NWS Weekly Outlook: Invest 90W Tracking Toward Marianas, Impact Possible This Weekend Into Next Week
SAIPAN — The National Weather Service in Guam’s weekly regional outlook issued Tuesday confirms that Invest 90W continues to drift northwest near Pohnpei and is expected to gradually develop, with the Marianas facing the potential for increasing showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds developing over the weekend and into early next week.
NWS Forecaster: Tropical System Near Pohnpei Could Reach Marianas Between April 12 and 14
SAIPAN — Worried about that storm brewing southeast of the Marianas? A National Weather Service forecaster said Monday that a tropical disturbance developing near Pohnpei and Kosrae in eastern Micronesia could affect the Marianas between April 12 and 14, though the system’s track and intensity remain highly uncertain.
Week in Review: CUC Accountability, Tourism Strain, and the Shadow of Iran
The week that began March 29 and closed April 4 was defined by three converging threads: a sustained public push for accountability at the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, a tourism sector showing new signs of strain, and the ripple effects of the U.S. conflict with Iran reaching island families through fuel prices and aviation disruption.
Leon Guerrero Pushes Back on Emergency Declaration Calls, Says Guam Fuel Supply Is Stable
HAGÅTÑA — Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero pushed back Friday against calls from legislators and the attorney general to declare a state of emergency over rising fuel prices, saying Guam’s fuel supply remains stable and that no emergency declaration can address the underlying cause of global oil price increases.
CHCC Monitoring for Whooping Cough After Additional Cases Confirmed in Guam
SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation is actively monitoring for pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in the CNMI after the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services confirmed additional cases this year.
UOG, Partners Return Critically Endangered Håyun Lågu to the Wild at Atantåno Heritage Preserve
SANTA RITA, Guam — The University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant, alongside the Guam Preservation Trust and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, hosted an outplanting event at the Atantåno Heritage Preserve in Santa Rita, returning seedlings of the critically endangered Serianthes nelsonii — known locally as håyun lågu on Guam and tronkon guåfi on Rota — to their natural habitat.
Guam Adds 750 Jobs in Latest Quarter as Hotel and Construction Sectors Lead Gains
HAGÅTÑA — Guam’s total employed workforce grew by 750 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2025, rising from 67,690 to 68,440 persons employed, according to December 2025 preliminary data released Thursday by the Guam Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Moylan Introduces Bill to Include Guam in Federal Nuclear Fallout Compensation Program
WASHINGTON — Congressman James Moylan has introduced the Parity for Pacific Radiation Survivors Act, legislation that would amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend federal recognition and compensation eligibility to Guam residents exposed to nuclear fallout from U.S. weapons testing in the Pacific.
Federal Government Proposes Critical Habitat Designation for 22 Endangered Species Across CNMI and Guam
SAIPAN — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating nearly 60,000 acres across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam as critical habitat for 22 endangered and threatened species, a move that could affect how federally funded and federally permitted projects are reviewed across both jurisdictions.
Guam Governor’s Office Addresses DRT System Problems, Vendor Dispute
HAGÅTÑA — The Office of Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero issued a statement Monday acknowledging concerns about performance issues with the Department of Revenue and Taxation’s tax system and the department’s relationship with its technology vendor, while declining to assign fault as a review remains ongoing.