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A lawsuit filed in the District Court of Guam Monday afternoon is seeking $61,500,000 from the Guam Visitors Bureau based on allegations its former president Carl T.C. Gutierrez subjected an employee to “escalating acts of unwanted sexual harassment, coercion, and sexual harassment during off…

April 2026 visitor arrivals totaled 36,818, down 28% when compared to the same period last year. Though the Guam Visitors Bureau reported an increase in marketing costs, GVB director of tourism research Christian Valencia noted the largest declines in arrivals were concentrated in Korea and Japan, …

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — The U.S. is ready to restart attacks on Iran if a deal cannot be reached, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ​said on Saturday, as negotiators from Washington and Tehran worked ‌to bridge major differences blocking an agreement.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — The Philippines remains under “severe threat” from China, its defense secretary said on Saturday, despite a recent thaw in U.S.-China tensions after the summit between Presidents Donald Trump ​and Xi Jinping earlier this month.

BEIJING (Reuters) — Sixty-four Chinese citizens ​detained in the Philippines have been ‌released after the Philippine justice department ruled there was insufficient evidence for the ​allegations they faced, China’s embassy ​in the Southeast Asian country said.

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Consolidated Commission on Utilities has authorized the Guam Power Authority to petition for an increase to the Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause with the Public Utilities Commission.

The tropical disturbance that forecasters had their eyes on heading into Memorial Day weekend is now showing its hand, and for Guam, the news is better than it could have been.

ANGELES, Philippines (Reuters) — Philippine rescuers were racing against time ​on Monday in a search for possible signs of life more than 24 hours after the collapse of a building under construction in the ‌city of Angeles, with crews carefully removing rocks and surrounding debris by hand.

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Former Angaur Governor Steven Salii has been charged with two felony offences — misconduct in public office and first-degree theft — along with one misdemeanor count related to audit violations in connection with the handling of Japan Grassroots Grant funds intended f…

This credit line is a short-term financial tool that would be used only as needed to help GPA continue purchasing fuel while fuel costs are recovered through the Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause.