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  • New Year brings IIAAG third quarter sports

    AS as the holiday season comes to a close, the IIAAG’s third-quarter high school sports are preparing to begin.With dates soon-to-be officially announced, spectators can look forward to boys’ basketball, tennis and rugby, as well as girlsâ...
  • The year of the tiger

    2009 wasn’t all that bad, was it? An ox year under the Chinese calendar, 2009 proved to have the ox attribute of conservatism, a slow and plodding year with no outright dramatic event that would define the year....
  • Loosening ties

    Standoff over US base closure sours US-Japan tiesGINOWAN, Japan (AP) – When the U.S. took over a Japanese airfield here in the closing days of World War II, it was surrounded by sugarcane fields and the smoldering battlegrounds of Okinawa. It is no...
  • Healthcare reform for Guam sought

    SENATOR Frank Aguon, Jr. wrote to Congress leaders to seek assurance that Guam would be included the healthcare reform legislation titled “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” now pending in the conference committee....
  • Top 10 stories of the decade

    FOR those of us who have gone through a millennium shift, the mere entrance of a new decade might seem a bit anticlimactic. But what a decade this has been.Though the past decade which concluded last night still remains officially nameless, many could say...
  • Official resolve greets the New Year

    WITH the New Year already at our door, resolutions for a healthier and more caring lifestyle are what many Guam employees and officials are hoping they can keep over the next 12 months....
  • Tylenol Arthritis caplets recalled

    THE manufacturer of Tylenol’s 100-count Arthritis Pain Caplets, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, which features a distinctive red “EZ-open cap,” has been voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administr...
  • Buildup to speed up culture loss

    Self-rule less viable with population mixTHE population increase of approximately 33,500 people on Guam due to the military buildup will affect Chamorro culture both politically and culturally, according to the draft environmental impact statement....
  • Less people in distress

    THE holiday crisis helpline received the fewest number of calls in 11 years over the Christmas holidays, according to Peter Cruz, the head of the helpline and recreation therapy coordinator for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.  ...
  • No-show woman lost court case

    A WOMAN who tried to claim damages for an automobile accident lost her case because of her failure to show up in court during a hearing.  ...
  • $70M: the promise of a smart New Year

    GOING into the New Year, the Guam Department of Education is looking forward to receiving $70 million in stimulus package funds that will be used for much needed capital improvement projects and bringing the schools into the age of information technology,...
  • Endangered species in further danger

    IF PLANS to build structures for the Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force on the northern part of the island push through, there could be an impact on the vegetation and habitat of endangered species at those particular areas, according to the draft en...
  • Training range could compromise water resources

    IMPACTS to Tinian’s water resources through the possible development of U.S. Marines live fire training ranges have been assessed in the draft environmental impact statement....
  • Senator presses for GIAA pay study

    SENATOR Tina Rose Muña-Barnes would like to find out why the Guam International Airport Authority has yet to begin an independent study to review salaries and benefits of certified, technical and professional employees....
  • Lujan house renovation almost done

    NESTLED inauspiciously on the corner of Padre Palomo St. and Hesler Place, renovation of the iconic Lujan House in Hagåtña is in full swing with completion projected sometime in February....
  • 3 speakers at Catholic summit

    (CMC)--Three outstanding trainers will be guest presenters at Guam’s 8th conference on Jan. 9 at Catholic Social Services.Jim Kelley from South Carolina, Father Fran Hezel from Pohnpei and Cesar Ody Romance fro the Philippines will talk on importan...
  • English courses offered online

    (UOG)--The University of Guam’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences now offers all general education course requirements in English to online learners. EN 210 Introduction to Literature will be offered online for the first time in Spring 20...
  • PIRC gears up for conference

    THE island is revving up for an innovative event geared toward providing positive educational reinforcement and communication strategies for educators and parents in January.Parents and guardians of children up to the age 21 are encouraged to register for...
  • Suicide prevention meetings

    (DMHSA)—The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse’s Focus on Life Team and the Mayor’s Council of Guam invite the public to suicide prevention village meetings.  ...
  • We shape our own destinies

    WITH all of the things that WE have gone through this year I guess we can safely say that 2009 is. Even though there were great problems in the world and on Guam it is not and has not been any worse than 2008—probably one of the worst years in our ...