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36 CES participates in the 2025 Guam Island-wide Bat Count
U.S. Air Force members from the 36th Civil Engineering Squadron help count the Marianas Fruit Bats (locally known as Fanihi) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 1, 2025. The Annual Fanihi Count started in 2014 and is currently the only bat...

Guam Apex Accelerator offers free webinars in July
The Guam APEX Accelerator is offering free webinars for July. Webinars are held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom. The Zoom link is emailed to registrants 30 minutes before the webinar. • July 3, mentor-protégé programs: Small Business Administration...

Top 10 Inspiring Women to Watch in 2025
According to recent global studies, women-led companies generate more revenue and create more inclusive workplaces—yet they still receive less than 3% of venture capital funding. Despite these odds, the women on this list are breaking barriers and...

Guam: Forever a Colony?
What’s taking so long? It’s been close to 500 years that Guam has been flying a foreign flag, and still there’s been no serious effort to shake loose and walk its own path. Decolonization peaked years ago - soon after World War II when long-time...

New commanding officer at helm of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam
SANTA RITA, Guam — Cmdr. Abigail Clark assumed command of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam from Cmdr. Dana Hiatt in a change of command ceremony at the Naval Base Guam theater in Santa Rita, Guam, on June 26. Capt. Todd Wimmer, U.S. Coast Guard Base...

Paying Tribute To Guam’s World War II Survivors And Liberators
A new book, co-authored by a Honolulu journalist, and museum exhibit will be unveiled July 12. Army photographer Frank Buchman was sent to Guam in 1944 to document military activities just after the United States defeated Japan’s occupying troops...

Guam to host first cannabis trade show amid industry growth push
Guam's inaugural cannabis-themed trade show and concert will launch next month, bringing together advocates, educators and entrepreneurs as the island's cannabis industry seeks to overcome regulatory challenges and build momentum. “Cultivate - The...

5 quick & healthy Guam recipes
Arugula Kimchi Fish Bake (The Guam Guide) On Guam, we love to eat — and as proud as we are of our barbecue and as much as we love to both laugh at and laud the myriad expressions of our Spam addiction, the resulting dietary habits combined with a...

State Department Confirms: Beijing Exploits U.S. Tech Platforms for Military Intelligence
Chinese People’s Liberation Army cyber troops. Photo courtesy of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) A senior State Department official confirmed this week that Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has supported, and continues to support, China’s military and...

Core Tech files Supreme Court brief in plant property dispute
The land dispute between Core Tech International Corp. and the government of Guam and Guam Waterworks Authority over property containing part of the Northern District Wastewater Treatment Plant continues at the Supreme Court of Guam. The company...

Core Tech argues land dispute invites US to take ancestral lands back
Core Tech International argues that the land dispute over the site of the Northern District Wastewater Treatment Plant could invite the U.S. to take back ancestral lands. This is a key part in Core Tech’s response to the appeal filed by the Guam...

Guam AI task force gets mixed reviews, federal regulation freeze may be bigger hurdle
There was support and some pushback for a proposed artificial intelligence task force on Monday, but restrictions on regulations from Congress may be a bigger hurdle to Guam’s oversight of AI. AI has moved from being science fiction to...

Black pepper forum draws strong interest from Guam farmers
A black pepper production forum hosted by the University of Guam and the Guam Department of Agriculture last week attracted 33 participants, with several farmers expressing immediate interest in cultivating the spice crop on their properties. The...

Core Tech affirms respect for public use of plant, warns of danger to all returned federal lands
In a pivotal appeal currently before the Supreme Court of Guam, Core Tech International Corporation submitted its response Friday, June 27, confirming it has never disrupted or impeded the operations of the government’s utility services at the...

When Was The B-2 Bomber Made? These Are The Years It Was Produced
Back in the late Cold War years, the U.S. was racing to stay ahead of the Soviet Union. This led them to develop a new kind of aircraft. This bomber, which was unlike anything the world had ever seen before, had unusual design features and would...

Guam task force to address advancements in AI
A University of Guam student uses ChatGPT at UOG's computer lab in Mangilao on June 3, 2025. Photo by Frank San Nicolas/The Guam Daily Post HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — There's no disputing that artificial intelligence technologies are rapidly...

Guam seeks to develop a framework for responsible use of AI
By Pacific Island Times News Staff As Artificial Intelligence reaches its no-turning-back phase, local officials and stakeholders have emphasized the need for Guam to develop a framework that provides guidance for the responsible use of this...

Guam’s Breaking Wave Theatre Company wins national grant for climate justice show
“Our topic for ‘We Will Not Go Silent’ was climate change and climate justice in relation to Guahan and as we were doing the research and we were talking and in these circles we realized we couldn’t talk about climate justice and climate change...

Timothey Hodgin Appointed Air Force Research Laboratory Command Chief
Chief Master Sgt. Timothey Hodgin has been appointed as the new command chief of the Air Force Research Laboratory. The AFRL said Thursday Hodgin was officially assigned to his new role during a change of responsibility ceremony at...

ASTRO names key officer to lead off Guam’s 3D printing venture
Submarine models and vessel parts can be created using 3D printing technology. Photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America, or ASTRO America, has hired a director...