News - Guam

The government of Guam could face a potential $61 million debt liability following a federal lawsuit against the Guam Visitors Bureau, according to a warning issued by the island's chief legal officer.

The Department of Public Health and Social Services is executing a major structural centralization of its sprawling divisions through newly secured commercial leases, a transition unfolding alongside a massive operational surge driven by the expiration of federal welfare waivers.

Capt. David Sare, commanding officer, Resident Officer in Charge of Construction Marine Corps Marianas, salutes Rear Adm. Lester Ortiz, deputy fleet engineer, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific, during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz on June 9.

The Guam Visitors Bureau achieved an unmodified, clean opinion for its fiscal 2025 financial audit with zero findings, marking more than 10 consecutive years of compliance despite facing a $5.9 million decrease in its net position.

Vital FSM Petroleum Corp. welcomed the signing of Public Law No. 24-65 by President Wesley W. Simina on June 2 according to a June 4 release.

The Pacific Center for Island Security spoke out on June 7 on the inclusion in the fiscal 2026 National Defense Act of a provision to deploy a small modular reactor by 2030 to the Indo-Pacific area of command.

The United Airlines Island Hopper service for the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, plus Palau and Saipan will now be transitioned from the Boeing 737-800 to an all-MAX 8 operation by early October 2026 at the latest, instead of December, according to its route planning.

The POWER-HDR JV of Hailey, Idaho, was awarded June 5 a $249 million “firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for architect-engineer services.”

West Virginia Attorney General John B. “JB” McCuskey is leading a coalition of 21 state AGs asking the Supreme Court of the United States to protect the right of states to manage their own environmental permitting.

The Guam Solid Waste Authority discontinued its bulky waste self-haul service at the Harmon, Agat, and Malojloj residential transfer stations effective June 1, officially reverting to an appointment-only curbside collection model.