Guam Defence system could require 1,000 acres, 700 soldiers
Some 2,000 acres of land, most of it on Department of Defence property, is being analysed for the construction of a new 360-degree missile defence system, DOD officials told members of the Guam media last week. As many
Guam census: One in five live below poverty line
About one in five people surveyed in the 2020 Island Area Census of Guam were living below the poverty line, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Of the 145,453 people for whom poverty status
US$4m approved for Guam airport projects
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation approved an additional US$4 million in funding requested by Guam for airport projects, the Office of Guam Delegate James Moylan announced Tuesday. The additional
Guam A-G on typhoon recovery: ‘We’ve been living like cave people’
Guam’s Office of the Attorney General is investigating aspects of the government’s typhoon recovery response, including problems with the public water supply after the storm. “This disaster recovery was
Born in a typhoon: Many, including newborns, remain without electricity as Guam recovers from storm
Most of the Guam remained without electricity and the governor appealed for patience during a recovery process expected to take at least a
Matson to begin delivering relief supplies to Guam next week
Matson announced today that it will contribute US$350,000 in transportation and in-kind services toward disaster relief in Guam, Micronesia and the CNMI, and expects to begin delivering relief supplies on voyage Manukai
FEMA-chartered planes to send relief to Guam from Hawaii
A chartered Pacific Air Cargo’s B474-400F will airlift supplies from Hawaii’s Diamond Head facility to Guam, according to Paul Skellon, PAC’s director of communications. Days after Typhoon Mawar hit Guam, the
Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam
Powerful Typhoon Mawar churned slowly over the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam on Thursday, lashing the island with wind and rain, tearing down trees, walls and power lines, flipping cars, and pushing dangerous storm
Typhoon Mawar moves towards Guam
Guam: The track of Typhoon Mawar has shifted slightly to the south, with the eye expected to pass over the southern part of Guam this afternoon reports the Pacific Daily News. At 9am local time today, Guam was
Guam prepares for possible ‘super-typhoon’
People of Guam have been advised to take precaution as a super-typhoon is expected to hit the island, according to the territory’s National Weather Service. Typhoon Mawar has intensified into a category-4 typhoon.
Guam to compete with other states for Compact impact funds
The distribution of migrants from the freely associated states has shifted since 2003, with more than half of the total number now spread out across the mainland U.S., the Department of the Interior said in a bid to
