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.
Guam secures new cruise route with Taiwan, eyes direct China Airlines flights

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has secured a new ocean liner cruise service from Kaohsiung, Taiwan that will bring up to 1,000 passengers per trip to the island, as part of a joint trade and investment mission that also produced a sister-city agreement and potential new air service.
This Week on NMI News Service: March 2-5, 2026

It was a week dominated by federal engagement, legal battles, and community milestones across the Marianas and Guam, with developments moving simultaneously in Washington, D.C., Taipei, Hagåtña, and Saipan.