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The Guam delegation at the Taiwan roadshow in Taipei included 11 Guam Visitors Bureau member organizations and Guma Tao’tao Tano cultural performers. GVB photo/The Guam Daily Post HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — With direct flights between Guam and Taipei, the Guam Visitors Bureau hit the road to c…

Residents make payments to the Treasurer of Guam at the Department of Revenue and Taxation in Barrigada on Feb. 12, 2025. Photo by Frank San Nicolas/The Guam Daily Post HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Government of Guam revenue collections through the “tax month” of April currently rema…

Suspected drugs and homemade weapons were seized Saturday at the Department of Corrections Adult Correctional Facility in Mangilao, Guam. Photo courtesy of Fred Bordallo Jr./The Guam Daily Post HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Eight inmates at the Department of Corrections Adult Correctional Facilit…

A construction crew works on one of the new buildings on the University of Guam campus on Feb. 11, 2025 in Mangilao. Photo by David Castro/The Guam Daily Post HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A Guam Department of Labor official said there’s been a lull in the recruitment of foreign H2 workers,…

Jennifer Olegeriil KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — The Palau Senate has confirmed Jennifer Olegeriil as the country’s new minister of justice, ending months of speculation and uncertainty surrounding the position. Olegeriil was nominated in April after the position remained vacant for nearly four mo…

HAGÅTÑA (Pacific Island Times/Pacnews) — Five years from now, the way a hotel on Tumon Bay checks in guests could look dramatically different.   The process might start with an AI-powered chatbot handling the reservation. A facial recognition kiosk could greet guests at the entrance, instantly conf…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The fate of more than 780 local employees whose positions are covered by some $27.1 million in federally funded programs are now in the hands of Guam Delegate James Moylan.  That was the message from legislative Committee on Finance and Government Operations Chair Se…

Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with representatives of the media at the Vatican, May 12, 2025. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) — Pope Leo XIV, the first American to head the global Catholic Church, pledged on Wednesday to make “every effort” for peace and offered the Vatican as a mediator in glo…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during a campaign rally ahead of the elections, in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, May 9, 2025. REUTERS MANILA (Reuters) —  Allies of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. looked set to win at least half of the available Senate seats in a midterm…

Supporters cheer during a campaign rally attended by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ahead of the midterm elections in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, May 9, 2025. REUTERS MANILA (Reuters) — In political rallies, Senate hearings and voter surveys ahead of Monday’s midterm elections …