News - Guam

The Office of the Governor announced March 14 that a request for proposal for the new, long awaited campus for Simon Sanchez High School will be issued later this month for interested developers.

Tonight, we gather at a pivotal moment in our history. A time when the winds of change are shifting—not just in Washington DC or across the Pacific, but in free markets and boardrooms around the globe.

“Tonight, we gather at a pivotal moment in our history,” the governor began her address, reflecting on Guam’s resilience amid global uncertainty. 

President and founder of Reality-Based Leadership and New York Times bestselling author Cy Wakeman spoke at an exclusive leadership engagement on March 11 at the Hyatt Regency Guam.

Military construction awards in Guam and the region proceed at a mixed pace.
 

Peter Duenas, owner and chef of Meskla CHamoru Fusion Bistro, preps lamb for guests of Triple J Five Star Wholesale Foods at the Triple J Enterprises showroom in Tamuning on March 6.

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the islands of Micronesia. Palau adds to its inventory through a creative business at the Koror Recycling Center and Guam sees a successful bakery business add another location yet again.

On Guam the use and possession of illicit drugs has become a widely publicized issue. Of more than 200 magistrates complaints filed in the Superior Court of Guam in 2025, approximately a third of defendants were charged with possession of controlled substances.

Two new legislative committees aimed at addressing critical issues facing the island —modernizing outdated business laws and revitalizing Guam’s struggling tourism industry — have been established by Sen. Frank Blas Jr., speaker of the 38th Guam Legislature.