AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWorkforce AI for Guam: GDOL says it’s testing VOS Sapphire AI inside HIREGUAM, aiming to help job seekers draft resumes/cover letters, match occupations, and help employers generate job descriptions and interview questions. Tourism push: Guam Visitors Bureau is leaning harder on digital marketing and airline/travel co-ops as July arrivals fell 36.7% year over year, with Korea still hit by higher fuel surcharges. Defense comms upgrade: A JV won a $61.58M modification for fiber optic SONET ring work at Naval Base Guam and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, with completion expected by March 2029. Education tech + facilities crisis: GDOE can’t give a firm reopening date for Tiyan/Simon Sanchez after inspections shut the Tiyan campus; McCool Elementary/Middle School also stays closed as teams troubleshoot an air-conditioning system. Local courts: Cost-U-Less is fighting an eviction/landlord counterclaim tied to an unfinished Agana Shopping Center annex store ahead of its Aug. 28 grand opening. Environment + deep-sea mining: Environmentalists sued to stop the first commercial U.S. deep-sea mining lease sale; Guam’s governor’s office and Pacific Catholic bishops urge more caution and better science before seabed leasing expands. Public safety: A man was charged in Guam Superior Court for alleged meth and fentanyl possession after marshals found suspected drug items in plain view during a Hagåtña residence search.
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