Guam Power Authority honored with a National Safety Award of Excellence for outstanding safety practices

“Harnessing electricity to keep our communities powered is vital work that can be dangerous, even deadly, if the proper attention isn’t paid to tried-and-true safety practices,” said Jon Beasley, Chair of APPA’s Safety Committee and Vice-President of …

DEA’s Drug Take Back Day aims to keep Guam safe and clean

It’s a chance to clean out your medicine cabinet and safely dispose of expired, unused, or unneeded prescription drugs. Health officials said removing old medications from the home can help prevent accidental poisoning and substance abuse, especially among …

PHOTOS: Guam residents come out to pray, mourn Pope Francis

A long swath of black cloth is draped over the entrance of the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica as members of the Catholic community gather inside for an Office for the Dead prayer and Requiem Mass, offered by priests and deacons of the Archdiocese …

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group suspends search for missing sailor in Guam

New bills aims to provide affordable estate planning for Guam families

Senator Shelly Calvo held a public hearing this week for Bill 23-38, the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act. If passed, it would allow property owners to name a beneficiary who would automatically inherit their home, without going through probate.

Man allegedly had meth-laced pills on Hawaii flight to Guam

A man arriving in Guam from Hawaii was stopped by Customs and Quarantine officers after pills in his possession tested positive for methamphetamine. Mark Edwin Cacho Ocampo is charged with importation of a schedule II controlled substance as a first-degree …

Indo-Pacom head: Guam missile defense plans could examine 'directed energy' weapons

Military officials could look to the potential of technology like high-powered lasers and microwave beams to stop missiles fired at Guam, the head of all U.S. forces in the region told members of Congress this month. Indo-Pacific Command head Adm. Samuel …

Pacific women entrepreneurs meet on Guam as part of yearlong leadership, business training

Editor's note: The name of Everlyn Dasi was misspelled in a previous version of the story. It's been updated. Women entrepreneurs from across 24 South Pacific island nations are gathered at Guam Community College this week as part of a yearlong …

Start small, start now: What will it take to bring sihek back to Guam?

I recently returned from a 10-week trip assisting with sihek Guåhan (Guam kingfisher) monitoring at The Nature Conservancy’s Palmyra Atoll Preserve. Last year, nine sihek were released into the atoll’s rainforest, the first birds of their species to fly …

Traveler faces trafficking charges after arriving in Guam with meth

A man faces drug trafficking charges for allegedly purchasing pills in Mexico that tested positive for methamphetamine and flying with them from Hawaii to Guam. On Monday afternoon, Mark Edwin Cacho Ocampo, 32, arrived in Guam by plane from Hawaii and …