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The seal of the Office of the Attorney General is seen on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at the ITC building in Tamuning, Guam. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has invoked the Freedom of Information Act to dig deeper into questioned hiring practices at Attorney General Douglas Moyla…

Aumua Amata WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata is sounding a note of caution to Pacific Islands nations that sign agreements with China for economic interests. For instance, the new visa exemption agreement between Samoa and China…

Surangel Whipps Jr. KOROR (Post Courier/Pacnews) — Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. is calling for the urgent confirmation of his appointed ambassadors and ministers, particularly Ambassador Hersey Kyota, as the new U.S. administration’s policies begin affecting critical programs in Palau. Since…

Mikaela Saelua WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata is congratulating 2025 American Samoa Teacher of the Year, now a finalist for the prestigious National Teacher of the Year recognition. “Congratulations again to my friend, Mikaela…

A traditional dance is performed during a previous Yap Day celebration. Visitors enjoy Yap Day 2024 celebrations.  (Yap Visitors Bureau) — The 56th Annual Yap Day Festival will be held in the villages of Rull and Weloy from Feb. 26 to March 3, 2025.  Yap Day is one of the premier and largest cultur…

Container cranes at the Port Authority of Guam terminal in Piti on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Guam Delegate James Moylan has asked President Donald Trump to include Guam in his Jan. 20 executive order called “Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families…

Aumua Amata  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata will serve on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for the 119th Congress, including her role as vice chair of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, where she will continue to work with Subcommittee Chair Young Kim, R-Calif. …

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) —Could developing an agreement with village residents to live on school campuses be the solution needed to keep schools safe and secure outside of the school day? A couple of Guam Education Board members believe it could work. During the Guam Education Board meeting on…

An aerial view of Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced “h…

U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata, who has been briefed on Coast Guard operations from time to time, met Adm. Kevin Lunday in 2019 at Memorial Day ceremonies in Honolulu, where he was then commanding the 14th District USCG. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. …