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The Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña on Oct. 24, 2024. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The unofficial results for the 2024 general election are in, and it appears that Republicans will have the majority in the next Guam Legislature. Fifteen lawmakers constitute the Legislature, and nine Republican…

PAGO PAGO (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has sent messages of congratulations to Congressman Jim Moylan of Guam, reelected to a second term, and Congresswoman-elect Kimberlyn King-Hinds of the CNMI. Due to the international dateline…

People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing missiles that flew 400 km after lifting off at around 7:30 a.m. from Sariwon, just south of the capital Pyongyang, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 5, 2024.  SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) — North Korea fired at least seven s…

KOROR (PFF/Pacnews) — The Pacific Freedom Forum is concerned that a defamation suit taken by Palau’s largest private sector employer against the national newspaper, Island Times, will threaten public trust in media and private sector transparency. A civil suit of defamation has been lodged on Oct. …

KOROR, Palau (PMC) — The Palau Media Council, in a statement, expresses deep concern with the recent lawsuit filed by Surangel & Sons Co. against Leilani Reklai, publisher of Island Times, in response to her newspaper’s report about tax-related documents that surfaced on social media. The lawsu…

Tourists wait for a taxi after arriving on Guam at the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Tamuning on Sept. 3, 2024. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — With tourism numbers down for well over a year, a plan forward could reflect the ideas and suggestions of the public, as the collective of in…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sings to his supporters during a thanksgiving concert held before he ended his six-year term at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, June 26, 2022. MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippine National Police said on Wednesday they will investigate revelations made by former …

HAGÅTÑA (Pacific Island Times/Pacnews) — Guam can rest assured that the U.S defense force can shield the island from any threats, an Air Force official said, noting that the airmen at Andersen Air Force Base are being prepared for their roles in “pacing” military operations. The U.S mil…

A medium-range ballistic missile target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, before being successfully intercepted by Standard Missile-6 missiles fired from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones, in Kauai, Hawaii, Aug. 29, 2017. SINGAPORE (Reuters) — A proposed multibilli…

A few tourists are seen on Pale San Vitores Road in Tumon, Guam on Sept. 4, 2024. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero made an appearance at the Guam Visitors Bureau board of directors meeting on Thursday, referencing alarming findings of a study she commissioned two years ago as …