News - Editorial

Guam’s economy faces plenty of challenges today – a lack of tourists and losses of federal funds are among them.

In this paper, the two stories on drug usage in the Mariana Islands have very different focuses. But sometimes it’s the news team’s privilege and responsibility to go where the story leads, and that is exactly what happened.

This issue of the Journal’s stories — as usual — covers a variety of news. News is brought to you exclusively on topics of interest to business readers, or because the paper has a perspective on issues of the day.

The new year is upon us. With it comes a laundry list of outstanding issues that the Government of Guam, the 38th Guam Legislature, and Jim Moylan, Guam’s delegate to Congress, must face.

The holiday season is a happy one, with decorations, bright lights and an air of anticipation. Stores offer the latest and greatest offerings available, with enticing discounts.

The current administration at the Guam Department of Public Works has a problem that is not of its making, but one that has been brewing for years.

As is evident from the stories in this paper, trash accumulates on beaches in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.

This issue of the Journal underlines the importance of relationships in different ways.

Typically, the Journal will bring you fresh news of the achievements of our business communities and its various components in our coverage. The entrepreneurial spirit lives on, we are happy to see.

In less than a month, the Department of Public Health and Social Services’ Division of Environmental Health saw its inspector count drop from 11 to eight. During legislative hearings over the past year, public health officials acknowledged their struggle to meet their mandate.