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The Astumbo Dragons last night advanced to the 2010 TakeCare Insurance All-Island Middle School Boys’ Basketball Tournament semifinals with an overwhelming, 50-22 win against the St. Paul Middle School Warriors at the Tamuning Recreational Gymnasium.
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It’s the time of year where some of the island’s finest athletes have a chance to compete with dignity.The Special Olympics Guam Committee yesterday announced the SOG’s 34th annual 2010 Track and Field event, set for April 17 at Okkodo High School i...
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Guam’s national rugby team has two match dates in the upcoming 2010 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Asian 5 Nations Rugby tournament.
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THERE is no legislation formally filed yet, but Sen. Rory Respicio yesterday took the initiative to test the waters by introducing the idea of legalizing marijuana on Guam, a proposal that is sure to trigger fiery debates in the community.Respicio said he...
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CAPTAIN Scott Galbreaith, commanding officer of Naval Base Guam, yesterday expressed support for vice speaker BJ Cruz’s proposal to reduce bar hours on weekends, while recommending at the same time that the drinking age on Guam be raised to 21.
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A CALIFORNIA appeals court has upheld the dismissal of the lawsuit filed by “Max Havoc” movie producers against the Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority and the Guam Visitors Bureau, citing the plaintiffs’ failure to meet the claims-fili...
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THE Guam Federation of Teachers yesterday filed a motion, asking the Superior Court to compel the government of Guam and the Department of Education to release the $3.8 million owed to teachers who were furloughed for almost two weeks in 2003.
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AMONG the six candidates who ran in the March 20 special election, Tony Ada—now a sitting senator--has received the largest amount of contributions at $18,569, of which he spent $14,621.89. It got him elected.
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THE five young men who were indicted in connection with the beating death of Vince Peredo pleaded not guilty during yesterday’s arraignment in the Superior Court.
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CENSUS 2010 officially begins today and the Guam Census Office is hiring more enumerators for the counting process.
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SUPERIOR Court judge Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson yesterday extended the 10-day temporary restraining order that prevents the General Services Agency from moving forward with the contract with Pacific Data Systems for the phones being used for the 2010 cens...
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THE Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse’s recent decision to close the Rays of Hope School Day Treatment for students with severe emotional disabilities and to send them back to their school district does not sit well with the Guam Departmen...
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ALTHOUGH the number of mumps cases on Guam remains at five, public health officials said yesterday laboratory results for samples sent off island are still pending for a handful of possible cases which could cause the number of confirmed cases to increase...
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GUAM’S elderly had the chance yesterday to get their tax forms put together for them during a tax clinic held at the Korean Community Center in Ordot.
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(DPHSS)--The Department of Public Health and Social Services’ Bureau of Social Services and Administration administers various child welfare programs designed to protect children and strengthen families.
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WITH the military buildup on Guam drawing national media attention, local lawmakers have been busy responding to invitations at off-island forums to share the local community’s perspectives on the Marines relocation plan.
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THE Guam Energy Office’s failure to comply with a public law requiring that it post each government agency’s monthly power consumption on its website is just another example of how the office’s parent agency refuses to follow the law, Sen. Rory Resp...
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(FWS)--A draft revised recovery plan that outlines steps needed to recover the threatened Mariana fruit bat, locally known as “fanihi,” was released yesterday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for public review and comment.
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(GCC)—The Guam Community College has plans for every cent of the $9.5 million it is slated to receive as part of Guam’s $83 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding from the federal government.
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SOME of us tend to give all sorts of excuses to ignore the census forms that have probably been received in the mail but left unopened. Some say the census is intrusive; others say they are too busy to sharpen their pencils, and still others are simply to...
