News - Guam

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Businesses in Guam are either new to the commercial market or have new products and services to offer the community. 

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.