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Cost.U.Less officially opened its new flagship location in Hagåtña on Aug. 28, marking a major expansion for the retail warehouse chain in central Guam.

A Stinger missile is fired from a U.S. Marine Corps Marine Air Defense Integrated System Tenacious Archer at Airai in Palau on July 30, according to the photo and information released Aug. 24.

South Korea’s budget airlines Air Busan, Jin Air and Air Seoul will merge into single carrier by March 2027. The boards of all three companies approved the merger plan and signed the agreement on Aug 21. The carrier will operate under the Jin Air name.

With the Northern Mariana Islands facing a shrinking private sector, workforce shortages, declining government revenues, and the prospect of hundreds of public-sector furloughs, the three candidates for governor are offering competing plans to rebuild an economy still struggling to regain its footing.

Local chefs across Guam’s hospitality industry competed in culinary competitions at the Pacific Hotel & Restaurant Expo 2026 on Aug. 19 and Aug. 20.

Faʻasao Amerika Samoa and the Conservation Council for Hawaii, represented by the environmental law organization Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit Aug. 18 challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to launch deep-sea mining off the coast of American Samoa.

The Joint Venture of Core Tech International, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. Inc. and Kajima LLC was awarded Aug. 20 CHamoru Standard time a $61.58 million “firm-fixed-price, unilateral modification” to a previously awarded contract for the construction of P-649, a joint communications upgrade, at Naval Base Guam and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz.

The Guam Visitor’s Bureau is prioritizing digital marketing campaigns to increase visitor arrivals as tourism challenges persist close to the end of fiscal year 2026.

The Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association kicked off the Pacific Hotel and Restaurant Expo 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Guam, convening more than 60 vendors, local business leaders, and international trade partners to showcase hospitality innovations and forge commercial connections.