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SABLAN ENDS COLLEGE CAREER, MAY CONTINUE WITH TEAM GUAM
GSPN
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August 5, 2025
By Patrick Lujan After a silver medal performance in Palau’s Pacific Mini Games a month ago, Guam women’s softball 1st baseman Giana Sablan is heading toward a new course in life. Sablan started playing tee ball since she was 8 years old, helped...
Keeping Guam connected, now and into the future
The Guam Daily Post
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As our island works to rebuild its tourism industry, the Guam Visitors Bureau’s proposed legislative appropriation of $11 million in additional airline incentives should be seen not as some perfunctory cash advance, but as a strategic investment...
OPINION Kasperbauer: Revitalizing Guam tourism by promoting 'independent traveler' as key market
Pacific Daily News
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Growing up on Guam in the 1970s and ‘80s, as tourism was taking root, my family’s favorite pastime activities included adventuring through the jungles of Urunao, swimming at the USO in Piti, and barbecuing with relatives and friends. We knew that...
UFC 320 Pereira V. Ankalaev 2: Two Women's Bouts Announced As Card Showcases Depth
News18
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August 6, 2025
The highly anticipated UFC 320 event continues to build excitement as the promotion officially announced two compelling women’s bouts that will strengthen an already loaded October card. The Las Vegas spectacular, scheduled for October 4th at the...
LETTER: Guam deserves a future beyond the uniform
Pacific Daily News
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The truth is hard to ignore: Guam’s value to the United States and its allies lies mainly in our geography. We are “the tip of the spear” in the Pacific, a frontline asset in growing regional tensions. And because of that, our role as a military...
Mold issue settled between Guam Department of Education and plaintiffs in Superior Court
KUAM
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August 5, 2025
Representing the two students, executive director of Guam Legal Services Corporation - Disability Law Center, Attorney Daniel Somerfleck explained, “Because of the length of this lawsuit, neither one of the plaintiffs was still in middle school....
Under-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers: Malayan Tigress All Set For Iran Opener
Bernama
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August 5, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- The national women's junior football team are all set for tomorrow's opening Group F match against Iran in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Kuala Lumpur Football...
Iran to Meet Malaysia in AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualification Opener
Tasnim News Agency
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August 5, 2025
Iran is drawn in Group F along with Japan, Guam, and Malaysia. The Group F competition will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 6 to 10. "For us, every match is like a final; all games are equally important. Malaysia benefits from...
US military investment in the Northern Mariana Islands raises questions of cultural loss and political influence
Pasquines
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August 4, 2025
The United States is investing nearly $800 million to expand military facilities on Tinian, one of the main islands in the Northern Mariana Islands. This is a specific strategy to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific, especially amid rising...
Education board defers action on SiFA lease pending review
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Education Board deferred action Tuesday on a request from the Science is Fun and Awesome (SiFA) Learning Academy Charter School to use the decommissioned Chief Brodie Elementary School facility, citing unresolved legal questions about the...
Leaders reflect on Guam's journey toward self-governance at 75th anniversary of Organic Act
The Guam Daily Post
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Government officials and community leaders gathered at Plaza de España on Friday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Organic Act of Guam, “Lumåla’ I Estoria-ta - History Comes Alive," reflecting on the island's progress toward...
Trading places: Education options
Marianas Business Journal
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BY OYAOL NGIRAIRIKL AND MARK RABAGO Journal Staff, Saipan Correspondent JohnsonAcross Micronesia, career and technical education is being reshaped by home-grown institutions in an effort to meet the region’s workforce needs head-on. In Guam and...
Guam Sailor 360 Program boosts Nurse Corps opportunities
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 29, 2025
U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Guam hosted a “Nurse Corps Takeover” event as part of its Sailor 360 program in February, aiming to empower enlisted personnel to pursue commissioning as Navy Nurse Corps officers. The...
Research Matters: Guam CEDDERS creates pathways for possibility
Pacific Daily News
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For more than 30 years, the University of Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, Guam CEDDERS, has quietly transformed lives across Guam and the region. As one of UOG’s Centers for Excellence,...
UOG strengthens ties with Wakayama University
Pacific Daily News
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Representatives from the University of Guam’s Global Learning and Engagement Office met with officials from Wakayama University, located in Japan’s Kansai region, on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9, continuing the partnership established under a memorandum of...
Guam seeks to boost Korean market with a two-month 'Kids Fly Free' promo
The Pacific Island Times
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July 28, 2025
Korean tourists arrive at the Guam International Airport on Sept. 20, 2024. File photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan/Pacific Island Times By Pacific Island Times News Staff Ramping up its campaign to boost the Korean market, the Guam Visitors Bureau is...
UOG professor highlights Guam's traditional fishing in international rabbitfish study
The Guam Daily Post
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A new scientific book co-edited by a University of Guam professor is putting the island's centuries-old mañahåk fishing traditions on the international academic stage, showcasing how Guam's cultural knowledge contributes to global marine science....
Guam Education Board: No go for SIFA at Chief Brodie without legal authority
KUAM
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July 29, 2025
“We’re not making a decision on that today, in fact, we’ve asked the attorney general for an opinion on whether the board has any authority to designate Chief Brodie, or any school being decommissioned, to another entity. We haven't received that...
Ethnicity-Based Differences in Corneal Asphericity: Intraocular Lens Power Calculation, Image Quality, and Visual Acuity After Cataract Surgery Using Eye Models
Dove Medical Press
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July 28, 2025
Introduction Determination of intraocular lens (IOL) power is critical for achieving optimal postoperative refractive outcomes and patient satisfaction after cataract surgery. In the years since the introduction of the first-generation IOL power...
Triple J Auto Group partners with Guam Girl Scouts to empower young women with car care skills
The Guam Daily Post
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Triple J Auto Group partnered with the Guam Girl Scouts to host a hands-on Car Care Day Camp for Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts, helping members in grades 9–12 earn their Car Care badge and develop practical automotive knowledge and safety...