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Find Your Zen, No Passport Required, at These 8 Meditation Retreats
Sometimes, a week on vacation is not enough of an escape from the mental stress leftover from daily responsibilities and social media notifications. Increasingly, travelers are finding respite in meditation retreats—daylong or multiday workshops...

Justice for all
As I sat at my desk wondering how I would start an article recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Public Defender Service Corporation, I glanced out of my office window and noted that the American flag, located next to the Hagåtña Post Office,...

Navy’s trusted traveler program returns
U.S. Naval Base Guam has resumed its Trusted Traveler program on Wednesday, nearly a month after suspending the base access procedures due to enhanced security measures. The program allows authorized personnel to vouch for family members and...

Local innovation combats brain drain as G3 Makerspace builds high-tech workforce
What began as an effort to address Guam's brain drain crisis is evolving into a foundation for the island's emerging high-tech manufacturing sector, with the G3 Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub serving as both training ground and...

MATSON PUBLISHES 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) About Matson Founded in 1882, Matson (NYSE: MATX ) is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. Matson provides a vital lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous...

Why does 1% BPT cut matter?
Over the years, our government budget grew to an astounding $1.03 billion, as of 2024. This government serves a mere 166,000 souls, give or take. That folks, is a $7,831 tax burden on every single person currently living here. Regardless if they...

Bench trial starts in sink injury case against GDOE/GovGuam
The bench trial for the injury case against the Guam Department of Education and the government of Guam, regarding a fallen sink incident, began Wednesday, with the girl at the center of the case taking the witness stand in the Superior Court of...

Tang, Longona shine in Triple J 5K Bubble Color Run
PONY Tang and Taliana Longona took the spotlight in colorful fashion on Saturday as they finished first overall in their respective divisions of the Triple J 5K Bubble Color Run at American Memorial Park. It was the perfect day for a run as...

‘It just fell’: Student testifies in court how school sink fractured her foot
A 13-year-old girl testified in Superior Court Wednesday before Superior Court Presiding Judge Arthur Barcinas how she suffered a fractured foot after a bathroom sink collapsed on her at Agueda I. Johnston Middle School in September 2023,...

Shenandoah Valley singer to release first album
Rebecca Porter and the Rhinestone Roses, a Shenandoah Valley band, will release its first full-length album on Aug. 8. The LP features a mix of country songs, Americana, southern rock, blues, gospel, folk and bluegrass. The group will also have a...

Pacific leaders address US deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from Kiribati, Nauru, the...

Student News: Nicchia, Molina, Sheahan-Nguyen & Shi
Above: Joseph Nicchia, valedictorian for the Bishop Hendricken Class of 2025. Submitted photo Valedictorian for Bishop Hendricken, RI Foundation scholarship winner & civics awardees Joseph Nicchia of East Greenwich was chosen as valedictorian for...

Germany Blames Chinese Warship for Laser Attack on Aircraft in the Middle East
Satellite photo of the Red Sea. NASA Image Germany on Tuesday accused China of targeting a German civilian aircraft employed on a European Union naval mission in the Red Sea with a laser from a People’s Liberation Army Navy ship In a post on...

GBA wraps up 2-week summer baseball academy with 71 youths joining
The 2025 Summer PONY Youth Baseball Skills and Games Academy completed its 10th round of summer academies for 71 young people ages 8 to 18, providing them an opportunity to go through multiple days of intense but fun on-the-field baseball...

BizLex Q&A: Crinda Francke
Crinda Francke, Lexington-based president and CEO of ExecuTrain, was named Kentucky’s Small Business Person of the Year for 2025 and honored during a spring ceremony in Washington, D.C., alongside winners from all 50 states, the District of...
Jollibee Group Reports Strong Q1 2025, Fueled by Global Expansion with Strong PH and International Growth
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 8 July 2025 - Jollibee Group (PSE: JFC), one of the world's largest and fastest-growing food service companies, reported robust financial results for the first quarter of 2025, reflecting strong performance...

South Korea is the ideal anchor for the first island chain
Issue Brief July 10, 2025 • 2:35 pm ET Print this page South Korea is the ideal anchor for the first island chain By Brian Kerg Overwhelmingly, commentary regarding Chinese military aggression focuses on the area known as the “first island chain,”...

Maoli makes part 4 of Hafaloha concert series a night to remember
Shockwaves from the bass reverberated throughout the crowd as Maoli took the stage on Saturday at Ypao Beach Park for a blended night of reggae, rock, and country. Great music and good vibes defined the night, and concert goers sang along and...

'My client is not guilty': Topasna pleads not guilty in PUA fraud case
Matthew Topasna, the partner of Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio, pleaded not guilty to charges related to an alleged $1.9 million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud ring on Friday morning. “My client is not guilty,” attorney Thomas Fisher said on...

Increase in families on public assistance
Data collected by the Guam Green Growth steering committee’s health and prosperous communities working group with information contributed by the Bureau of Statistics and Plans from fiscal year 2021 through fiscal year 2024 has shown an increase in...