News - Guam

Military construction awards in Guam and the region proceed at a mixed pace.
 

Peter Duenas, owner and chef of Meskla CHamoru Fusion Bistro, preps lamb for guests of Triple J Five Star Wholesale Foods at the Triple J Enterprises showroom in Tamuning on March 6.

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the islands of Micronesia. Palau adds to its inventory through a creative business at the Koror Recycling Center and Guam sees a successful bakery business add another location yet again.

On Guam the use and possession of illicit drugs has become a widely publicized issue. Of more than 200 magistrates complaints filed in the Superior Court of Guam in 2025, approximately a third of defendants were charged with possession of controlled substances.

Two new legislative committees aimed at addressing critical issues facing the island —modernizing outdated business laws and revitalizing Guam’s struggling tourism industry — have been established by Sen. Frank Blas Jr., speaker of the 38th Guam Legislature.

Starlink services are now in Kosrae state of the Federated States of Micronesia, expanding the satellite-based internet provider. 

The Guam Economic Development Authority’s CEO, Melanie Mendiola, resigned shortly after the announcement of GEDA’s and the Guam Power Authority’s $35.4 million intergovernmental subgrant agreement for power infrastructure development in Mangilao.
 

The U.S. Department of Defense is asking all “civilian employees” to complete the now infamous email that asks, “What did you do last week?”

What plays out on the national stage often has ramifications for the islands.