BOEM Recommends Doubling Deep-Sea Mining Area Around CNMI to 69 Million Acres
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has recommended moving forward with deep-sea mining leases covering approximately 69.1 million acres of ocean surrounding the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, nearly double the area originally proposed in November 2025.
Drier pattern settles over Marianas after weeks of wet weather; high surf persists
SAIPAN — The National Weather Service said Tuesday that a seasonably drier weather pattern has firmly taken hold across the Marianas, bringing partly to mostly sunny skies and moderate to fresh northeast winds after weeks of unseasonably wet conditions, including last week’s Tropical Depression Nuri.
Guam says $37.3 million in 2025 tax refunds paid so far
HAGÅTÑA — Guam’s Department of Revenue and Taxation and Department of Administration said the latest wave of 2025 individual income tax refunds has brought the year-to-date total to $37.3 million across 10,022 returns.
Guam DYA Accepting Applications for Childcare Jobs Under Governor’s Summer Youth Employment Program
Applications available at three youth resource centers starting March 17; program runs June 1 through July 10
Moylan Leads 17-Member Coalition Urging VA to Establish Regional Office on Guam
More than 20,000 Guam veterans currently served by a regional office nearly 4,000 miles away in Hawaii; CNMI veterans also affected
Guam Hits 6,000 H-2B Workers for First Time in 30 Years as Military Buildup Drives Demand
A Filipino carpenter working at Naval Base Guam is the milestone worker; island’s construction workforce now double the national average per capita
Tropical Depression Nuri Weakening Rapidly, May Dissipate Before Reaching Marianas
NWS Guam says system is struggling to survive but remnant circulation still expected to bring rain, gusty winds through Friday
Moylan Joins Bipartisan Push to Extend SSI Benefits to Guam and U.S. Territories
Legislation would also modernize decades-old program rules, raising asset limits and benefit levels nationwide
Guam governor meets with Starlux Airlines, Taiwan foreign minister as Taiwan trade mission wraps up
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero wrapped up a productive Taiwan trade and investment mission Monday with high-level meetings in Taipei, including talks with executives of a boutique airline that has twice sold out charter flights to Guam and a sit-down with Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Guam lifts poultry import ban, Agriculture Department outlines biosecurity requirements
MANGILAO, Guam — The Guam Department of Agriculture has clarified the requirements for importing poultry, day-old chicks and hatching eggs into Guam following Acting Governor Josh Tenorio’s directive to lift a temporary ban on poultry imports.
