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Veterans share frustrations at hearing on Agent Orange, radiation resolutions

Veterans share frustrations at hearing on Agent Orange, radiation resolutions

Pacific Daily News — Multiple residents offered oral testimony at a recent public hearing on Agent Orange contamination and radiation exposure, mostly on the same theme: frustration over Guam's leaders' inaction.
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Guam remains a top U.S. destination for South Korean travelers

Guam remains a top U.S. destination for South Korean travelers

USA Today — HAGÅTÑA, Guam - Despite concerns that Guam tourism would decline because of North Korean threats against the U.S. territory, Guam's tourism was up 5% over the weekend, the president of the Guam Visitors Bureau said Tuesday.
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NOAA: U.S. island coral reefs at risk for bleaching, death

NOAA: U.S. island coral reefs at risk for bleaching, death

USA Today — Even though the longest global coral bleaching event on record is reportedly ending, Guam's reefs still are at risk of bleaching over the summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced. As of June 19, NOAA declared the third-ever documented global coral bleaching event, which began in 2015, was no longer occurring in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean basins.
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TakeCare says no insurance agreement due to excessive GRMC fees

TakeCare says no insurance agreement due to excessive GRMC fees

Pacific Daily News — In an open letter to its members, TakeCare Insurance said Friday it doesn't have a provider agreement with Guam Regional Medical City and reports that TakeCare owes millions of dollars to the private hospital are false. TakeCare's letter was in response to a recent announcement by GRMC that the hospital plans to begin billing TakeCare patients directly for fees dating back to 2015.
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Guam governor withdraws support for military buildup

Guam governor withdraws support for military buildup

Pacific Daily News — Gov. Eddie Calvo said his administration no longer supports the military buildup, citing the federal government's high rate of denials for Guam's temporary foreign worker visa applications. He called on the island's attorney general to join the lawsuit filed by a dozen Guam businesses contesting H-2B visa denials.
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Diabetes prevention plan would create registry, advocate for soda tax

Diabetes prevention plan would create registry, advocate for soda tax

Pacific Daily News — After a morning of diabetes education and health evaluation services, representatives from the Guam Diabetes Control Coalition, Guam Department of Public Health and Human Services and other program stakeholders presented their 5-year strategic plan to reduce diabetes on Guam 20 percent by the year 2020.
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Two more veterans allege personally spraying Agent Orange on both Air Force and Navy bases

Two more veterans allege personally spraying Agent Orange on both Air Force and Navy bases

Pacific Daily News — Two more veterans have come forward, stating they witnessed and participated in spraying what they now believe to be the toxic herbicide Agent Orange while stationed at Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam during the Vietnam War. Despite veteran accounts, the military has said Agent Orange was not used, stored or moved through Guam during the war.
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Task force will investigate reports of Agent Orange use on Guam

Task force will investigate reports of Agent Orange use on Guam

Pacific Daily News — A new investigative task force will "review and record reports from the community" on the use of polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB, DDT and Agent Orange on Guam, Sen. Fernando Esteves announced in a news release Jan. 10. Esteves, who serves as vice-chairman of the Guam Legislature's Committee on Health, will be joined on the task force by Sen.
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Bordallo requests briefing on Agent Orange use on Guam

Bordallo requests briefing on Agent Orange use on Guam

Pacific Daily News — Guam Del. Madeleine Bordallo has requested a briefing from the military, detailing the handling of the toxic herbicide Agent Orange at Andersen Air Force Base during the 1960s and 1970s. In a letter addressed to Maj. Gen.
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Guam feels two earthquakes

Guam feels two earthquakes

Pacific Daily News — The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense monitored two separate earthquakes detected Saturday in coordination with the U.S. Geological Survey. The first earthquake occurred at 10:53 a.m. and had a recorded magnitude of 4.7, a press release stated. The epicenter was located about 100 miles southwest of Merizo, with a depth of about 21 miles.
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Saddling up, Guam style: Texas native joins PDN, rides a carabao

Saddling up, Guam style: Texas native joins PDN, rides a carabao

Pacific Daily News — Fresh back from my very first carabao ride, I returned to work sweaty and wilted. Grateful for the air conditioning, I collapsed into my chair, only to find all my coworkers' eyes on me. "So? Was it like riding a horse in Texas?" my boss asked eagerly. I shook my head.
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Cannabis information session tackles tough questions

Cannabis information session tackles tough questions

Pacific Daily News — Grassroots Guam's second medical cannabis patient workshop was fully booked five days before it was held Jan. 21 at the Hyatt Regency Guam, according to managing partner Andrea Pellacani. The 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. session was packed with business owners, lawyers, doctors and interested citizens, all with questions about the stickier aspects of implementing medical marijuana on Guam.
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130 travel professionals tour Guam attractions

130 travel professionals tour Guam attractions

Livingston Daily Press & Argus — This year's Håfa Adai Study Tour, which ran from June 30 to July 3, gave 130 travel trade professionals a chance to see for themselves what the island has to offer visitors, the Guam Visitors Bureau announced.
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Fisherman pulled from Agat waters dies

Fisherman pulled from Agat waters dies

Florida Times-Union — A male fisherman pulled from the waters off of Agat Saturday was pronounced dead at the hospital that afternoon. Naval Hospital Guam confirmed his death Sunday. The man wasn't breathing and had no pulse when he was pulled from the ocean, according to the Guam Fire Department.
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Upcoming Chamber of Commerce meeting to address Guam security, North Korea

Upcoming Chamber of Commerce meeting to address Guam security, North Korea

Telegram & Gazette — Homeland security, Guam's civil defense, and developments in North Korea will be the main topics at the Guam Chamber of Commerce monthly membership meeting to be held Wednesday, May 31. The meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Ocean Sirena Ballroom of the Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort.
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Residents flock to back-to-school vaccination clinic

Residents flock to back-to-school vaccination clinic

Des Moines Register — Annette Aguon, Public Health's Immunization Program manager, expected about 200 people for the Back to School Immunization Clinic at Micronesia Mall Saturday - the turnout was beyond expectations. By 8 a.m., Aguon said, there was a long line of waiting children and parents.
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Local businesses sue feds over worker visa denials

Local businesses sue feds over worker visa denials

The Herald News — Local businesses announced a class action lawsuit against the federal government today over temporary worker visas. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 12 named plaintiffs against five defendants, said Jennifer Davis, attorney with Davis & Davis, P.C. "This year, ... U.S.
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Best June on record brings 122,000 tourists to Guam

Best June on record brings 122,000 tourists to Guam

Shelby Star — With 122,749 tourist arrivals, June 2017 was the best June on record for Guam tourism, Gov. Eddie Calvo's office announced Wednesday. According to a news release, the new record represents a 3.7-percent increase over the previous year.
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Guam gets $200K for boating infrastructure

Guam gets $200K for boating infrastructure

Jacksonville Daily News — Guam will receive a $200,000 grant to improve boating infrastructure and outdoor recreation opportunities, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced Friday. According to a press release from the Department of the Interior, the grant is part of a $32 million nationwide initiative focused on the boating industry.
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Catch and shoot... Ballers Gym offers pro practice machine

Catch and shoot... Ballers Gym offers pro practice machine

Iowa City Press-Citizen — Sedfrey Linsangan Jr. has often found Guam's basketball courts frustrating. "Basketball is one of the more popular sports on Guam, but there aren't enough courts where you are free to just practice putting up shots," Linsangan said. "There are people you share the court with, so you have to wait and then run out of the way when they come down your end.
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Maritime archaeologists discuss conserving, interpreting underwater cultural sites

Maritime archaeologists discuss conserving, interpreting underwater cultural sites

The St. Augustine Record — The second World War may be decades past, but what it left behind on the floors of the Pacific Ocean is still of great cultural significance and concern, particularly to maritime archaeologists. On Saturday, 10 presenters took the stage at the Guam Museum Outdoor Theater to discuss World War II underwater cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific region, as part of the museum's ongoing monthly series of HITA talks.
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HERO awards honor 14

HERO awards honor 14

Ventura County Star — The Guam Visitors Bureau and Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association honored 14 winners at the 2017 Hospitality Employees Are Outstanding, or HERO, award ceremony at the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa Friday. The 14 winners were chosen from among seven categories.
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Guam Association of Realtors donates $30k for H-2B legal fees

Guam Association of Realtors donates $30k for H-2B legal fees

Hometown Life — The Guam Contractors Association received a $30,000 donation from the National Association of Realtors and the Guam Association of Realtors during the GCA monthly membership luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Guam on Wednesday. The money was donated to help pay for a legal battle related to federal restrictions in the use of foreign labor on Guam.
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Guam Museum coconut weaving event draws strong turnout

Guam Museum coconut weaving event draws strong turnout

Victorville Daily Press — Yona resident Chauntae Quichocho, 18, attempted weaving for the first time Saturday at the "Ha'ånen Familia - Tinifok Hågon Niyok Para Familia," or Coconut Weaving for Families, event at the Guam Museum in Hagåtña. She'd always wanted to learn how, Quichocho said.
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