News on Guam

EPA sharply criticizes military's Guam plan

2010-02-24T22:00:22Z

<div id="subtitle">EPA sharply criticizes military's Guam plan, cites water and sewage problems</div><div><p>The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply criticizing the military's plan to move thousands of Marines to Guam, saying its failure to plan for infrastru...

US military build-up on Guam worries islanders

2010-02-22T16:30:53Z

<div><p>Residents of the US territory of Guam fear the planned influx of thousands of American troops and their families will leave their Pacific island home swamped.</p><p>Around 19,000 personnel and their families are set to relocate to Guam from southern Japan in a move that will treble the US mi...

Japan PM says moving US base to Guam 'unreasonable'

2010-02-23T10:56:55Z

<div><p>Relocating a contentious US airbase from southern Japan to Guam is "unreasonable" from the standpoint of national security, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told a radio programme.</p><p>Hatoyama said it would not be practical to shift the whole base, which has been the subject of friction betwee...

Guam Hotels Guide

2010-02-23T13:38:27Z

Learn about different Guam hotels and their amenities, facilities and services. The island of Guam offers a range of accommodations from single plain rooms to world class grandiose resorts.<br><br>Guam?s economy is mainly dependent on tourism. Being the closest body of land to Mariana Trench the island of Guam became the window to this amazing underwater structure, t...

Guam police officers acquitted

2010-02-23T15:42:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Guam police officers acquitted in beatings that prosecutors claimed were racially motivated</div><div><p>A jury in the U.S. territory of Guam has acquitted eight police officers and two civilians accused of conspiring to beat up a group of young men in what a prosecutor called a racially motivated attack.</p>&am...

Guam says can't take US base at centre of Japan row

2010-02-23T18:17:42Z

<div><p>The governor of US-administered Guam said his Pacific island would be unable to provide a new home for a US airbase at the centre of a row between Washington and Japan.</p><p>As part of a 2006 pact between Florida's warm semi-tropical climate that they...

Standard time back to the standard on Sunday

2010-02-24T12:31:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Bad news for overnight workers, sweet dreams for most folks with return of standard time in US</div><div><p>That time already?</p><p>Come Sunday, standard time would again be the standard in America.</p><p>Switching time: 2 a.m. Sunday, local time, when clocks were to be set back an hour.</p><p>Good news for most folks — an extra hour of s...

An hour more sleep _ must be standard time again

2010-02-24T12:14:07Z

<div id="subtitle">Time to set the clocks back Saturday night _ or get to church an hour early on Sunday</div><div><p>Leaves swirl. Autumn's chill is in the air. It must be time to set the clock back.</p><p>The official change to standard time occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, though most folks will change their clocks Saturday night.</p><p>Some states and territories don't observe daylight-sav...

Jetstar engine fire forces evacuation in Australia

2010-02-24T13:32:59Z

<div><p>More than 170 passengers were evacuated from an Australian Jetstar flight after an engine briefly caught fire after landing, the company said on Wednesday.</p><p>Some 173 travellers were hurried off the Airbus A320 plane without their cabin baggage when flames broke out after the journey from

Casino buildup planned for Pacific

2010-02-24T18:34:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Investors plan new casinos for when US Marines arrive in Pacific islands</div><div><p>Casino investors are buying up hotel properties on Rota, the second-largest island of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in hopes of attracting military gamblers once the

Lawmakers reject strings for Guam base

2010-02-24T21:11:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Lawmakers reject higher wages, limit on foreign workers for Guam Marine base buildup</div><div><p>Two proposals that would have increased the cost of the U.S. military's expansion in Guam by $10.2 billion were rejected Thursday as part of a compromise defense bill passed by the House.</p><p&gt...

New Pacific typhoon bearing down on Mariana Islands, Guam

2010-02-24T23:33:24Z

<div><p>Another powerful typhoon has formed in the Pacific and late Friday was bearing down on the Northern Mariana Islands near Guam, even as a super typhoon was threatening havoc on the Philippines.</p><p>Typhoon M...

US Mint list of new national park quarters

2010-02-25T09:53:18Z

<div id="subtitle">US Mint list of new national park quarters, in order the coins will be produced</div><div><p>The U.S. Mint announced Wednesday that it will produce a series of quarters highlighting America's national parks, one per state and territory, beginning next year. The coins will be minted based on...

INSIDE WASHINGTON: A lawmaker's long reach

2010-02-25T11:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">INSIDE WASHINGTON: Hawaii lawmaker with long reach tries to shape a project 3,800 miles away</div><div><p>Thousands of miles from his Hawaii congressional district, Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie has discovered a lifeline for his state's struggling construction industry — and a potential boost in his campaign for ...

Spending Politics

2009-09-05T07:30:32Z

FILE - In this July 20, 2008 file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, F-22 Raptors join 16 F-15E Strike Eagles on the flight line of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The federal territory of Guam is poised for an economic boom. In coming years, about 8,000 U...

Guam Considers Recognizing Gay Unions

2010-02-25T18:52:55Z

<div id="subtitle">The gay marriage debate has scattered across the Pacific and reached the shores of Guam</div><div><p> <p>The gay marriage debate has scattered across the Pacific and reached the shores of Guam, a U.S. territory, NBC affiliate KUAM News reported...

Magnitude-5.1 quake shakes off waters of Guam

2010-02-26T01:24:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Magnitude-5.1 quake shakes off waters of Guam; no damages or injuries reported</div><div><p>A moderate earthquake has struck in waters off the island of Guam, but there are no reports of any damage or injury.</p><p>The U.S. Geological Survey says in a preliminary report that the m...

Japan-Guam troop shift good for US: official

2010-02-26T09:01:10Z

<div><p>The redeployment of more than 8,000 Marines from Japan to the US territory for Guam will help Washington by showing its staying power in the region, a US defense official said Wednesday.</p><p>Japan's parliament earlier this y...

Jetstar passengers praise A330 captain

2010-02-26T22:06:53Z

<div><p>Relieved Jetstar passengers have praised their quick-thinking captain as they arrived safely in Australia after a mid-air blaze forced their flight from Japan to make an emergency landing.</p><p>Some 203 passengers and crew flew into