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  1. Pacific Day Keynote Speech: New Zealand Embassy, Washington
    Scoop - New Zealand News logo Scoop - New Zealand News 1 hour ago

    We welcome a noticeable increase in the level of engagement by the United States in the Pacific region. This makes sense, as the global geopolitical and economic balance shifts to the Pacific region. The United States has special relationships with its... Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News

  2. Pot Prosecution Up in Smoke Due to Warrantless GPS Tracking
    Wired logo Wired 2 hours ago

    Because three U.S. District courts ruled prior to the Supreme Court decision that the use of GPS trackers without a warrant was lawful, federal judges in those districts — which cover 19 states as well as Guam and the Mariana Islands — have found that... Full Article at Wired

  3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago
    In this photo provided by Smithsonian�s National Zoo shows a rare Guam rail chick that hatched at the National Zoo in Washington. National Zoo officials say two rare Guam rail chicks have hatched there. The small, flightless birds hatched March 3 and 4.

    In this photo provided by Smithsonian�s National Zoo shows a rare Guam rail chick that hatched at the National Zoo in Washington. National Zoo officials say two rare Guam rail chicks have hatched there. The small, flightless birds hatched March 3 and 4. View Photo »

  4. Former President George W. Bush’s presidential proclamation for the Marianas Trench (in January 2009) did not include Guam as a member of the Mariana Monument Advisory Council, even though the proclamation itself states that Guam lies at the boundary of the Trench Monument. This Resolution seeks to fix ...
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 weeks ago
  5. N.J. Case Considers Whether Sender of a Text is Liable for Injuries Caused by Distracted Driver
    Law.com logo Law.com 3 hours ago

    I've been following the government's ongoing battle against "distracted driving" for a while here at LBW, including the growing number of states that have imposed an outright ban on text messaging for all drivers. Indeed, 38 states, the District of... Full Article at Law.com

  6. Year's second typhoon not likely to hit Taiwan: CWB
    China Post logo China Post 4 hours ago

    China Post news staff --A new light typhoon was formed in area south of Guam but it will not affect Taiwan unless it changes its course when moving toward the sea south of Japan, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). CWB officials said the... Full Article at China Post

  7. Calvo pushes need for utilities funding
    Guam Pacific Daily News logo Guam Pacific Daily News 6 hours ago

    Despite this plea for economic independence, the crux of Calvo's speech was that Congress must understand the necessity to pay for infrastructure upgrades. (Page 2 of 2) Currently, Guam's northern wastewater system is at capacity. The Guam Waterworks... Full Article at Guam Pacific Daily News

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  9. Resolution No. 408-31 (COR) requests that President Barack Obama amend Presidential Proclamation 8335, concerning the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, to place two members from Guam on its Advisory Council, so that Guam has some input into the management of a natural treasure just a short dista...
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 weeks ago
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  11. Summit keys on kids' mental health
    Guam Pacific Daily News logo Guam Pacific Daily News 6 hours ago

    •Developing minimum training standards for providers, as well a monitoring system; •Developing a family group with training opportunities for parents; •Mapping out the child-serving system to aide families and providers in providing accessible, efficient... Full Article at Guam Pacific Daily News

  12. Conference shows seniors 'never to old to play'
    Guam Pacific Daily News logo Guam Pacific Daily News 6 hours ago

    There were more than a dozen exhibits ranging from Mary Kay cosmetics, the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Guam Legal Services and American Red Cross to the Guam Memorial Hospital Volunteers Association. The theme for this year's conference... Full Article at Guam Pacific Daily News

  13. Senate panel may have cut funds
    Guam Pacific Daily News logo Guam Pacific Daily News 6 hours ago

    Guam-specific funding. The proposed total funding is about $10 billion. The House has passed a military spending bill that includes $101 million in military construction projects for Guam, in addition to $128 million for a Guam Strike Fuel Systems... Full Article at Guam Pacific Daily News

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  1. In this photo provided by Smithsonian�s National Zoo shows a rare Guam rail chick that hatched at the National Zoo in Washington. National Zoo officials say two rare Guam rail chicks have hatched there. The small, flightless birds hatched March 3 and 4. The total population of the birds...
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  3. FILE - This February 2012 file photo provided by National Geographic, shows explorer and filmmaker James Cameron emerging from the hatch of DEEPSEA CHALLENGER during testing of the submersible in Jervis Bay, south of Sydney, Australia. Cameron on Sunday, March 25, 2012 began his journey...
  4. Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka, center, takes a seat during questions by an opposition lawmaker on the transfer of U.S. Marines to Guam, at a Lower House Budget Committee session at Parliament in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to...
  5. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda rubs his eye as he listens to questions by an opposition lawmaker on the transfer of U.S. Marines to Guam, during a Lower House Budget Committee session at Parliament in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to...
  6. Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, right, listens to questions by an opposition lawmaker on the transfer of U.S. Marines to Guam, during a Lower House Budget Committee session at Parliament in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to proceed...
  7. Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (R) are surrounded by reporters after they met with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on February 8, 2012. The US is to shift 4,700 Marines from Okinawa to Guam...
  8. Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba speaks during a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The transfer of thousands of U.S. Marines to Guam will not require the prior closure of a base on the southern Japan island of Okinawa, the United States and Japan...
  9. Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba speaks before press at his office in Tokyo on February 8, 2012. The US is to shift 4,700 Marines from Okinawa to Guam without waiting for progress on controversial plans to relocate a US base on the Japanese island.

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Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States. The Chamorros, Guam's indigenous inhabitants, first populated the island approximately 6,000 years ago. It is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands. The... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. Former President George W. Bush’s presidential proclamation for the Marianas Trench (in January 2009) did not include Guam as a member of the Mariana Monument Advisory Council, even though the proclamation itself states that Guam lies at the boundary of the Trench Monument. This Resolution seeks to fix ...
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 weeks ago
  2. Resolution No. 408-31 (COR) requests that President Barack Obama amend Presidential Proclamation 8335, concerning the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, to place two members from Guam on its Advisory Council, so that Guam has some input into the management of a natural treasure just a short dista...
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 weeks ago
  3. I don't think that this announcement affects the deployment of the Guam National Guard ... The reason why I say this is because if the President's timetable is to have all the major military formations out of Afghanistan by December 2014, the Guard's deployment is projected to be around early 2013 and s...
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 weeks ago
  4. The government of Nepal charges fees ranging from $25,000 for a one-member expedition to $70,000 for seven members to reach Mt. Everest ... the People of Guam, the CNMI and Micronesia deserve to be compensated by the exploitation of their natural treasures and resources, in as much as others, such as Na...
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 3 weeks ago
  5. The United States plans to locate Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTF) in Okinawa, Guam, and Hawaii and intends to establish a rotational presence in Australia in order to establish a geographically distributed force posture while sustaining the forward presence of US Marine Corps forces in the region
    SOURCE: Deccan Herald 3 weeks ago
  6. Now that decisions have been made regarding the relocation of Marines to Guam, the Japanese government’s financial commitment, land returns south of Kadena, and the Futenma Replacement Facility and Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, we will work closely with our partners in the Japanese Self Defense Forc...
    SOURCE: Stars and Stripes 3 weeks ago
  7. We require additional information regarding how this proposal relates to the broader strategic concept of operations in the region, the Marine Corps’ concept of operations, master plans, and alternatives to base realignments on Guam and Okinawa, as well as the positioning of U.S. Air Force units in the ...
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 4 weeks ago
  8. Founded in 1978, The Home Depot, Inc. is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer with fiscal 2011 retail sales of $70.4 billion and earnings of $3.9 billion. The Home Depot has more than 2,200 retail stores in the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and the t...
    SOURCE: Seeking Alpha 1 month ago
  9. I followed through with my commitment to the Democratic Party of Guam by writing to U.S. Attorney Alicia Limtiaco requesting that she respond to the issues raised by the Democratic Party ... I urged the U.S. attorney to make this a priority and to respond to the concerns that have been raised.
    SOURCE: Guam Pacific Daily News 1 month ago
  10. Congresswoman Bordallo’s letter to the U.S. Attorney reflects what is being requested of her by the Party ... and what she had agreed to do in front of 200 people at a Party meeting, relative to voter complaints made by the Democratic Party of Guam in the 2010 General Election. This letter is also consi...
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 1 month ago
  11. Relative to presenting an Agenda of Priority Concerns for Guam on federal-territorial issues for proposed action to President Barack Obama, and to the Congress of the United States.
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 1 month ago
  12. I am in receipt of the Democratic Party of Guam’s resolution and I remain committed to inquiring as to the status of the concerns in the resolution with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the U.S. Attorney for Guam. I will continue to support the efforts of the Guam Legislature for comprehensive...
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 1 month ago
  13. As per the Navy standard operating procedure, the Guam EPA was notified immediately and Navy will work closely with them during the investigation of this incident ... The reason for the spill has not been determined.
    SOURCE: Guam Pacific Daily News 1 month ago
  14. As part of my official duties as Guam's delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, I informed them that once I receive a formal request, I will consider the request and make an official inquiry with the U.S. Attorney relative to the disposition of the complaint, and ask the U.S. Attorney to respond ...
    SOURCE: Guam Pacific Daily News 1 month ago
  15. I want Guam to come up in the ranks of FIFA, gain respect for our national team and prove to other countries that Guam has solid players.
    SOURCE: Guam Pacific Daily News 2 months ago
  16. Guam EPA's attorney and the attorney for Mr. Taitano met and discussed next steps in the case ... They agreed that they would ask that the order be rescinded because of the issue with notification. And Guam EPA is going to move forward with the case in terms of bringing it back to the board.
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 months ago
  17. Guam EPA's attorney and the attorney for Mr. Taitano met and discussed next steps in the case ... They agreed that they would ask that the order be rescinded because of the issue with notification. And Guam EPA is going to move forward with the case in terms of bringing it back to the board.
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 months ago
  18. Mitt Romney has picked up nine more delegates, winning unanimous backing at the Republican convention on the U.S. territory of Guam. … Romney's son Matt attended the event, which took place on Saturday in Guam. A day earlier, Matt Romney visited the neighboring Northern Mariana Islands.
    SOURCE: The Politico 2 months ago
  19. Given Bank of Guam's longstanding service to higher education for its communities, we are proud to continue this commitment.
    SOURCE: Guam Pacific Daily News 2 months ago
  20. On April 25-26, 2011, Senators James Webb and Carl Levin visited Guam and met with local officials, who assured them that Guam’s people support the defense buildup but with local gains and improved communication of information from the Defense Department.
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 months ago
  21. I’ve had the opportunity to see a lot of the memorials – the Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial and the George Washington Memorial. At the World War II Memorial, it was nice to see Guam since it was a part of that as well. To also see the White House and stand in front of it was great, too.
    SOURCE: DVIDS 2 months ago
  22. Marine Corps Activity Guam will serve as sort of the vanguard, the inter structure for future marine corps base Guam staff once we move towards that
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 months ago
  23. Once these ranges are built that means the Guam National Guard is gonna be able to train right here at home in complete partnership with the United States Marine Corps and we'll open that up to the joint community as well as Army and Air Force and law enforcement partners
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 months ago
  24. This money will benefit the fishermen, businesses, and families who use the marina in Hagåtña, and the students who use the UOG Field House every single day. It will also go a long way to bringing in more revenue through the Department of Revenue and Taxation ... I want to thank Secretary of the Interio...
    SOURCE: Pacific News Center 2 months ago

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