Guam-- Officials with the Department of Agriculture are speaking out against a bill by Sen. Judi Guthertz that could open the door to new native fishing rights on Guam, saying the proposal could cost govguam millions in federal funding. But the senator says the bill will the compensate many local fishermen who had fishing rights denied to them in the past. pnc's Stefan Sebastian reports.
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Guam- It's a common fact that Guam imports most of its food products that sit in local retail stores. But thanks to a husband and wife team, the community now has another product that is not only locally made and sold, but can also be exported off-island. You can find the B & O Island Style Chamorro Sausage at the Harmon & Yona 7 day supermarkets, Kim Chee store in Agat, the Manglona store in Mongmong, Onedera's in Dededo and the Supermarket in Mangilao. Starting next week, the product will ...
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Guam- The Attorney General's Office has started its independent review of the Port Authority's procurement process over $350000 in federal grant money, since requested by Acting Governor Mike Cruz. But the Port General Manager and the Government of Guam's Chief Procurement Officer continue to reiterate that the issue is still a non-issue. Overall, Acfalle says nothing went wrong. She mentions that the government should be working together, especially because of the millions of federal ...
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It seems lawmakers are taking some time to review the most recent draft version of the Port authority of Guam's master plan as they are concerned over few details in that plan. But while port officials argree that the plan should be flawless, they also don't want to miss out on the opportunity to secure the $100 million in grant and loan money that would help them upgrade their facility.
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Guam - While there are 33 confirmed cases and 1 death for the H1N1 virus on Guam to date. The Department of Education(DOE) is reaching out to its stakeholders to discuss emergency guildlines in the The first DOE H1N1 community outreach meeting started at 6 Thursday evening at Tamuning elementary. The meeting for the Lagu district is scheduled for Monday, August 3rd at Liguan elementary, the Kattan district will follow on August 4th at Ordot Chalan Pago, and the Haya district on the 5th at ...
Guam- The Port Authority of Guam's procurement process is now under review by the Attorney General's Office after several concerns reached the Acting Governor over the award of federal funds for a community outreach services project. But some port officials are saying, this is a distraction from the bigger picture...and that's the pending approval of the Port Master Plan. Late Thursday afternoon, Senator Ben Pangelinan sent a letter to Port Board Chairman Monte Mesa. In the 2 page document ...
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:Guam-- A Superior Court judge barred the embattled pastor for Pacific Presbyterian Church and several key church leaders from their place of worship today. pnc's Stefan Sebastian reports, the judge's orders come as part of a long running legal battle over who has control of the church.
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Guam-It seems the summer months have slowed down the progress of the Guam Resource Recovery Partners to obtain a landfill permit in the Atantano area of Santa Rita. At today's special meeting with the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, both sides expressed delays in the permit process...but admitted they still are getting along. Depending on the rainy weather, Sablan hopes the final studies on the Atantano site can be done before the end of the year. On a separate note, he also told the ...
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