placed the Merizo Pier under his jurisdiction....
  • UOG brings film to Ecuador conference

    A University of Guam student documentary entitled “Sway” has been accepted by the 6th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability to be held in Ecuador from Jan. 5 to 7,  2010.  ...
  • An open letter to Delegate Bordallo,

    THIS isn't a request for assistance in any way, but only information that may help you to avoid unexpected political unpleasantness down the line. Thank you for introducing H.R. 3940, a measure that could eventually lead to some sort of change in, or at l...