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The Pacific Daily News, formerly Guam Daily News, is a morning edition newspaper based in Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam. It is owned by Gannett Corporation and is published seven days a week. Joseph Flores, later the Governor of Guam, founded the newspaper.
The Pacific Daily News ("PDN" as nicknamed by locals) offers readers the latest local headlines and stories covering Guam, Micronesia and the Pacific Rim region, along with breaking news from the United States and the world. Most of what the PDN covers usually involves political matters and issues affecting those living on Guam.
In addition, the PDN also features a weekly entertainment section published each Friday called "GuamPika", which is geared towards visitors to the island.
As the only daily newspaper in the Micronesia region, the PDN is flown by air to all major islands across the region.
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesGuam EPA, Homeland Security getting $5.9M more due to grant issues, cuts
Taxpayers could be sending another $5.9 million to the Guam Environmental Protection along with Guam Homeland Security and the Office of Civil Defense due to grant issues at the respective agencies. Guam EPA had its federal funding slashed, while GHS/OCD had its grants restricted, according to information shared during budget deliberations at the Guam Congress Building this week.
GPA bucket trucks and utility vehicles return from Saipan
The Guam Power Authority welcomed the return of eight bucket trucks, utility trucks, and step vans to Guam last night, July 14, GPA stated in a release. Vehicles are back following their deployment to Saipan as part of the authority's mutual aid assistance in support of the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation's post-Super Typhoon Sinlaku power restoration efforts.
PHOTOS: Food commodities distributed at Adelup to ease recovery from Super Typhoon Bavi
Summer interns, assigned to the Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor's Complex, assist in the dispersion of food commodity bags during a food distribution conducted at complex's breezeway at Adelup on July 14, 2026. The distribution was made possible through the efforts of the Department of Public Health and Social Services' Division of Homelessness Assistance & Poverty Prevention.
Murder suspect in the 2025 GPO fatal shooting found competent to stand trial
A clinical psychologist has found that murder defendant Gregory Arthur Romero is competent to stand trial and did not lack "substantial capacity" at the time of the 2025 fatal shooting of Keo Taianao at Guam Premier Outlets in Tamuning.
Celebrate Liberation Day with wagon parade at Asan Beach
The National Park Service invites the public to participate in a wagon parade at Asan Beach from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. July 21 in celebration of the 82nd Anniversary of Guam’s Liberation. The event will bring the community together for an afternoon of reflection, remembrance and pride. This year’s theme, Para I Onra, Para I Gloria, “For Our Honor, For Our Glory,” honors the resilience, courage and unity of the CHamoru people and all who endured the events of World War II.
GWA: 1,550 still without water as of 11 a.m. Wednesday
The Guam Waterworks Authority estimated some 1,550 customers were still without water service as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, about eight days out from the passage of Super Typhoon Bavi. That equates to about 3.6% of GWA's total 43,643 customers without water. Total water wells online as of Wednesday morning were up to 93, nearly caught up to the 97 wells online in the early morning hours before Bavi passed on July 6. Of those 93 wells, 89 were running on island power and 4 were powered by generators.
Digital Defense: Why multifactor authentication is essential
Multifactor authentication, or MFA, adds a second step beyond a password when you sign in. That second step might be a code from an authenticator app, a passkey, a security key, or a text message. MFA is one of the simplest ways to reduce unauthorized access because passwords alone are no longer enough. They can be reused, guessed, stolen in data breaches, or captured through deceptive phishing emails.
Still no hearing date scheduled for Palisades landslide fine, Guam EPA board will not sit in on panel
The Guam Environmental Protection Agency board of directors decided none of its board members will sit on the fact-finding panel in the hearing of a $1.7 million fine and notice of violation issued to The Palisades development, though there’s still no hearing date scheduled, according to Guam EPA attorney Kristan Finney. “The board decided that the hearing would be by hearing officer only,” she told the Pacific Daily News on Tuesday.
Ex-child support officer says AG denied maternity leave, wrongfully fired her
Former child support enforcement officer Charlyn Terlaje has accused Attorney General Douglas Moylan’s administration of denying her doctor-recommended maternity leave, terminating her health insurance and firing her after months of medical complications, a dispute she says clashes with the office’s public “Love your Kids” campaign.
5 families impacted by Sånta Rita-Sumai landslide
A landslide in Sånta Rita-Sumai during Super Typhoon Bavi displaced two households near the village mayor’s office and impacted three houses on Cross Island Road, according to Mayor Dale Alvarez. Alvarez told the Pacific Daily News that the two houses near his office were “cracked in half” by the landslide and subsequently condemned after an assessment by the Department of Public Works. The families were not injured.