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GPA energizes all power substations, disposal site opens following Super Typhoon Bavi

The Guam Power Authority has successfully energized 100% of its major substations and restored 37% of the island's power circuits as of Wednesday evening, marking a critical milestone in recovery efforts following Super Typhoon Bavi.
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Telecom restoration efforts begin post Super Typhoon Bavi

As recovery efforts begin post Super Typhoon Bavi, telecom providers across the region have been conducting assessments to restore mobile and internet services and perform infrastructure repairs.
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Government of Guam opens debris site, progresses on power restoration following Super Typhoon Bavi

The Government of Guam in coordination with the Department of Public Works and the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, will open an official typhoon debris disposal site at Ypao Point on Thursday, July 09, following Super Typhoon Bavi.
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Bavi damages more than half of Rota's structures; power outage could last up to three months

Rota faces months of recovery after Super Typhoon Bavi damaged more than half the island's homes, businesses, and government facilities, with electricity potentially taking up to three months to restore, Mayor Aubry Hocog said July 7.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Recovery underway in Guam following Super Typhoon Bavi

Assessment and utility crews across Guam have begun the monumental task of clearing debris and restoring power after the core of the Category 5 Super Typhoon hammered the Mariana Islands.
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Mariana islands begin recover as "All Clear" declared across the region following Super Typhoon Bavi

Super Typhoon Bavi slammed into Rota, the eye making landfall Monday morning. Bavi's winds and rains also swept across the other islands. All of the islands, with Rota being the hardest hit, had disruptions to power, water and communications. There also were extensive coastal inundation and erosion across the region.
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'Take cover now': Extreme Wind Warning issued for Rota as Bavi's eyewall closes in

Meteorologists warn that catastrophic winds from Super Typhoon Bavi are bearing down on Rota, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an extreme wind warning early Monday. The NWS issues such alerts when sustained winds of 120 mph or more are expected.
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Meteorologist warns Rota residents: Don't mistake a lull — or sunshine — for Bavi's end

Super Typhoon Bavi strengthened overnight, with sustained winds of 180 mph and gusts to 200 mph, as its eye tracks toward a direct hit on Rota.
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Super Typhoon Bavi’s wind field puts all Marianas at risk; residents urged to use weekend window to prepare

With Super Typhoon Bavi now packing maximum sustained winds of 160 mph and forecast to strengthen further as it moves toward the Marianas, emergency officials are urging businesses and residents to treat this weekend as their critical window to prepare for potentially damaging winds.
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Doctor moves to private sector to offer services at Tumon Sands Plaza

Businesses in Guam are either new to the commercial market or have new products and services to offer the community.
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Guam’s bar sector shrinks amid inflation, labor crunch

Guam’s local bar and entertainment sector is experiencing a severe commercial contraction, driven by compounding inflationary pressures, severe labor shortages, and inconsistent military foot traffic.
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Picture this: Interior design mastery

Veena Sachdev, owner and chief designer of Veeline Concepts, has clearly found her place in the market after eight years in business.
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GPA energizes all power substations, disposal site opens following Super Typhoon Bavi > Read More

Telecom restoration efforts begin post Super Typhoon Bavi > Read More

Government of Guam opens debris site, progresses on power restoration following Super Typhoon Bavi > Read More

Bavi damages more than half of Rota's structures; power outage could last up to three months > Read More

PHOTO GALLERY: Recovery underway in Guam following Super Typhoon Bavi > Read More

Mariana islands begin recover as "All Clear" declared across the region following Super Typhoon Bavi > Read More

'Take cover now': Extreme Wind Warning issued for Rota as Bavi's eyewall closes in > Read More

Meteorologist warns Rota residents: Don't mistake a lull — or sunshine — for Bavi's end > Read More

Super Typhoon Bavi’s wind field puts all Marianas at risk; residents urged to use weekend window to prepare > Read More

Doctor moves to private sector to offer services at Tumon Sands Plaza > Read More

Guam’s bar sector shrinks amid inflation, labor crunch > Read More

Picture this: Interior design mastery > Read More

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GPA energizes all power substations, disposal site opens following Super Typhoon Bavi

Telecom restoration efforts begin post Super Typhoon Bavi

As recovery efforts begin post Super Typhoon Bavi, telecom providers across the region have been conducting assessments to restore mobile and internet services and perform infrastructure repairs.

Government of Guam opens debris site, progresses on power restoration following Super Typhoon Bavi

New missile defense capabilities on island as 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment assumes THAAD

Task Force Talon relinquished command to the 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment (3-43 ADA), ushering in a new battalion to take over Guam’s air missile defense systems.

Marianas brace for potential category four super typhoon as Tropical Storm 09W intensifies

Emergency management agencies across the region are urging residents and businesses to execute disaster preparedness plans as Tropical Storm 09W is forecast to rapidly intensify and potentially strike Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category four super typhoon.

HDR AECOM Infrastructure JV get $100 million AE contract

HDR AECOM Infrastructure JV of Honolulu was awarded June 30 CHamoru Standard Time a $100 million “firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for architect-engineer services,” according to a release from the U.S. Department of War.

GovGuam Agencies receive eight plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from Guam Energy Office

The Guam Energy Office turned over eight plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to Guam Department of Health and Social Services, Department of Youth Affairs, Department of Public Works, alongside GEO on June 30.

PUC approves GPA fuel surcharge increase

The Public Utilities Commission approved a petition from the Guam Power Authority to adjust its Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause, also known as the LEAC, effective Wednesday, July 1, driving up the average monthly residential power bill by approximately $58.

Doctor moves to private sector to offer services at Tumon Sands Plaza

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GPA energizes all power substations, disposal site opens following Super Typhoon Bavi

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Government of Guam opens debris site, progresses on power restoration following Super Typhoon Bavi

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