News - Guam

Guam recorded a substantial expansion in total employment with a net increase of 790 jobs in March 2026 compared to March 2025, propelled by strong gains within the private sector despite minor contractions in public payrolls.

The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 63rd Fast Response Cutter, the USCGC Jeffrey Palazzo, in Key West on June 12 CHamoru Standard time.

Tutor Perini Corp. announced June 12 CHamoru Standard time that it has been awarded a task order valued at approximately $651.8 million by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific for the hardening of critical feeders on Naval Base 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.