Tae Oh elected new board chair of Guam Chamber of Commerce

Tae Oh, vice-president of Vantage Advertising and PSI Holding LLC, was elected chairman of the 2025 board of directors of the Guam Chamber of Commerce. The largest business organization on Guam announced on Wednesday the slate of elected officers for the …

Top Marine general says moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam ‘puts us going the wrong way’

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith cautioned on Wednesday that ongoing efforts to relocate Marines from Okinawa to Guam will move those forces away from where they are most needed. “Frankly, Guam puts us going the wrong way,” Smith told reporters at a …

Guam Cancer Care founder no longer with organization after admitting to stealing $87K from another clinic

Guam Cancer Care on Wednesday said its founder, Ellie Sungino Ongrung, is “no longer employed or affiliated” with the organization. Ongrung pled guilty to stealing more than $87,000 from another clinic, Guam ENT Clinic, and was sentenced to three years of …

Guam teachers Dianne West, Wendie Flores among 336 to earn presidential award for excellence in STEM education

Guam teachers Dianne Hope Tormon West of Okkodo High School and Wendie Flores of Simon Sanchez High School earned the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, PAEMST, along with 334 other teachers and mentors across the United …

U.S. Coast Guard deploys team to CNMI, Guam strengthening regional maritime security and partnerships

SANTA RITA, Guam — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel, supported by Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) San Francisco, completed a 22-day deployment across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to …

Longtime entrepreneur among six applicants for Guam Visitors Bureau President position

'Morning-after' pills for rape victims reintroduced in 38th Guam Legislature

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Sen. William A. Parkinson on Tuesday introduced a bill that would mandate emergency health care facilities in Guam to provide emergency contraception for survivors of rape. “Emergency rooms are often the first point of …

Longtime entrepreneur among six applicants for Guam Visitors Bureau President position

The search for the top of the helm at the Guam Visitors Bureau is ongoing with six applicants throwing their names in the hat for consideration. The Guam Visitors Bureau held a board meeting on Monday, giving its search committee the green light to start

Guam Cancer Care places founder on leave after admitting to stealing $87K from another clinic

Guam Cancer Care said it has placed its founder, Ellie Sungino Ongrung, 43, on administrative leave pending a thorough investigation after news broke that she pleaded guilty to stealing more than $87,400 from her part-time employer Guam ENT Clinic. Ongrung …

GHS/OCD: No immediate threat to Guam from reported North Korea missile launch

A reported North Korea missile launch on Wednesday does not pose an immediate threat to Guam or the Marianas, according to the Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense after the situation was assessed. Just on Tuesday, North Korea also test-fired …