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4 days ago | 
mvariety.com | Nestor Licanto
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — There's no disputing that artificial intelligence technologies are rapidly advancing and being widely deployed across both public and private sectors, according to Bill 64-38 by Sen. Telo Taitague.
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1 week ago | 
mvariety.com | Nestor Licanto
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — If the Trump administration plans to shutter the Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, then Philippines, then Guam Delegate James Moylan wants it to be moved to Guam instead. Moylan issued a statement Monday to clarify his plan for a VA regional office in Guam.
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2 weeks ago | 
mvariety.com | Nestor Licanto
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The proposed reduction of the business privilege tax from 5% to 4%, "presents a reasonable policy response to current economic conditions with expected net positive effects for Guam’s consumers and businesses," according to Roseanne Jones, dean of the University of Guam School of Business and Public Administration. The longtime UOG economics professor submitted written testimony, but was unable to testify at Monday's well-attended public hearing on Sen.
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3 weeks ago | 
mvariety.com | Nestor Licanto
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Is China really the boogeyman and threat to the Pacific that many in Washington believe it to be? That was the central theme of a presentation by Van Jackson of New Zealand's Victoria University during the recent Security and Insecurity in Micronesia forum, hosted by Guam-based think tank Pacific Center for Island Security. "The conventional wisdom that both great powers seek dominance of the Pacific is a false equivalency. Right now, that's not true.
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1 month ago | 
mvariety.com | Nestor Licanto
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office indicates there are more challenges facing the proposed missile defense system for the island. The report also includes never before publicly released information about the system's deployment timeline. The 42-page report was released May 22 to U.S. Rep.
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1 month ago | 
mvariety.com | Nestor Licanto
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Government of Guam revenue collections through the "tax month" of April currently remain comfortably higher than GovGuam finance officials "conservative" projections, according to the Consolidated Revenue and Expenditure report or CRER. The latest report that tracks government tax revenue shows total actual general fund collections through the first seven months of the year of $683.3 million, which continue to outpace projected revenue of $631.2 million.
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1 month ago | 
mvariety.com | Nestor Licanto
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — A Guam Department of Labor official said there's been a lull in the recruitment of foreign H2 workers, and the military has slowed its awarding of buildup related contracts. Greg Massey, administrator of GDOL's alien labor and certification division, said in a public hearing held by lawmakers Tuesday at the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña, "It's kind of stayed stagnant.
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1 month ago | 
mvariety.com | Nestor Licanto
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The fate of more than 780 local employees whose positions are covered by some $27.1 million in federally funded programs are now in the hands of Guam Delegate James Moylan. That was the message from legislative Committee on Finance and Government Operations Chair Sen. Chris Duenas in a press release Tuesday. Duenas and Sen.
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1 month ago | 
postguam.com | Nestor Licanto
The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority testified at a budget hearing Monday that it is $21.9 million short of what it will need to cover projected operational costs for fiscal year 2026. The hospital also said it is working on a cost reduction plan that would include reducing its 1,200 full-time and part-time positions by 10% to save up to $10-13 million annually in personnel costs. GMHA presented a spending plan of $213.6 million, but identified only $191.7 million in anticipated funding.
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1 month ago | 
mvariety.com | Nestor Licanto
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Guam has the second-highest number of rapes per capita, according to statistics made available to the University of Guam's Violence Against Women Prevention Program. The data indicates there are some 64 reported rapes per 100,000 people on Guam, compared to the national average of 25 per 100,000 people. The grim statistics were quoted by Sen. Shawn Gumataotao during a public hearing on Bill 33-38 by Vice Speaker Tony Ada.
